Two NGI Sargasso innovators, Startin’Blox and Werenode, have been included in the list of the “26 top Web 3.0 companies and startups in France in January 2025”, powered by the F6S Community.
The French Internet game-changers applied to the NGI Sargasso Open Call 2 and Open Call 3, respectively, and were selected to join our Transatlantic journey to shape a more human-centric Internet.
Startin’Blox: An App Builder for Data Spaces
Startin’Blox, founded in 2018 by Alex Bourlier, and based in Paris, is an app builder for data spaces. They help the ecosystem of companies to share data in a sovereign way by providing them with apps that matches their data sharing needs.
They submitted the project Rosetta Stone for APIs (RSFA) together with Open Food Network Canada. Within EU data spaces, in American agriculture and through the Indian Stack, there is fast growing demand for interoperability based on the same global technical standards. In these 3 continents, there is explicit demand for a Rosetta Stone for APIs, as organizations need to make their existing APIs interoperable with their partners. In this project, the NGI Sargasso innovators are developing an open source solution that easily transforms an API from its current form to one that is compliant with the ontology of its industry.
Werenode: Boosting EV Charging Network with Web3.0 Technologies
Werenode leverages Web3.0 technologies to create a decentralized digital ecosystem that supports the sharing of EV charging stations, low-cost infrastructure deployment, advanced services like smart charging and user group management, and decentralized energy communities. It was also founded in 2018 in Paris, and its CEO is Benoît Maïsseu.
This French company applied to our Open Call 3 with their project Internet Of Things automatic PAYment solution (IOTPAY), partnered by GAPASK Inc (Canada). IOTPAY is dedicated to developing a robust, interoperable decentralized payment ecosystem specifically designed for IoT devices. By harnessing blockchain technology, IOTPAY significantly reduces fraud and errors while boosting operational efficiency. This innovative platform ensures seamless, secure and automatic transactions between connected devices, paving the way for a smarter, more reliable digital economy.
Startin’Blox and Werenode, congratulations for this achievement!