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24 September 2024

Congrats to the 2024 Startup Village Energy Startup Competition Winners

Best In Show

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Decimetrix

Alejandro Zotti, CEO
Houston, Texas, USA

Rising Star

 

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ConVera
Daniel Gysling,
Founder and CEO
South Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA

Rising Star

 

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Revolink
John Daniels, President
Houston, Texas, USA

People's Choice

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Decimetrix
Alejandro Zotti, CEO
Houston, Texas, USA

Welcome to the vibrant and innovative Startup Village at ATCE!

Designed to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in the energy industry, this competition showcases a remarkable competition for emerging startups in the energy field. This is your chance to promote your ingenuity and creativity by presenting your groundbreaking solutions, technologies, and business models that will revolutionize the energy sector. Compete with other energy startups to win prizes, gain visibility and recognition by industry leaders, gain mentorship and network with energy investors!

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Meet Our 2024 Competitors and Alternates

Hear the enthusiasm of our competitors and alternates about the upcoming Startup Village Energy Startup Competition! 

 

Meet Daniel Gysling, Ryan Rice, William Fleckenstein, Bek Yegizbayev, Salamat Kabdulov, Yang Xia and Charles White.

 

Join us at the vibrant and innovative Startup Village Energy Startup Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on 24 September 2024!

 

Hear from John Daniels, Mark Brown, Nicholle Wersland, and Connor Crawford.

2024 Startup Village Program Schedule of Events

Startup Village Energy Startup Competition

0900-0915 Opening Remarks
0915-0930 ResNet AI
0930-0945 Green Boom North America
0945-1000 Decimetrix
1000-1015 Frontier Deepwater Appraisal Solutions LLC
1015-1030 GTO Technologies, Inc.
1030-1045 Break
1045-1100 Solidec
1100-1115 fluidsdata
1115-1130 Revolink Technology Company
1130-1145 VenLink
1145-1200 CorVera, LLC
1200-1210 Closing Remarks
1230 People's Choice Award Voting Closed

 

Startup Village Competition Awards Ceremony

1630-1700     Welcome, and Awards Announcements

                 

All times are Central Daylight Time.

 

Startup Village Competition Cash Prizes

 

  Award

 Cash Prize

  Best in Show  USD 25,000
  Rising Star  USD 4,000
  Rising Star  USD 4,000
  People's Choice  USD 2.000

 

Congratulations Again to our 2023 Startup Village Energy Competition winners!

It’s time to applaud innovation and excellence of the 2023 winners as we plan for 2024!

With the ATCE Startup Village program, it takes a village to showcase and celebrate the energy industry’s future energy leaders.  

Congrats again to the 2023 winners: 

Renato Gomes, President and Co-Founder, Pix Force – Best in Show and People’s Choice

Muhammad Akram Karimi (PhD), CTO, Saher Flow Solutions – Rising Star

Samra Nawaz, Co-Founder and CEO, WellWorth – Rising Star     

Thanks again to our 2023 judges: Kemal Anbarci, Kevin Frederick, Greg Hundt, Kiran Kumar Venepalli and Daniel Sutton, P.E., and to Tara Williams with Rice Alliance.  

Big thanks to Terry Palisch, 2024 SPE President for presenting the awards  and Bryant Mueller for another flawless year as Master of Ceremonies!  

Thanks again to our 2023 sponsors, as well as the volunteers and all of the audience that supported the program on Competition Day!

 

Startup Village Recap Post by SPE International

Meet Our 2024 Energy Startup Competitors and Alternates

2024 Startup Village Energy Startup Competition

Join Us at ATCE.

Let us know that you will be joining us at the Startup Village Competition. 

You can add the Startup Village Competition at no charge to your ATCE registration, or if you are only attending the Competition, register for Startup Village under the "Special Events and Startup Village Tickets Only" option.

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Coming up with an idea and developing an initial product are only the first challenges a startup faces; getting that product into the market and getting feedback from early customers are important next steps.

Explore the different approaches to getting products in front of oil and gas customers in this 30-minute SPE Live segment. 

Panelists:

 

Moderated by Nayeem Chowdhury, Honeywell

 

Startup Village Energy Startup Competition Factoids

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So far, the Startup Village program has awarded almost USD 425,000 in prize money to startups through its Energy Startup Competition.

 

Startup Competitors receive visibility and recognition as technology leaders, cash prizes, and networking opportunities with leading energy investors, including a one-on-one coaching session before the Competition.

 

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The Energy Startup Competition is funded entirely by Startup Village Sponsors.

 

 

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Competition winners are from around the globe, including Canada, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, and the United States.

Thank You to Our Sponsors


 

Startup Village Sponsorship Gallery

Give your organization maximum exposure to an audience of E&P professionals, including top decision-makers. Consider a sponsorship package for Startup Village!

Startup Village Sponsorship Gallery     

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum - USD 15,000
Gold - USD 10,000
Silver - USD 5,000
Bronze - USD 2,500
Partner - USD 1,000
Supporter - USD 500
Award Ceremony Social - USD 7,500
(see Gallery and Brochure for details)

Startup Village Sponsorship Brochure

With the Startup Village sponsorship, you can target venture capitalists, angel investors, veteran entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. This is a great way to showcase your company's support of innovative technologies and newly-formed companies.

