Global Tech
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Contents
03 Foreword
06 A global competition at scale
07 Judging Criteria
08 2021 KPMG Private Enterprise
Global Tech Innovator winner!

10 Meet the country andjurisdiction winners

27 Country or jurisdiction finalists
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Conor Moore

Head of KPMG Private Enterprisein the Americas, Global Co-Leader —Emerging Giants,
KPMG Private Enterprise and Partner,
KPMG in the US

ForewordDigital workforces and online learning
are here to stay. As our lives continue
to move online and onto the cloud,cyber security is gaining even greater urgency.
Intelligent automation and artificial intelligence
are happening at scale. And there are long
overdue changes in the world’s health andagriculture systems, with the developmentof brilliant new technologies that are being
accelerated by environmental, social andgovernance (ESG) concerns as strategic
business priorities. Investors have taken noteof this acceleration as well.

Anna ScallyPartner, Head of Technology
and Media and Fintech Lead
KPMG in Ireland

There has been a surge of activity across theglobe with investors going head-to-head tocompete for the biggest and best deals. And
with the number of funding deals increasing
each quarter, there has also been a significant
amount of “FOMO” — the fear of missingout — in the market with investors looking
to make deals and with first-time financings
surpassing the 2020 levels.
Non-traditional investors have taken a more
active role as well, with a growing number
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of private equity firms, hedge funds, mutual
funds, pension funds and family offices seeing
the returns that are being generated by privatecompanies and looking for ways to get in on
the action.
Sustainability is winning the world’s
attention
Many of the largest deals globally have hada cleantech focus, and there is a strong
tailwind of interest in sustainability-focusedcompanies overall. In fact, the latest
quarterly KPMG Private Enterprise Venture
Pulse1 report saw a huge jump in interest in
sustainability-focused technologies that arechanging the way we live and work for the
better. Demand was spread across a range ofsectors, including cleantech, fintech, healthand biotech, and it’s expected that the needfor these types of solutions will continue in
only one direction ... and that way is up.

Trends to keep on your watch list

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Following COP26, sustainability and climate change arelikely going to be top of mind for a long time. Around theworld, government policies are converging with the startup
ecosystem to solve key issues in society; a trend thatis going to accelerate its pace as we move into a postpandemic new world.

billionThat’s the amount of venture capital investment thatsoared to a new record high in the fourth quarter of2021, as reported in the Q4’21 KPMG Private Enterprise
Venture Pulse.
2021 was the strongest year for VC investment on record,in terms of both total deal value and the number of VC deals
seen globally.
All in all, 2021 wrapped up as a truly unique year forinvestors and a big leap forward for tech entrepreneurs in
rapidly emerging areas of cleantech and other ESG-related
innovations.

International investment has picked up considerably andinvestors are keeping a sharp eye on the best deals andto take advantage of new opportunities in less developed
markets. This is not only driving up investment levels
and deal sizes, but also helping to lift the maturity levelof emerging tech sectors across Southeast Asia, Latin
America and Africa. There was evidence of that, too, among
the global finalists from Africa, Brazil, Bahrain, Mexico,
Qatar and the UAE in the Global Tech Innovator competition.
It’s clear that borders are no longer boundaries for investors ortech entrepreneurs who want to take their business global.
There are sectors such as fintech, business productivity,and health and biotech continuing to attract significant
investment as we head into 2022. And cybersecurity
is expected to be a hot ticket for investors, given theincreasing number of transactions occurring in the cloud.
ESG innovations are expected to grow, and you can alreadysee increased investment interest in businesses with
ESG-aligned business models, such as electric vehicles andfoodtech.
KPMG Private Enterprise professionals have been
supporting tech entrepreneurs for several years throughthe Emerging Giants practice. All this to say, the tech titansof tomorrow have been on KPMG professionals’ radar for along time, and it’s becoming an even more exciting time tobe part of the action.

