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From one mobility expert to another…

[ January 26, 2022   //   ]

Danish start-up byACRE has won the FedEx Express Small Business Grant Competition in Europe. The firm, which designs and produces mobility solutions, won the Grand Prize of €50,000 after being identified as the most innovative and passionate small business out of over 2,100 entries – the highest number of nominations to date.

The company, founded in 2015 and is based in Copenhagen aims to dispel the stigma associated with mobility challenges and help people stay active without compromising their lifestyles.

Judges Choice Awards of €15,000 each also went to eKuore, a Spanish smart medical devices company, MOYU, headquartered in Amsterdam, which creates sustainable writing products erasable and rewritable up to 500 times and Czech-based Apis hive which kills off the Varroa mite, the bee’s greatest enemy.

FedEx has also awarded €10,000 to 15 winners of the People’s Choice Award, voted for by the public in their country.

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