10 most anticipated startups at Web Summit 2022

More than 2,000 startups will be exhibiting at this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon. Meet some of the startups that investors are most excited about.

At the heart of Web Summit is the vibrant community of startups that come together at our events to network and exhibit.

With more than 2,000 attending our event in Lisbon this year, there are too many to mention. Here are some of the top startups – as selected by investors attending Web Summit.

Greenly

French startup Greenly’s platform allows users to calculate their company’s carbon emissions, store and track them in one place, generate a certified report of their carbon footprint, and get some insights into ways to reduce emissions.

The company tries to automate as many steps as possible through integrations with dozens of data sources. The platform also offers instructions for improving reporting processes and getting more granular data. It can then generate a carbon report that follows the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

Airbank

Airbank was founded by Christopher Zemina and Patrick de Castro Neuhaus with the idea of creating a unified, standardised platform for startups and SMEs to manage finances.

Airbank is a finance management platform that aims to help businesses save time and money, and to make better business decisions. It’s a platform that allows businesses to pay bills, create forecasts, streamline the month-end close and get financing from a single place.

Banxware

Banxware was founded in mid-2020 by Jens Roehrborn and Miriam Wohlfarth, with the goal of building a white-label merchant cash advance solution that enables platforms to offer revenue-based financing to its merchants. Banxware offers platform integration and fast loan decisioning on merchant loans.

The company enables platforms to offer financing directly to its customers. Small businesses with no access to traditional bank loans can use Banxware’s platform integrations to apply for easy business loans.

Fairown

Fairown aims to help reduce waste by designing a financed product-subscription model and ensuring smooth product renewal for businesses. Its software-as-a-service enables companies across a range of industries to launch, manage, and transform into a subscription business.

Fairown hopes to have a positive environmental impact by helping companies to reduce waste by offering subscription services.

Humanising Autonomy

Humanising Autonomy aims to make AI more human-centric. Its computer-vision software understands and predicts human behaviour to quickly, safely and accurately provide the context between people and machines – whether it’s a vehicle, traffic control, a smart home device, a simulation, or any automated machine.

The company’s platform connects to existing camera infrastructure and clients’ videos.

Deskbird

Deskbird offers support for organisations using a hybrid workplace model.

The company’s platform helps to facilitate hybrid work with management tools including desk-booking, room-booking and week-planning services.

Biomes

Biomes is a biotech company that specialises in improving wellbeing by analysing and interpreting the human microbiome.

The company wants to help people live healthier lives by combining advanced technologies with the latest scientific findings in order to create simple tests for use at home. The Biomes team develops tools that combine biotech methods, scientific evidence and user-friendliness.

Bizzlogic

Bizzlogic helps companies to develop a presence in the metaverse, offering a way for brands to create buzz for events and products with increased interaction and engagement.

This is done with an intuitive all-in-one solution for global events, helping brands to host successful events without having to worry about location, travel planning or budget limits.

Codary

Codary provides a number of initiatives that help children develop abilities such as critical thinking, numeracy, communication, creativity and resilience.

It teaches children 21st-century skills through gamified and adaptive coding content and live group programming classes via mobile and web app.

Denario

Denario helps companies speed up operations using a secure bill payments, payouts and invoicing platform.

It aims to improve the business payments experience and create financial processes that are digital and intuitive, and that help small businesses keep control of cash flow. Denario brings together payments processing and cash flow management in a single interface.

Check out some of our other exciting startups at Startup Showcase, taking place on Day 2 on the PITCH 2 and PITCH 3 stages (in Pavilions 3 and 4, respectively), and on Day 3 on the PITCH 2 stage.

​​Main image of startup booths at Web Summit 2021: ​​Eóin Noonan/​​Web Summit (​​CC BY 2.0)