Startupnews - SaveStrike, Polycare, Mansio and Sleepwaves

SaveStrike app promotes conscious consumption. Quality over quantity. iOS & Android. Polycare SEMBLA® masonry system: geopolymer concrete for greater energy efficiency. Mansio and Pem Motion with truck-trailer interlock system. Apps SnoreLab & Sleepwave with Silent Sonar. better sleep understanding.

Berlin-based FinTech company SaveStrike has launched its innovative savings app for iOS and Android following a successful seven-figure funding round. The app, which operates on the principle of "save now, buy later," aims to make saving more attractive to young people by encouraging conscious consumption based on quality rather than quantity. With over 120 partner stores, the app enables universal saving of products from various online stores and offers flexible cashback options. Unlike platforms like Klarna, which encourage excessive consumer debt, SaveStrike advocates against excessive consumption and promotes financially responsible behavior.

With SaveStrike, we enable our users to make their individual right purchase decisions to be satisfied and financially free in the long run

Jan Wedemeyer, Co-Founder SaveStrike

The founders of SaveStrike see the app not just as a shopping platform, but as a movement to encourage young people to be more responsible and sustainable with their consumption. The app offers not only the ability to better manage personal budgets, but also financial education tools and resources to encourage a healthy financial mindset. The goal is to make saving attractive again while bringing quality and sustainability into focus.

Polycare presents sustainable masonry system for circular construction

Polycare presents the SEMBLA® masonry system on the German market, which is a pioneering solution for sustainable construction. By combining material and product innovations, the system paves the way for a functioning circular economy in construction. The system's circular design extends from raw materials to production and disassembly, and thanks to its connecting elements, the masonry can be directly reused after deconstruction. The modular system is based on a 12.5-centimeter masonry grid, allows for customized design and is accompanied by energy-efficient features. Hollow chambers in the masonry can be filled with various insulating materials, while the low-CO2 geopolymer concrete reduces CO2 emissions by up to 70 percent compared to conventional concrete. The SEMBLA® masonry system is versatile and opens up a sustainable and future-proof construction method. The first customer project in Düsseldorf will be realized in early 2024, accompanied by the establishment of a production plant in North Rhine-Westphalia for extensive manufacturing of the product in Germany.

Mansio and Pem Motion with truck-trailer locking system

Aachen-based start-up MANSIO and development service provider PEM Motion have developed a smart truck-trailer locking system that prevents unintentional or criminal coupling. The permanently installed, keyless IoT module can be integrated into telematics software or controlled via app. The "Smart Lock" prototype will be presented for the first time at the NUFAM commercial vehicle trade show. The system contributes to the anti-theft security of semitrailers and is suitable for a wide range of applications, from trailer leasing to fleet management. The secure app control allows for easy locking and unlocking, and the developers also considered security and cybersecurity issues.

Founder Jules Goldberg unveils sleep technology in apps SnoreLab and Sleepwave

Jules Goldberg, founder of SnoreLab and Sleepwave, started using sonar technology for sleep analysis in 2019. His research led to the patent-pending motion detection technology that is the basis for his app Sleepwave. Inspired by dolphins and their sonar, the app captures sleepers' movements and breathing through the phone's speaker and microphone using a technology called Silent Sonar. In this video, the Cambridge graduate explains his motivation for developing these apps.