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At Know Hub Ignition it advanced from an early technology readiness level (TRL 2) to validation in a safe environment (TRL 7).
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Success stories
Photio
Winners of Know Hub Ignition 2020. We supported their leap from the lab to B2B commercial validation, with legal, tax and patent strategy.
- Program
- Know Hub Ignition 2020
- Technology
- Nanotechnology additive
- Support
- Company set-up: legal, tax and patents
- Certification
- UC Chile and UC Riverside
- Focus
- Air decontamination
Taking a one-of-a-kind additive out of the lab
Photio developed a nanotechnology additive that is mixed into paints, asphalt, plastics or textiles and breaks down polluting gases using solar radiation. What it lacked was the path to take that technology from the lab to corporate clients.
Supporting the leap to commercial validation
They won Know Hub Ignition 2020, and we supported their transition from the lab to B2B commercial validation, strengthening their legal, tax and patent strategy (Company Set-up).
- USD 600K
- raised in a Pre-Seed investment round
- 2
- universities that scientifically certified the technology
- 6
- corporate clients in construction and services
- 2020
- year they won Know Hub Ignition
Results of our support
Investment, scientific backing and corporate clients.
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A landmark investment round
Closed a USD 600,000 Pre-Seed round alongside Chilean national soccer team player Guillermo Maripán.
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Scientific certification
The technology was certified by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the University of California, Riverside.
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Commercial rollout
Leading clients in construction and services: Constructora PAZ, Echeverría Izquierdo, Banco de Chile, Caja Los Andes, Bupa and Vías Chile.
Testimonials
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Know Hub's support built commercial partnerships, saw the potential of our technology and gave us the legal and intellectual property backing we needed to move forward.
Matías Moya
CEO of Photio
Other success stories
Science applied to real challenges.
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Acústica Marina
Know Hub Chile supported Acústica Marina through the Avante Challenge, helping validate and develop its hydroacoustic technology.
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Bluera
Know Hub Chile supported Bluera through the Ignition program, helping it move from technology validation to commercial scale-up and the structuring of industrial projects.
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Innercore
Know Hub Chile drove Innercore's development through its open innovation program Desafío Avante 2020, supporting the validation of its automated analysis technology and its later scale-up toward strategic defense applications and the civilian market.
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Desafío FORTIS
Know Hub Chile co-designed a challenge with Lockheed Martin to adapt and validate in Chile the FORTIS exoskeleton, developed by the multinational to assist with heavy lifting tasks.
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Bioproc
Through the Ignition program, Know Hub Chile supported Bioproc in validating its business model and exploring international markets, with specialized mentoring from experts at the University of California, Riverside.
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Soquimat
Know Hub Chile supported Soquimat in developing its business model and commercial strategy through the Ignition program. As one of the three winning startups of the fourth edition, it earned an international immersion stage to advance its path to market.
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