La Universidad Austral celebrated the first edition of Demo Day Austral Incubator at the Pilar Campus. It is a day in which students and graduates present innovative projects to a specialized jury, with the aim of gaining admission to the Austral Incubatorwhere they will receive support, mentoring, and tools to develop an MVP that will bring them closer to market validation. 

The seven finalist teams presented their ventures, which reflect their commitment to sustainability, technology, and positive impact. The winners were: 

• F+SCGA SaaS software that integrates AI, Big Data, and Machine Learning with a proprietary methodology to quantify the impact in monetary terms. They also help their clients manage and optimize their ESG strategy, suggesting possible actions to maximize their market value. 

• integraAI: an artificial intelligence platform that transforms compliance training from "passive knowledge" to "active behavioral training", combining two modules: Module 1 is a Conversational AI Simulator for Anti-Corruption Training and Module 2 (under development) is an Integrity Risk Analysis engine. 

• Scrappy:  A comprehensive technology platform that connects and organizes the entire recycling chain. Through the Scrapy App, households, businesses, institutions, and industries can easily manage their recyclables, requesting pickups through the app or via WhatsApp, and accessing information and benefits for participating. 

The winning teams will begin an intensive work process that includes technical, strategic and business model advice, with the help of mentors and specialists from the Austral community and actors from the public and private entrepreneurial ecosystem.  

In addition, four finalists (Funder, Mango App, Uniko worldbuildingED lab and Cooksy) obtained a scholarship to participate in NAVES, the entrepreneurship training program of IAE Business School, which promotes the growth of early-stage ventures through training and professional support. 

La Universidad Austral We congratulate all the teams that submitted their projects and participated in this experience. The high quality of the proposals reflected the talent, creativity, and commitment of our community to generating impactful solutions.