FIVE SA STARTUPS IN ACCENTURE INNOVATION AWARDS FINALISTS

Five startup’s has proven their innovative practice by reaching the Accenture innovation finalist awards.

On October 17, the winners of the annual awards will be announced at the Accenture Innovation Conference in Johannesburg.

According to Accenture, “The Accenture Innovation Index creates a national benchmark for innovation in South Africa. We bring the best of Accenture, DaVinci and TransUnion to assess the innovation capabilities of companies entering the Index. The winners create a national showcase of the most innovative companies”.

Accenture added by saying “We are thrilled that for this year’s Accenture Innovation Index Awards over 70 incredible companies registered. It has been an amazing journey. We have been presented with cutting-edge concepts thought out by driven individuals and teams.”

For the finalists in the emerging companies, three startups have been selected;  namely service messaging platform ColonyLive, fintech startup ThisisMe, and mobile solar power station developer Solar Turtle.

Meanwhile,  in small companies finalist group are mobile hearing diagnostics solution HearX Group and emergency response startup CrashDetech.

Accenture’s innovation lead Rory Moore stated that  “Successful companies are finding ways to embed innovation – to allow ideas and the decision-making process to flow in a far better way.”

Moore also said “That state of innovation flow separates the leaders from the laggards.”