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Supporting the world’s emerging giants
KPMG Private Enterprise professionals have been supporting
the tech titans of the future who are developing theseground-breaking innovations through the highly-focused
Emerging Giants practices across the globe. To complementthat support, several years ago KPMG Private Enterprise
introduced what ultimately became the highly anticipatedand hugely popular Best British Tech Pioneer competition.
In 2021, that competition was turned into a global event,with close to 700 tech entrepreneurs from 17 countries orjurisdictions competing for the KPMG Private Enterprise
Global Tech Innovator title.
KPMG Private Enterprise is delighted to have thisopportunity to announce and celebrate the 2021 KPMG
Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator winner Krilltech
NanoAgtech, a rapidly growing agritech startup from Brazil.
Brazil is becoming one of the fast-growing tech hubs with afocus on areas such as fintech and agritech. And with ESG
on the world’s radar, it wasn’t a surprise to find one of themost exciting new tech innovations growing there. Krilltech
has developed and commercialized an amazing, patented
solution for increasing crop quality and productivity in an
economical and sustainable way.
A big congratulations to Krilltech and the 16 country andjurisdiction winners who also made it to the global finals
and made the search for the tech titans of the future so
intense and inspiring. It has been a pleasure to hear fromtech titans from around the world and to hear of theirambitious growth plans.
You are encouraged to learn more about Krilltech and the
16 country and jurisdiction winners in this report.

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Some of the leading venture capital funds are going to places like Egypt, Brazil and Colombia tofind the next great startups. They recognize that’s where some of the biggest opportunities will
likely be in the future. One of the great things about the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech
Innovator competition was that the judges got to see some ground-breaking innovations frommany of the newer tech hubs in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Taiwan and Bahrain, showing how vibrantand strong the global tech community has become in both mature and emerging markets.
Conor Moore
Head of KPMG Private Enterprise in the Americas, Global Co-Leader — Emerging Giants,
KPMG Private Enterprise and Partner, KPMG in the US

Q4’21 marked the fourth consecutive quarter of record highs for VC investments2 reaching morethan USD171 billion globally. Investor interest in ESG and cleantech grew significantly, and that’s
expected to keep growing. Following COP26, sustainability and climate change is expected tobe even more top of mind — likely leading to more investments in ESG-related technologies
particularly in areas like electric vehicles, clean energy, mobility and infrastructure.
Rarely has there been a better environment for the world’s fastest-growing techentrepreneurs.
Anna ScallyPartner, Head of Technology and Media and Fintech Lead
KPMG in Ireland

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A global competition at scale
United Kingdom
Germany

Canada

Qatar

8
700
17
200

Irelandmonths,Portugal
United StatesSpaintech innovators,
MexicoTaiwan (jurisdiction)

Israelcountries or jurisdictions
Saudi Arabia
Brazilpitch rounds.

That’s what it took for the professional judging
panels to search the world for the first KPMG
Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator — andthe next potential tech titan.

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India

United Arab Emirates
South Africa

Bahrain

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Judging criteria
Each company was judged by a panel of industry experts. All presentations were scored under six categories with equal
weighting to each.
The categories were:

Application forms were submitted at thecountry/region level. Each application was
reviewed and scored — top companies
were invited to the next country/regionalround.
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1.

Innovation and disruption — what is the competitive landscape and what isthe company’s differentiator?

2.

Market potential — what is the potential market size of the product or service? This could be in
relation to an existing market (and therefore taking market share) or in the creation of a new market
segment.

3.

Customer adoption — is there evidence that the company’s product or service has sufficientcustomer demand to allow for company growth?

4.

Marketing/buzz — does the company leader understand the best marketing strategy to reach the
key customer base?

5.

Long−term potential — does the company have a strong Go−To−Market/commercial strategy? Is
it well thought through and articulated?

6.

Quality of pitch — how well did the presenter communicate their story and value
proposition?
Each country held regional heats and/or finals
consisting of a 3–5 minute pitch which was
judged by a panel of industry experts (depending
on country/region judging panel consisted of
one KPMG participant and 3–4 external industry
professionals OR all external industry professionals).

The winner from each country was invited
to pitch at the global final in Lisbon in
November 2021. The finals consisted of a
3 minute pitch to a panel of 5 judges — 2
KPMG professionals and 3 external industry
professionals.

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2021 KPMG Private
Enterprise Global Tech
Innovator winner!

