世界経済フォーラム コミュニケーションズ・リード 栃林直子 naoko.tochibayashi@weforum.org
- 世界経済フォーラムは、今年新たに加わるテクノロジー・パイオニア100社を発表。
- その主な特徴は、新たなエネルギーソリューションの開発、ヘルスケアのイノベーション、そしてAIの新たな進歩を応用したバイオテクノロジー、宇宙、ニューロテクノロジーの推進です。·2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアのコホートには、世界最大の起業家エコシステムである米国と中国から最も多くの企業が参加。続いてインドから過去最多のスタートアップ企業が参加しています。
- 日本からは、エネルギー効率の高いエッジベースのAIアクセラレーションを提供するEdgeCortix、地球観測衛星等から得られる宇宙ビッグデータを活用し、土地評価サービスを行う株式会社天地人が選出されました。
- 2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアの詳細はこちら。
2024年6月6日、スイス、ジュネーブ - 世界経済フォーラムは、2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアを発表しました。新たに参画する100社の先端技術スタートアップ企業は、クリーンなエネルギーソリューションの開発、ヘルスケアのイノベーション、そしてAIの新たな進歩を応用したバイオテクノロジー、宇宙、ニューロテクノロジーの推進に焦点を合わせています。これらの企業は、今後2年間にわたり、同フォーラムのグローバルなイニシアチブに最先端の知見と専門知識を提供して、その影響力の拡大を支援します。
この分野における最近のブレークスルーに刺激を受け、今年のコホートは産業や政府における持続可能性とより公平な意思決定を推進するためにAIとデータを活用。急速な技術開発が進む今日のダイナミックな状況において、テクノロジー・パイオニア・コミュニティは、より良い未来を形作るために不可欠な変革の可能性と起業家精神を体現しています。
世界経済フォーラムのイノベーター・コミュニティの部門長であるヴェレナ・クーンは、「2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアは、グローバルな規模で産業に革命を起こしつつあります」と述べています。「これらのイノベーターたちは、最先端テクノロジーを活用し、世界の喫緊の課題に立ち向かうために必要な抜本的変革を推進しています。私たちは、彼らの画期的な活動がフォーラムのイニシアチブをどのように充実させるか、また、重要な地球規模課題を解決するために、ダイナミックな官民連携にどのように貢献するかに期待しています」。
2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアには23カ国のスタートアップ企業が選出。その3分の1は女性最高経営責任者が率いています。過去最多の応募があった今年は、大きなブレークスルーを起こし、現在爆発的な成長軌道にある核融合、バイオテクノロジー、量子、AIなどのテクノロジーを有する企業に注目が集まりました。イノベーションの例は以下の通りです。
世界経済フォーラムの最新レポート「Space:The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth（宇宙：グローバル経済成長1.8兆ドルの機会）」によると、宇宙産業は2023年の6300億ドルから、2035年には1兆8000億ドルに成長すると予測されています。2024年コホートには、Amini、constellr、Pixxel、Space Forge、SWISSto12、TelePIX、天地人、UNIO Enterpriseといった衛星の製造企業、宇宙で製造を行うインスペース・メーカー、宇宙データ企業を含む9社の宇宙関連企業が名を連ねており、この成長分野への期待と将来性を反映したものとなりました。
ニューロテクノロジーは、革新が急速に進んでいるもう一つの分野で、現在までに80億ドル以上のベンチャーキャピタルからの投資があり、その額は増加傾向にあります（投資市場データベースを扱うピッチブック社の記事によると、ニューロテクノロジー企業による2023年の資金調達額は14億ドルで、2022年の2倍となっています）。2024年のコホートには、BrainQ Technologies、Neurable、OpenBCI、そしてAIガバナンス・アライアンスに参加するNextSenseの4つのニューロテクノロジー新興企業が参画しています。
クリーンテクノロジーの分野では、カーボンキャプチャー（二酸化炭素回収）、再生型農業、代替タンパク質、核融合、カーボンマイナスや循環型材料のパイオニア企業など、既存のテック企業と新興テック企業の両方が参画。これらは、パイロット段階で成功を収めたか、成功に近づいており、来年には規模を拡大する予定の企業です。選ばれたスタートアップ企業には、Amperehour Solar、Botree Cycling、Brimstone Energy、Captura、Carbon Upcycling Technologies、DePoly、Dioxycle、Fourth Power、Heirloom Carbon、International Battery Company、Made of Air、Marvel Fusion、Proxima Fusion、Thea Energyなどがあります。
選出企業は、官民からのリーダー、ステークホルダーが集まる会合やディスカッションに、年間を通じて招待されます。最初の会合は、6月25〜27日に中国の大連で開催される2024年ニュー・チャンピオン年次総会です。
2024年テクノロジー・パイオニアは以下の通りです。
- BasiGo (Kenya), offering bus operators in East Africa electric buses as a more affordable and reliable alternative to incumbent diesel buses.
