![Marine Digital is going to the final of EMERGE CHALLENGE](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6464-6332-4563-b666-663364386139/Emerge_challenge_202.jpg)
EMERGE has a mission to introduce the rising tech startups to the world. The pitching contest EMERGE CHALLENGE offers startups from the New East* region an exclusive opportunity to pitch their tech product in front of investors, find new customers, meet new team members, and win €10,000 cash prize and other valuable prizes from venture funds and accelerators.
We went through 2 stages with the presentation of our solution for shipping companies, which optimizes fuel consumption and reduces CO2 emissions into the atmosphere - Marine Digital FOS (Fuel Optimization System).
Total number of applications received: 504 startups from 34 countries
Total number of startups at EMERGE: 174
Areas: from AI party masks to deeptech analytics
Quarter-finals: 150 startups from 23 countries
Semi-finals: 50 startups from 15 countries
1850 minutes of pitches
40 judges
And here they are the finalists
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6336-3565-4462-a261-303135386265/1_Marine_Digital.jpg)
Fuel optimization system for vessels
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3730-6530-4965-b531-653239303936/2_DataCalculus.jpg)
Helping companies to boost up their business by data-driven actions
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6565-3465-4164-a439-613461323964/3_inovat.jpg)
Inovat helps international travellers get their VAT refunds digitally
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6638-6265-4465-b034-336336386130/4_Segmentstream.jpg)
AI-powered marketing analytics data intelligence platform
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild6334-3536-4337-b731-323563326230/5_asya.jpg)
App that builds happy, healthy and strong couples with simple habits. Powered with ethical AI
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3039-3861-4363-b231-336261643364/6_wizart.jpg)
Computer vision solution for visualizing finishing materials
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3330-3565-4161-b266-303765646636/7_lucky_carrot.jpg)
Lucky Carrot boosts employee engagement with peer-to-peer recognition and appreciation
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3039-3863-4566-b439-646137636531/8_clickLog.jpg)
AI-based cargo loading plans optimizations tools for trucks, airplanes, and ships
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3464-3864-4662-b463-646332643065/9_vision.jpg)
Facial recognition access control ecosystem
![](https://static.tildacdn.com/tild3536-3635-4063-a633-383562636139/10_dronex.jpg)
Window-to-window Drone-Delivery-as-a-Service
Source: emergeconf.io