Introducing Krilltech NanoAgtech
What if it were possible to plant the same
quantity of seeds or seedlings over the sametime period, but increase the nutritional
quality and productivity of the crops in anenvironmentally sustainable manner?
Krilltech, an agritech startup in Brazil and the2021 KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech
Innovator winner, has unearthed an answer tothat question.
Krilltech formed a partnership with Brazilian
agricultural research corporation Embrapa
and University of Brasília and worked with

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researchers to develop and commercialize ananobiotech solution that can shield crops fromthe impact of climate change and increase
production without harm to the environment.
After 7 years of research, a disruptive solution
was developed, patented, and introduced in
the market as Arbolin Biogenisis, a naturally
derived biodegradable organic productbased on green nanotechnology. It helps
farmers achieve more sustainable crops at
harvest, while acting as an organic booster
to production and quality as a biodegradable
fertilizer, biofortifier and nutrient carrier.

We are thrilled to have been selected as this year’s KPMG Private Enterprise Global
Tech Innovator. We faced remarkable competition from 16 of the most innovative techentrepreneurs in the global finals. It is extremely gratifying and encouraging for Krilltech to
be recognized among ‘the best of the best’. Our thanks to KPMG Private Enterprise and thePrivate Enterprise team KPMG in Brazil as well as the wider technology ecosystem for all the
support that has been provided to us at every step of our growth.
Diego Stone
CEO, Krilltech
Website: https://krilltech.com.br/en/

Krilltech should be very proud of their achievements. Brazil is fast-becoming one of thenewest and most relevant hubs of innovation in the world, and Krilltech is one more exampleof the high level of innovation and rapid growth seen throughout the country.
With ESG at the top of the global agenda, Krilltech represents a new wave of future techtitans who are addressing current real-world challenges and bettering the lives of people andbusinesses across the planet. They should be proud that they have represented their country
so well and succeeded in bringing their important innovations to the world.
Diogo Garcia Correia
Emerging Giants Program Leader,
KPMG in Brazil

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Arborlin works in two ways: first, by converting harmful
ultraviolet rays from the sun into blue light, which improves
photosynthesis and plant development. Secondly, it makes
crops more drought tolerant by reducing the amount ofwater needed to maintain their metabolic processes.
Krilltech has acquired more than 230 clients in less than
7 months following the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture’s
approval of Arbolin. In that time, more than 23 different
crops across 100,000 acres have been treated — including
vegetables, soya beans, tomatoes, rice and strawberries.
The result is impressive yield increases of 15 percent inrice and wheat, 20 percent in soya beans, 30 percent invegetables and as much as 70 percent in strawberries.
With these results, Krilltech has recently undertaken a
project with local governments to supply its products
to more than 160,000 family farmers and small organic
farmers across Brazil.
Arborlin is also planned be used to enhance forest
reconstruction. In partnership with the National Instituteof Amazonian Research (INPA), Krilltech is supporting
the recovery of degraded areas in nine states in the
Amazon region to accelerate the capture of carbon credits,preserve habitats, and create local employment. Krilltech
was invited to present at COP26 in Glasgow to highlightthe company’s technology and its role in the Amazonian
reforestation project.
With the intense global focus on ESG, Arborlin is proving tobe particularly beneficial in regions that suffer from drought.
Increasing a plant’s efficiency in using water and nutrientsis an important breakthrough and a major step forward in
the fight against climate change, improved nutrition andsustainable food production throughout the world.

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Meet the country and jurisdiction

winners

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The top tech innovator from eachparticipating country or jurisdiction
was invited to the final roundof the global competition. Theirinnovations demonstrate how
vibrant and strong the global techcommunity has become in bothmature and emerging markets.
KPMG Private Enterprise ispleased to have this opportunity tointroduce them to the world.

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AfricawinnerKhula!
Khula! is a digital ecosystem based in South Africa, providing small-scaleand commercial farmers with software and a marketplace to grow theirbusinesses. After only 4 months, Khula! already has 7,000 farmers on its
platform, and traded over USD900,000.

“We are incredibly passionate about building solutions for the agriculture value chain.
Africa has approximately two-thirds of the world’s arable land. As well, two-thirds ofthe population depends on agriculture for their income, yet we still import as much as
USD40 billion worth of food. Khula! has three apps: one for purchasing farm supplies
for the farm; a trader app for selling crops to bulk buyers in real time; and a third toconnect funders with those looking for funds.”
Karidas Tshintsholo
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Website: https://www.khula.co.za/

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BahrainwinnerTaajerTaajer is a network-centric B2B trade platform uniting wholesalers andretailers under one digital roof. It facilitates transactions for retailers to buy
goods at the best rates as well as benefit from exclusive deals offered bywholesalers on an advanced platform, tailored to the food service industry.
In just 60 days, Taajer successfully engaged over 500 institutions in Bahrain.