- Jetstream (Ghana), using digitization and AI to simplify the process of transporting and financing import and export cargo through Africa's supply chains.
- Kapu (Kenya), building a new retail model for Africa’s mass market.
- uLesson (Nigeria), offering an expansive library of curriculum-aligned video lessons and quizzes for
primary and secondary school students in Africa.
- Agriaku (Indonesia), improving agricultural market efficiency by offering price transparency and streamlining the supply chain.
- Alta Alternative Investments (Singapore), enabling securities trading, tokenization and distribution of comprehensive products through a digital exchange.
- Cosmos Innovation (Singapore), with AI building next-generation perovskite silicon tandem solar technology.
- k-ID (Singapore), making it easy for game developers and parents to ensure the safety and privacy of kids and teens online.
- Algorithmiq (Finland), harnessing the power of quantum computing to solve complex problems in life sciences.
- Bioptimus (France), building the first and only reference multilevel foundation model for biology that will transform multiscale data into actionable representations to fuel breakthrough discoveries in biomedicine.
- constellr (Germany), delivering daily global land surface temperature (LST) data from space optimized for smart farming.
- DePoly (Switzerland), allowing the chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic back to its main components.
- Dioxycle (France), pioneering breakthrough carbon electrolysis technologies that convert industrial emissions into sustainable, cost-competitive ethylene.
- Dotlumen (Romania), using self-driving technology scaled down in the world's first headset to empower the blind.
- Evroc (Sweden), building a sustainable hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure for the world with a strong focus on privacy.
- HelloBetter (Germany), developing Digital Therapeutics (DTx), by translating cognitive behavioural therapy into a digital product experience.
- Isometric (United Kingdom), issuing scientifically rigorous, high-quality carbon credits and improving transparency and increasing the speed of carbon crediting.
- Made of Air (Germany), functionalizes biochar to fill materials – transforming its carbon removal promise into usable, high volume, carbon-negative materials.
- Marvel Fusion (Germany), utilizing high-intensity ultra-short lasers and nanostructured fuel targets to commercialize fusion energy.
- NatureMetrics (United Kingdom), turning the complexities of nature into simple biodiversity insights and metrics to support nature impact reporting.
- PlanQC (Germany), building quantum computers that store information in single atoms.
- Pledge (United Kingdom), decarbonization for logistics supply chains helping businesses understand, report and reduce their emissions.
- Proxima Fusion (Germany), developing fusion power plants based on QI stellarator technology.
- Qubit Pharmaceuticals (France), quantum-aided drug discovery.
- Space Forge (United Kingdom), advanced materials and in-space manufacturing company using extreme temperature, microgravity and ultra-high vacuum conditions available in low earth orbit to manufacture materials that cannot readily be grown terrestrially.
- Supercritical (United Kingdom), helping businesses get to net zero by measuring their carbon footprint and selling them carbon removal offsets.
- SWISSto12 (Switzerland), 3D printing technologies for high-performance radio frequency (RF) products and applications and the manufacturing of entire geostationary telecom satellites.
- UNIO Enterprise (Germany), delivering internet connectivity to mobile users through a satellite constellation.
- Botree Recycling (People’s Republic of China), providing a full solution for the recycling of critical battery materials.
- Deeplang AI (People’s Republic of China), reshaping knowledge-workers’ information processing workflow empowered by large language model technology.
- Dongsheng AI (People’s Republic of China), building industrial vision and AI algorithms for use within the industrial automation sector.
- HiDream.ai (People’s Republic of China), building generative-AI powered visual multimodality foundation models and applications.
- SenseDeal (People’s Republic of China), developing enterprise-level large model applications and unstructured data intelligent processing engines.
- TerraQuanta (People’s Republic of China), large AI weather model for renewable energy and electricity trading.
- Triastek (People’s Republic of China), pioneering a 3D printing pharmaceutical process to transform the delivery, development and production of medication.
