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Identifying and scaling AI startups for SDGs

Moderator: Josh Choi, Program Lead at AI for Good, ITU

Startups:

• Telebionix: Telebionix is revolutionizing healthcare by developing smart, AI-driven, clinical-
grade remote devices designed for ease of use and accessibility. This technology enables
the elderly and individuals with limited mobility to receive high-quality healthcare from
the comfort of their homes, extending reach to remote and underserved communities
globally.
• Blue Sea Robotics: Shipping vessels consume 5% of global petroleum. BlueSea Robotic
Solutions addresses this issue with its patented autonomous cleaning robot, which can
save up to 20% of fuel—equivalent to removing one-fifth of all American vehicles from the
road. By utilizing AI, BlueSea schedules and cleans ship hulls during voyages, preventing
the spread of invasive species in port cities. Additionally, their AI technology predicts and
identifies maintenance needs, enabling more efficient repairs and maintenance. BlueSea’s
innovations save millions of tons of CO2 emissions, protect ports from contamination, and
reduce maintenance fuel costs by over $3 million per ship annually. Read more here.
• Kitovu Technology Company: Kitovu’s mission is to help African Farmers escape poverty
by building and deploying climate-smart farming and post-harvest infrastructure to enable
them to maximize their yield. Kitovu Technology Company provides African smallholder
farmers with the data to make smart decisions about what to grow that would sell and how
to grow them optimally, so as to enable them to make more money off their farms through
yield improvement and reduced post-harvest losses.
• Brahm Earth: BrahmEarth provides cutting-edge indoor farming and environmental
monitoring services tailored to your needs. Read more here.
• Sipremo: Sipremo anticipates and monitors weather events and natural disasters to
provide intelligent, proactive decisions. Sipremo’s AI accurately identifies where, when
and what event will occur well in advance, and predicts the impact on your operation. This
creates unique windows of opportunity, allowing you to prepare in advance, mitigate risks,
avoid losses and even capitalize on predicted scenarios. Read more here.

Judges:
• Stephen Ibaraki; Chairman & Managing General Partner, REDDS Capital
• Carlo Tortora Brayda di Belvedere; Executive Chairman, National AI and Cyber Security
ISAO
• Joseph K. Hopkins; Senior Managing Partner, The IPRESTIGE Emerge Fund LLC & CEO,
Fallingst Technologies LLC
• Melissa Sassi; Global Head of IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator, IBM

10.2 Meet the Robotics for Good startups advancing sustainable
development (1st session)

Online, 10 November 2022

Moderator: Josh Choi, Program Lead at AI for Good, ITU

Startups:

• Blue Sea Robotics: Shipping vessels consume 5% of global petroleum. BlueSea addresses
this issue with its patented autonomous cleaning robot, which can save up to 20% of fuel—
equivalent to removing one-fifth of all American vehicles from the road. By utilizing AI,
BlueSea schedules and cleans ship hulls during voyages, preventing the spread of invasive
species in port cities. Additionally, their AI technology predicts and identifies maintenance
needs, enabling more efficient repairs. BlueSea’s innovations save millions of tons of CO2

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