LUP, a project born in the LEINN Degree of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, wins the prestigious Impact Social Cup of entrepreneurship
LUP, a project born in the LEINN Degree of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, wins the prestigious Impact Social Cup of entrepreneurship
LUP, a project born in the LEINN Degree of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, wins the prestigious Impact Social Cup of entrepreneurship
LUP, a Basque project led by the leinner Apurva San Juan, which was formed in the laboratory of Oñati, has beaten 8 other state proposals in the final that took place this weekend in Madrid and distributed 100,000 euros in prizes
LUP, a business project that was born in the Oñati laboratory (Gipuzkoa) of the LEINN (Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation) Degree of Mondragon Unibertsitatea, has won the prestigious Impact Social Cup of entrepreneurship. The grand final was held this weekend at La Nave in Madrid, where 8 entrepreneurs aspired to win the title.
The jury responsible for choosing the winning project was composed of Vicent Rosso, co-founder of Consentio and Blablacar Spain; Manu Marín, founder of Halotech and president and co-founder of Impact Social Cup; Yaiza Canosa, founder of GOI; and Josep Coll, founder of Redpoints and co-founder of Repscan.
During the final, the finalists were mentored live for 10 minutes by members of the jury and, after that, the prizes were awarded: 40,000 euros to the first; 30,000 to the second; 20,000 to the third and 10,000 to the fourth. In total, 100,000 euros in cash prizes. Among the objectives of this competition is to promote the SDGs in the entrepreneurial and business ecosystem.
Along with the Basque project LUP, the founders Bcas, Miogas, Bridge for billions, Rooral, Indya, Secret Sound and WIVI Vision reached the final after a hard-fought semi-final with 39 applicants from different sectors. In addition, in rounds prior to the final, there was also the presence of more LEINN Degree entrepreneurs from other laboratories such as the one in Madrid, where Mondragon Unibertsitatea has TeamLabs, radical learning laboratory, as a partner.
LUP: turning text into voice to eliminate barriers
The leinner Apurva San Juan founded, in the context of the LEINN Degree at Mondragon Unibertsitatea, the LUP project together with Eneko Calvo, current technical director. Specifically, he was part of the laboratory that the university has in the Gipuzkoa town of Oñati. The result of his work is the commercialization of a successful technological solution for assisted reading oriented to carry autonomy and facilitate the daily life of people with difficulties.
The intelligent pocket LUPA, which is the name of the final product, is for all kinds of people who have difficulty reading, either due to low vision, dyslexia, visual fatigue, disability, etc.. It is a device designed and developed for all audiences, including anyone who consumes large amounts of text.