- Viture (People’s Republic of China), XR glasses with near-universal device compatibility.
- Weiyun AI & Robotics Group (People’s Republic of China), combining medical health and AI to manufacture clinical dental products through custom robots and smart factories.
- Westlake Omics (People’s Republic of China), leveraging AI-empowered proteomics technology to provide protein measurement services and clinical tests for disease diagnosis and prognosis.
- Yrobot (People’s Republic of China), building soft and lightweight wearable robots that can effectively assist patients with neuromuscular impairments both in hospital and at home.
- EdgeCortix (Japan), developing an energy-efficient, ultra-low latency (hardware & software) platform that accelerates AI workloads (from vision to generative-AI), delivering cloud-level performance at the network edge.
- Tenchijin (Japan), harnessing space data to optimize human civilization activities, providing insights for land evaluation and decision-making.
Republic of Korea and North Asia
- Nearthlab (Republic of Korea), leveraging autonomous drone solutions to deliver data powered by advanced flight control, computer vision and deep learning data analysis technology.
- TelePIX (Republic of Korea), developing high-resolution optical satellites for earth observation and using the data to solve agriculture, environment and maritime problems.
- Wrtn (Republic of Korea), a B2C AI aggregator platform integrating numerous AI use cases and curating them in a single interface.
- Bright Cities (Brazil), generating diagnostics and roadmaps for cities and the public sector.
- Nagro (Brazil), lending and financial technology for agribusiness.
- PhageLab (Chile), creating the fastest diagnosis AI-powered platform to fully characterize pathogenic bacteria and to pair them with the right bacteriophages for effective elimination.
- Vammo (Brazil), building IoT-enhanced electric motorcycles, supported by a network of battery swapping stations.
Middle East and North Africa
- Aim Security (Israel), providing guardrails for secure and safe use of large language models (LLMs).
- BrainQ (Israel), developing precision neurology therapies using brain-computer interface technology, designed to target damaged neuronal networks and facilitate neuro-recovery.
- Enzymit (Israel), leveraging advanced AI to engineer novel enzymes creating a cell-free platform that facilitates the sustainable and efficient production of valuable chemicals.
- Imagindairy (Israel), using proprietary AI models and precision fermentation to efficiently produce sustainable and affordable animal-free dairy proteins.
- Khazna (Egypt), building the Workforce Bank for the underserved across the Middle East, starting with Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
- Wanda Fish (Israel), producing fish fillets by isolating fish cells and growing them in a controlled environment.
- 2045 Studio (USA), creating a pathway for companies to build cultures rooted in belonging, retention and promotion.
- Amini (USA), solving Africa’s environmental data scarcity by leveraging emerging AI tools and space technologies to support sustainability and climate initiatives for the continent.
- Artyc (USA), democratizing cold chain access by creating high-quality, accessible and sustainable solutions for all.
- Automotus (USA), helping cities reduce emissions, safety hazards and congestion by automating payment and enforcement at the kerb with computer vision.
- Brimstone Energy (USA), building a technology to do lower-cost production of carbon-negative ordinary portland cement.
- Camus Energy (USA), enabling utilities to harness local energy resources for active management of network capacity and reliable operations for a fully electrified, zero-carbon grid.
- Captura (USA), leveraging the natural carbon removal powers of the ocean to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
- Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Canada), capturing CO2 in industrial byproducts to create material to both sequester and avoid cement emissions.
- CATALOG Technologies (USA), a DNA-based platform for digital data storage and computing.
- Censia (USA), delivering bias-free AI and predictive analytics to empower large enterprises globally to make data-driven people decisions.
- Cybera (USA), automating global criminal complaint filing in line with INTERPOL recommendations to alert banks, crypto exchanges and law enforcement globally.
- Dazz (USA), solving vulnerabilities and preventing risks in cloud development environments.
- ELSA (USA), leveraging machine learning, generative AI and advanced speech recognition technology to improve users' English-speaking communication.
- Evrnu (USA), converting textile waste into a new high-performance fibre that is recyclable, biodegradable and compostable.
- Fero Labs (USA), AI-driven platform providing predictions backed by confidence bands, full transparency and explainability so factories make efficient production changes.
- Fourth Power (USA), scalable thermal battery technology storing excess renewable energy as heat and releasing it as electricity on demand to the grid for both long and short durations.
- Heirloom Carbon (USA), accelerating the carbon mineralization process to rapidly and permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere and then store it safely.