“Suppliers demand cash payments upfront and they have concerns about their prices
being exposed to competitors. Taajer empowers restaurants and suppliers to addressthese issues from a single epicenter. Our seller dashboard reveals key businessanalytics coupled with an advanced RFP system. Suppliers don’t have to be concerned
about over-stocking; their prices are never exposed, and we help them sell excess
stock and maximize their revenue.”
Omar Almunawer
Chief Executive Officer

Website: https://taajer.net/marketplace

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Canadawinner

Certn
Certn delivers fast, friendly and comprehensive background screening thathelps businesses make fact-based background checks for hiring decisions.
It lowers hiring costs and improves the user experience for applicants andrecruiters.

“We started the company in 2018, and we are currently the 22nd fastest-growing
company in the country. We’ve raised USD43 million to date in one of the largest
Series As in Canadian history. This is all because getting information about consenting
individuals hasn’t been accurate, scalable across multiple countries or available in realtime. For us, it’s as simple as initiating a background check from our platform, getting
the individual’s consent and issuing the background check within minutes.”Andrew McLeod
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Website: https://certn.co/13

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Germanywinner

21strategies
21strategies is using proprietary B2B AI to protect the earnings before
interest and tax (EBIT) of international corporates and hedge funds. Investors,commodity trading firms and hedge funds face a problem in making decisions
in uncertain circumstances without knowing what the future outcome ofthose decisions might be. The company’s flagship product HEDGE21 is at theforefront of situational awareness of capital markets and algorithmic decision
support for CFOs and company treasurers in navigating the uncertainty ofcapital markets.

“Our market is huge and unlimited by geographic region or industry because everyorganization faces uncertainty. In 2021, the first full year of our existence, and forexample, HEDGE21 helped two chemical firms to make better tactical decisions about
the timing and sizing of their currency hedge transactions. We have one vision: wetransform how organizations make strategic decisions under uncertainty.”
Yvonne Hofstetter
Chief Executive Officer

Website: https://www.21strategies.com/

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Indiawinnerworxogo Solutions
In 2014, worxogo began with a single-minded aim to help companies
improve sales productivity, and the worxogo Nudge Coach was developed
from research at Stanford using cutting-edge behavior design and AI. The
self-learning AI engine with proprietary deep-learning algorithms understands
individual motivations and provides personalized coaching tips, appropriate
challenges and rewards to nudge sales representatives and managers to
improve their performance. To date, there are 80,000 professionals using thistech innovation.

“Thanks to technology, there’s an overload of data analytics, information and insights,
but results really only come from action. We’ve used concepts from behavioral science
to develop the Nudge Coach, which prioritizes an individual’s daily actions, sends it
as a nudge then observes what types of nudges the individual responds to. Over a
few weeks it develops an understanding of how the coaching should be adapted to
improve their performance.”
Ramesh Srinivas
Founder and CEO

Website: https://www.worxogo.com/

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IrelandwinnerCattleEye
CattleEye harnesses the capabilities of advanced AI in video analytics
to deliver the world’s first academically verified autonomous livestockmonitoring platform. It provides a completely new way of monitoring andgaining insights on dairy cows simply by walking them under a low-cost 2D
security camera.

“Farmers need better data to improve genetics and farm efficiencies. That’s importantfrom a net zero perspective, but also to monitor and improve animal welfare. CattleEyetakes footage from security cameras around the property, which is pulled up into thecloud. A range of neuro networks identify the cow and specific insights that are fed
back to the farmer to remedy situations with the animals. We recently started working
with retailers Tesco and M&S to roll out the technology among farms in the UK, andwith the Council of Dairy Cattle Breeding in the US as well.”Terry Canning
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Website: https://cattleeye.com/

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IsraelwinnerIdentiq
Identiq is the world’s first fully peer-to-peer identity verification network. It
allows companies to validate new users based on the experience and trust ofother network members — without sharing any sensitive customer data or
identifiable information. Using Fully Anonymous Identity Resolution, a tested
cryptographic technology, network members can strive to ensure the data
they hold matches that of the other members, without ever sharing any data
between them.
“We are solving the age-old problem of how a person proves they are who they say
they are online. Hundreds of apps are visited by individuals daily and they determine
if those identities are trusted. Companies working in silos can’t leverage any of that
information, and have to rely on third-party data providers and the risk of privacy
exposure. We bring three values to our network members and their customers: a
better experience for trusted users; quick identification of ‘bad actors’; and 100 percent
privacy of customer data.”
Shmuli Goldberg
Chief Marketing Officer

