Second place and award of EUR 1500 received Help'a'bit (Estonia) and third place and award of EUR 500 received startup Food Fellas (Estonia).Event in which groups of software developers work at an accelerated pace A Wikimedia Hackathon in PragueĪ hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest, datathon or codefest a portmanteau of hacking and marathon) is an event where people engage in rapid and collaborative engineering over a relatively short period of time such as 24 or 48 hours.
Four teams were formed internally by Rimi employees, highlighting the company's commitment to fostering internal innovation.Īdditionally, the winners of the hackathon's hackers track were Peak Save (Latvia), receiving EUR 3 000, tickets to the conference “TechChill 2024”, along with the opportunity to explore further collaboration with Rimi Baltic. With over 120 registrations for the hackathon track, a total of 54 individuals formed teams, and 20 teams commenced their journey. “Dabas Trauks” will receive mentoring and support from Rimi to further develop their innovative solution. From this group, "Dabas Trauks" (a company focused on creating disposable tableware made from oats, earned recognition from the Future Business Board. Now, we enter the most exciting phase, where we set goals and timeframes for launching pilots and evaluating the results,” says Future Business Board member Zanda Šadre.Īdditionally, 20 startups participated in an online quick pitch session with selected members by the Rimi Future Business Board. This approach has proven successful, as we have surpassed our year goal of initiating five pilot projects for new business models, efficiency, or sustainability in just three days. The startups presented to the jury of the Future Business Board. During the three-day hackathon, around 60 employees met with 22 startups to design their pitch on potential collaboration. "Open innovation is an effective way for large and stable companies to inject new ideas and work methods into the organization. The winning startups from the hackathon's startup track were: Traxlo (Lithuania), Envelope (Estonia), LiTech (Estonia), goodbag (Austria), Footprints AI (Romania), Revo Food (Austria). The evaluation process was conducted by the Rimi Future Business Board members, consisting of Vaidas Lukoševičius, Vaido Padumäe, Valdis Turlais, Liene Perija, Dainis Bērziņš, Gita Rudoviča, Maris Rannus, Andris Vedigs and Zanda Šadre. From this group, Rimi carefully selected six startups to embark on pilots, reserving funding in total amount of EUR 200 000 aimed at testing their products or services. After three days of intense work in Rimi headquarters in Riga and careful evaluation process, Rimi has selected six startups for paid pilots, paving the way for innovation and collaboration in the retail industry.Īmong the numerous applications received, 22 startups were given the opportunity to engage with Rimi representatives and present their specific proposals for paid pilot projects.
The event witnessed a remarkable response, attracting 52 startup applications from 15 countries across the globe. Rimi, a leading retail chain in the Baltics, last week has accomplished an exceptional milestone with the successful completion of its inaugural retail hackathon within Rimi Open Innovation platform.
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