Innovation That Matters

Top Ten Innovation Report for June

Here is this month’s Top Ten Innovation Report, featuring the most inspiring and popular business ideas from the Springwise Access database over the last four weeks.

App lets shoppers scan, pay and leave without queuing

Mishipay is a new app that brings the speed of the digital shopping basket to the bricks and mortar store.

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Coffee grounds recycled into sustainable fire logs

Clean tech company bio-bean is crowdfunding Coffee Logs, its latest sustainable biofuel product and first to be available to the public.

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Contactless donation in cafes help feed children around the world

Lunchbox is a contactless donation box that could increase monetary donations by upgrading the old-fashioned change bucket.

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Custom snacks on-demand with 3D printing

Finnish company VTT is developing smart vending machines that could produce personalized snacks based on preferred textures and flavors.

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IFTTT for groceries orders ice cream when it’s hot

Tesco has partnered with IFTTT so customers can auto-adapt their grocery delivery according to the weather, price drops, dinner reservations, and more.

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Journalism pay-per-article platform aims to be Spotify for news

Blendle is a platform that lets readers make micropayments to access news articles behind paywalls without having to subscribe.

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One lease for dreamy live-work locations around the world

Roam residents can access communal live-work spaces in Bali, Madrid, Miami, and more for USD 500 a week.

Read more about Roam »

The Top 10 Fin Tech startups for 2016

We’ve put together the top 10 Fin Tech startups from this year, designed to provide you with plenty of fresh inspiration for the future.

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Video ads could adapt to viewers’ emotions

Vyking is using webcams to analyze viewers’ real-time emotional responses to ads, and adapting content according to engagement.

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Wise Words with Sanjay Arora — the entrepreneur taking on Google Search

How a “builder of things” is on a quest to tackle the search engine giants, and give people a chance to encounter the hidden, neglected parts of the world wide web.

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In the Top Ten Innovation Report, we present a digestible run down of the best innovations from the last four weeks. Published monthly, these reports are a quick and pain free way to stay up to date on the latest innovations, and are included as a part of a Springwise Access account.

IFTTT for groceries orders ice cream when it’s hot