Website: https://www.identiq.com/

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Mexicowinner

Flat.mx
Flat.mx is flipping the way homes are sold in Mexico. With a deep layer oftechnology and data, Flat simplifies the painful process of buying or sellinga home. Flat.mx can sell your home in less than 10 days and offers fully
renovated homes at a much lower price than new ones.

“Mexico was one of the fastest-growing ecommerce countries in the world last year.
We started by creating data from the ground up. We collected more than 40 million
data points and contacted 40,000 homes. This allowed us to create a complete
catalog of options for people to sell their homes. Now, people can sell their homes
in a matter of days rather than months or even years. For buyers, we created acompletely new category of homes that we call ‘certified homes’ — properties thathave been through 200 inspection points and a full legal review, with a buyback
guarantee.”
Bernardo Cordero
Co-founder

Website: https://www.flat.mx/

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Portugal

winnerDefined.AI
Founded in 2015 by its founder Daniela Braga, Defined.ai collects andstructures data for everyday human computer applications such as smart
speakers and virtual assistants, chatbots, biometric authentication and realtime machine translation. The AI market potential is huge, with more than
one-half of US households using one or more smart assistants at home andwhile driving.

“AI technology continues to be incorporated into every aspect of our lives, and weare reshaping how the AI industry innovates. By advocating for ethical and bias-freemodels, and giving others the tools that will make their products as inclusive as
possible, the Defined.ai team is creating the future in real time. We’re setting thestandard and promoting the already rapid evolution, adoption, and application of AI
technology.”
Daniela Braga
Founder and CEO

Website: https://www.defined.ai/

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Qatarwinner

SkipCash
SkipCash is a mobile payment app that uses QR codes for payments. It helps
consumers reduce their dependency on paper money and merchants toaccept digital payments with less hardware and at lower costs.

“Our mission is to provide an enjoyable experience for consumers and merchantsthrough instant, cashless payments using smartphones. With both customers andmerchants on the same platform, we are removing the traditional hardware complexity
in accepting secure, cashless payments. Providing easy, digital cash payment options
for transportation, outdoor events, food delivery has high value for both merchants andcustomers. We are now scaling up the business to be available to serve the two million
visitors attending the World Cup Games.”
Mohammed Al-Delaimi
Founder & Managing Director

Website: https://skipcash.app/

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Saudi Arabia

winnerNatufia
Natufia is the world’s first fully integrated and automated indoor smart
hydroponic kitchen garden. It is a fully contained standup cabinet gardening
system for growing produce at-home, in restaurants and hotels, representing
a USD45 billion market opportunity. The company has more than 20 patents
across the US and Europe, making it virtually impossible to replicate thetechnology.

“Food security has been one of the most prevalent challenges of the 21st century.
Traditional agriculture uses as much as 70 percent of water reservoirs worldwide
and accounts for 80 percent of deforestation. Ninety percent of the earth’s soils will
be fully degraded by 2050, making it impossible to grow crops sustainably. Natufia
is disrupting the way people think about their food by decentralizing food production
through a fully autonomous hydroponic system that is pesticide and GMO-free.”Gregory Lu
Founder and CEO

Website: https://natufia.com/

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Spainwinner

Sherpa.ai
Sherpa.ai, a European company focused on deep tech AI, helps companies
grow and compete by taking full advantage of AI, combining advanced
machine learning (ML) at scale, with professional services from experts inseveral AI disciplines.