- Inclusively (USA), aiding individuals with disabilities in identifying workplace accommodations and enhancing productivity, retention and access to diverse talent pools.
- Juvena Therapeutics (USA), developing disease-modifying biologics to treat chronic muscle and metabolic diseases by unlocking the therapeutic potential of stem-cell secreted proteins.
- Kintsugi (USA), voice biomarker software harnessing the power of AI and free-form speech to detect signs and severity of mental health conditions.
- Moonhub (USA), providing a recruiter-on-demand platform powered by AI.
- Neurable (USA), scaling neuroimaging into everyday products.
- NextSense (USA), building a brain-responsive earbud for real-time sleep enhancement.
- Nth Cycle (USA), transforming the outputs of metal scrap, electronics recycling, untapped mining resources and waste from existing mines into high-purity critical minerals ready to be used in new production.
- Oleria (USA), securely managing access to decentralized SaaS apps and sensitive data.
- OpenBCI (USA), building hardware and software for interfacing the human body, brain and mind.
- Pictory (USA), using AI to automate the conversion of long-form content into engaging, concise videos.
- Populus (USA), providing cities with a software platform to manage connected fleet vehicles to deliver safer and more sustainable streets.
- Rabbit (USA), developing a personalized operating system, Rabbit OS, capable of understanding complex user intentions, operating user interfaces and performing actions on behalf of the user through natural language.
- Re-Nuble (USA), converting unrecoverable food waste into a suite of biological fertilizers and crop residue into peat-free horticultural substrates.
- Robigo (USA), leveraging cutting edge biotechnology tools like CRISPR and RNAi to empower microbes to protect crops from disease and improve crop yields.
- Robust.AI (USA), an industrial-grade cognitive engine leveraging robotics and AI technology for warehouse logistics and manufacturing.
- Skygrid (USA), building high-assurance, third-party services to enable the safe operations and airspace integration of autonomous aircraft.
- Thea Energy (USA), reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils and replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other proposed stellarator architectures.
- Valora (USA), enabling global peer-to-peer payments and access to decentralized financial tools.
- Vibrant Planet (USA), a scenario planning, monitoring and reporting system helping natural resource managers and community protectors prioritize the deployment of resources to build wildfire and climate resilience.
- You.com (USA), operating a private search engine to summarize the web for users.
- Amperehour Solar (India), creating dispatchable renewable energy generating plants.
- Cropin (India), developing a farm monitoring and management solution to help farmers geo-tag their farms, digitize farm records, monitor crop productivity and improve farm activity.
- Entri (India), giving access to learning and upskilling programmes in Indian local languages.
- HealthPlix (India), developing AI-powered electronic medical records software for the healthcare sector.
- International Battery Company (India), manufacturing large-sized rechargeable prismatic li-ion nickel manganese cobalt batteries.
- Niramai (India), developing a novel AI-based test for detecting early-stage breast cancer, which is affordable, portable and non-invasive.
- NxtWave (India), providing AI-driven, vernacular-based coding courses, enabling thousands of previously unemployed students to secure jobs.
- Pixxel (India), developing hyperspectral satellite imagery to capture geospatial data.
- Sarvam AI (India), building foundation AI models and platforms for their use with a focus on Indian languages and use cases.
- String Bio (India), producing next-generation ingredients for agriculture, animal feed and human nutrition from GHG gases.
テクノロジー・パイオニアについて
2000年に発足したテクノロジー・パイオニア・コミュニティは、新しい技術やイノベーションの設計、開発、展開に携わり、ビジネスや社会に大きなインパクトを与える準備が整っている、世界中のアーリー・ステージの企業で構成されています。世界経済フォーラムは、このコミュニティに、官民のリーダーと関わり、今日の喫緊の課題を克服し、将来のレジリエンス（強靭性）を築くための新しい解決策に貢献するためのプラットフォームを提供します。
テクノロジー・パイオニア・コミュニティは、世界経済フォーラムの第四次産業革命センター内、イノベーター・コミュニティの一部です。イノベーター・コミュニティには、アーリー・ステージのテクノロジー・パイオニアからグロースステージのグローバル・イノベーター、評価額10億ドル以上のユニコーン企業まで、様々な成長ステージの世界的なスタートアップ企業が参加しています。
すべての意見は、著者によるものです。世界経済フォーラムは、独立かつ中立なプラットホームとして、グーロバル、地域、産業のアジェンダを形成する話題に関わる議論の場を提供しています。