 

Digital Startup Village Sponsorship Brochure
(downloadable)

Join Our Circle of Winners

2022 Award Winners

Best in Show  (First Place)
LongPath Technologies, Inc.       
 

Rising Star (Runner Up)            
Arolytics
 

Rising Star (Runner Up)             
Vidya Technology
 

People's Choice 
Vidya Technology


2021 Award Winners

Best in Show (First Place)
Hivecell

Rising Star (Runner Up)
CRA-Tubulars

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Cheetah Networks Inc

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Spotlight

People’s Choice
Spotlight


2020 Award Winners

Best in Show (First Place)
FLITE Material Sciences

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Nesh

Rising Star (Runner Up)
OriGen.AI

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Tri-D Dynamics

People’s Choice
ViiBE Communication

2019 Award Winners

Best in Show  (First Place)
Ingu Solutions Inc.

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Nanoprecise Sci Corp

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Enersoft Inc.

Rising Star (Runner Up)
Modern Wellbore Solutions Ltd

People’s Choice
Nanoprecise Sci Corp


2018 Award Winners

Best in Show  (First Place)           
MicroSilicon Inc

Rising Star (Runner Up)            
Belmont Technology

Rising Star (Runner Up)             
Interface Fluidics

Rising Star (Runner Up)             
ResFrac Corporation

People's Choice    
ResFrac Corporation


2017 Award Winners

Best in Show  (First Place)         
Veros Systems, Inc.

Rising Star (Runner Up)            
Rheidiant

Rising Star (Runner Up)             
Factor Technology

Rising Star (Runner Up)             
16S Technologies

People's Choice    
Veros Systems, Inc.

Startup Village and the Energy Startup Competition

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The ATCE Startup Village is a partnership between SPE and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Rice University.

Launched in 2017, the Energy Startup Competition is a fast-paced competition showcasing emerging energy technology companies.

Competitors will receive visibility among leaders in the upstream energy industry, recognition as technology leaders, the opportunity for cash prizes, networking with leading energy investors, and mentoring.

The 12 finalist companies selected to present (10 primary and 2 alternates) will have the opportunity to participate in a mentoring session before the Competition and will receive complimentary admission to ATCE.

The Startup Village will take place in person this year. The Energy Startup Competition and the Competition Awards Announcements will occur on Tuesday, 24 September.

During the competition, each company will have 7 minutes to provide information about their company and technology to a group of venture capitalists, angel investors, and industry leaders. They will have an additional 7 minutes of Q&A to further promote their company.

After the Competition, plan to join the Competition winners and the incoming SPE President for the Award Ceremony. 

Meet Some of Our Previous Competitors 

Hear from Qube Technologies, DrillDocs, Drishya AI Labs (Alternate), and DeepIQ (Alternate)


 

Hear from Vidya Technologies, Ai Exploration, Arolytics, and Longpath Technologies


 

Hear the Experiences of Our Startup Village Committee Members

Hear Past Winners Testimonials about the Startup Village Program

Listen to Habib Al Khatib, CEO of SpotLight Earth, the 2021 Startup Village Energy Startup Competiton Rising Star and People’s Choice winner. 


 

Hear Michael McCallen, CEO of Cheetah Networks explain why competing and attending the Startup Village program is worth your investment.

Startup Village Committee

Chairperson

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Bryant Mueller 
SVP Sales, Western Hemisphere
Datagration


Committee

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Ervel Boyd
Financial Analyst
Devon Energy


Brad Burke

Brad Burke
Managing Director
Rice Alliance


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Nayeem Chowdhury
Director- Integrated Climate Solutions 
Honeywell


sean ebert

Sean Ebert
Partner
Altira Group

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Josh Etkind
Upstream Deepwater Digital Transformation Manager & Business Opportunity Manager
Shell


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Diana Grauer
Director of Research and Development
NOV


joao

João Guandalini
Innovation Manager
Foresea


Jesse Guerra

Jesse Guerra
Venture Principal
Chevron Technology Ventures


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Chris Haase
Investment Director
Aramco Ventures


 

Kyle

Kyle Haustveit
Devon Energy Ventures Manager
Devon Energy


Nikhil

Nikhil Kulkarni
Expert, Sustainability and Energy CoE
JSW


Aaron

Aaron Lazarus
Chief Scientist
Pioneer Natural Resources


Nii

Nii Nunoo
Energy Strategy & M&A
PwC


 

David

David Reid
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
NOV and past Chairperson

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Jose Silva
EVP Business Dev and Strategy
Xecta Digital Labs


 

Jeff

Jeff Simmons
Chief Petrotechnical Officer
Oxy


Tara

Tara Williams
Director of Venture Programs
Rice Alliance

 

 

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John Willis
VP Technology Ventures
Oxy

The ATCE Startup Village is a partnership between SPE and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Rice University.

 

Questions?

For ATCE Startup Village or event sponsorship, contact Gail Smith, SPE Senior Event Manager.

For the Energy Startup Competition, contact Tara Williams, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Program Manager. 

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