“We have built a platform that can train AI models with private data while preserving
privacy — even from different companies’ data. We are compliant with current andfuture regulations, and our technology has received the CogX award — one of thehighest forms of recognition in the AI industry — as the “Best Solution to be Compliant
with Tech Regulations” and as a finalist for the “Best Innovation for Data Protection
and Privacy”.
Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria
Founder and CEO

Website: https://sherpa.ai/

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TaiwanwinnerInfuseAI
InfuseAI is an open-source machine-learning (ML) platform that uses a
subscription model to help companies develop train and deploy machinelearning models at scale. The company’s product, PrimeHub, equips
enterprises with consistent yet flexible tools to develop, train, and deploy
ML models at scale. By improving the iterative process of data science,
data teams can collaborate and innovate better, and InfuseAI is trusted
by research institutes and clients in industries including financial services
industry manufacturing and healthcare, and has achieved 71 percent
quarter-over-quarter growth in 2021 with 144 self-serve installations in thethird quarter.
“We are on a mission to make AI workflow ten times faster by automating the data
model inside loop. Data has been the major driver of innovations, and Software 2.0
is now the way that we create new software using data instead of human-based
logic programming. We are growing and building a team across Japan, India andthe jurisdiction of Taiwan and we want to accelerate industry AI adoption, creating
meaningful and responsible AI.”
Chia-Liang Kao
Chief Executive Officer

Website: https://www.infuseai.io/
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United ArabEmirates

winnerKLAIM
KLAIM aims to simplify billing for healthcare payers and providers by uniquely
combining technology and finance. The claim submission and adjudication
processes are streamlined using AI along with a dedicated network andpayment solution that can issue payments to healthcare providers within
7 days.

“Our healthcare system is under stress, and insurance companies are not making iteasier for insurance claims to be paid to doctors, which can be delayed by an averageof 113 days in the UAE. Klaim.ai is the only next-generation claim funding platform for
healthcare providers, allowing them to concentrate on running their practices while wetake care of easing their cash flow and boosting their financial performance.”
Karim Kevin Dakki
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Website: https://klaim.ai/

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United Kingdom

winner

FIDO TechFIDO AI is the world’s only tech which detects leaks and leak size in real timefrom any audio or vibration file. As data-as-a-service leak detection solution,
FIDO is scalable with more than 92 percent accuracy.

“Globally, we lose between 30 and 60 percent of the water we produce throughleaky pipes in our water networks. At FIDO, we have made a commitment to ward off‘day zero’ — the day the world runs out of water — by using non-proprietary, centeragnostic open data, using any audio file from any device to provide information about
a potential leak, its size. Customers can go straight to dig without the need for any
human analysis. There are no more excuses — it’s time to stop day zero.”
Victoria Edwards
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Website: https://www.fido.tech/

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United States

winner

Vendr
Vendr is forever changing how companies buy and renew SaaS. As a SaaS
buying platform, Vendr makes it possible for the fastest-growing companies
to purchase SaaS without friction and at a fair price.

“We help every company buy the right SaaS at the best price. We’re on a mission tofix B2B sales. I see a future world where we can reduce suppliers’ costs of acquisition
by 50 percent and put those savings back into the pockets of customers through lower
prices. Vendr is only 3 years old, and we have already processed more than 4,000transactions — totalling USD500 million in sales — and saving more than USD100
million for our customers. And we’re just getting started.”
Ryan Neu
Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Website: https://www.vendr.com/

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Close to 700 tech entrepreneurs
from 17 countries or jurisdictions
came forward to compete for the
KPMG Private Enterprise Global
Tech Innovator title. Here are thetech innovators who made it to
the final round of the competitionin their country or jurisdiction,and the opportunity to pitch theirinnovations to panels of local andglobal industry professionals.

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CanadaIreland— Chari Co.
— Humanz— Arc Innovations (Pty) Ltd— iiDENTIFii (Pty) Ltd— Karri Payments— Youverify— ukheshe technologies— Revix SA OpCo (Pty) Ltd— Fundrr— Timechain— Synapse— ApisProtect— ID-Pal— CitySwift— Dataships— Equal 1 Laboratories Ireland Limited— Singularity Alpha (t/a Akkure Genomics)— wrkit.com

Bahrain— 911+— uRento— FinMind— Sky Shell Contracting— Rsquare Technologies W.L.L— Tullab App Ltd

Brazil— Conta Black— Bornlogic— Intera— Ecotrace Solutions— Justa— Cycor CibernÃ©tica— JustForYou— Octa— Linker
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Germany— Scantinel Photonics GmbH— core sensing GmbH— IntraNav GmbHIndia
— Skilancer Solar Private Limited— Klonec Automation Systems Private Limited— Fountain9 Private Limited— Primerail Infralabs Private Limited— Venus Sales Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
— Growfitter Private Limited— Assurekit Technology and Services Private
Limited— Aerchain (Agillos E-Commerce Pvt Ltd)— Financepeer (Gajju Technologies Private Limited)— Multiplier IT Solutions India Private Limited— Artivatic Datalabs Pvt Ltd— GIBots (Roots Innovation Labs Private Limited)— CamCom Technologies— SOLUS AI (Cartesian Consulting Private Limited)

