In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
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In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
Simeon Ononobi on Creating an Engaging Shopping Experience for the African Consumer
Rise of the Next
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Simeon Ononobi on Creating an Engaging Shopping Experience for the African Consumer
Simeon Ononobi and his co-founders Madonna Ononobi (his wife), Suraj Supekar and Harshal Gandole launched Connected Analytics in 2017 in Lagos to offer rewards programs to customers. They've since amassed some 600,000 users and a network of nearly 1,500 merchants, from pharmacies to supermarkets and barber shops in Nigeria. The startup is also entering Kenya, with plans to offer its service in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda. Living in San Francisco, while attending 500 Global’s accelerator pr...
Rise of the Next
In the fall of 2019, Honghao Deng and his co-founder Jiani Zeng joined 500 Global’s accelerator program, as part of Batch 26. Their company Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spin-out, had developed sensors that anonymously track through body heat how people move indoors, to help businesses manage the use of commercial space. Applications include monitoring foot traffic, maintaining clean bathrooms, or activating air conditioning when needed. Butlr was set on deploying its sensors in commercial building...