Israel— Quicklizard— Allyable — A.Y.11 Make-Sense— Ravin AI— Prisma Photonics— Iguazio— Identiq— Air Doctor— Kirobo— Deci AI— OpenDNA

Mexico— Multiburó— Finnu— Fundary

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Spain

United kingdom— Safecheck-in—	Keep Warranty— Fraudio— NeuralSolar— YData— iLoF — Intelligent Lab on Fiber— Yacooba— Omniflow— Taikai— Ritmos Empolgantes LDA— Cobee— Cureety— Metrikus— Solatom— Ironchip Telco S.L.
— Ladorian— Idoven— Huboo Technologies— Nourish3d— Quantum Science— hero— Memory Lane Games— PinPoint Data Science— Signifier Medical Technologies— Deep Branch Biotechnology— Trojan Energy— Vertical Future— Cambridge Spark— Codices— Desana

Qatar— Karty LLC— C Wallet Services— Urban Point— Dibsy— Foodak— EButler— Endrogn— Rafeeq Aldarb Trading & Services & Transportation

Saudi arabia— Mawidy— Tarjama for Translation Establishment— BRAQ Aerospace L.L.C.
— Juleb

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Taiwan— A.V. Mapping Co., LTD— Cloudmed Co.,Limited— FUNTEK— Giftpack— Guzip Biomarkers Corporation— KryptoGO— TMYTEK— Yo-Kai Express Inc

United arab emirates— Key2enable Assistive Technology— LogisEye Solutions— Ladorian— Idoven— WeSoar.ai— Byteblanket

United states— Apprentice.io— Callbox Storage— GUARDIAN RFID
— HTX Labs
— Nowigence Inc.
— Openpath Security— Qwick— Stash Global Inc.
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Contacts
Bahrain
Harish Gopinath
Partner
KPMG in Bahrain
T: +973 17224807
E: hgopinath@kpmg.com

BrazilJubran P Coelho
Partner
KPMG in Brazil
T: +551139403221
E: jpcoelho@kpmg.com.br

CanadaSunil MistryPartner
KPMG in Canada
T: +1 416 228 7052
E: sunilmistry@kpmg.ca

Germany
Tim Dümichen
Partner
KPMG in Germany
T: +49 30 2068-2939
E: tduemichen@kpmg.com

India
Amarjeet Singh
Partner
KPMG in India
T: +911243074000
E: amarjeetsingh@kpmg.com

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Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Anna ScallyPartner
KPMG in Ireland
T: +35314101240
E: anna.scally@kpmg.ie

Dr Samer Abdallah
Senior Director
KPMG in Saudi Arabia
T: +966118748500
E: samerabdallah@kpmg.com

Anurag Bajpai
Partner
KPMG in the United Arab Emirates
T: +97143569702
E: abajpai@kpmg.com

IsraelSouth Africa

US

Dina Pasca-Raz
Partner
KPMG in Israel
T: +972 3 684 8000
E: dpasca@kpmg.com

Alan Barr
Partner
KPMG in South Africa
T: +27833886404
E: alan.barr@kpmg.co.za

Conor Moore
Partner
KPMG in the US
T: +1 415 963 7559
E: conormoore@kpmg.com

MexicoSpain

IrelandJesus Luna
Partner
KPMG in Mexico
T: +525552468300
E: jjluna@kpmg.com.mx

Miguel Angel Faura Borruey
Partner
KPMG in Spain
T: +34914563868
E: mfaura@kpmg.es

Portugal

Taiwan (jurisdiction)

Nasser Sattar
Partner
KPMG in Portugal
T: +351212487380
E: nsattar@kpmg.com

Heidi Huang
Partner
KPMG in Taiwan
T: +88635799955 x 02387
E: heidihuang@kpmg.com.tw

Qatar

UK

Nizar Hneini
Partner
KPMG in Qatar
T: +974 44576444
E: nhneini@kpmg.com

Bina Mehta
Chair
KPMG in the UK
T: +44 207 3113440
E: bina.mehta@kpmg.co.uk

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