Covid-19 has taught entrepreneurs and especially startups to move fast and pivot. These are some of the best startups who are tackling the Covid-19 issue at present. 

1. MachineMetrics, an industrial IoT platform for machines, doubled down on remote technology monitoring during COVID-19 to help manufacturers monitor their factory productivity and supply chains from afar. Additionally, the company developed a program to provide free access to its technology to any manufacturer involved in the production of COVID-19-related manufacturing, such as ventilator components or testing and protective equipment or any COVID-19 related manufacturing.

2. Orbs, a public blockchain stack that helps businesses and governments develop blockchain applications, saw an opportunity to adapt its technology to the new challenges that COVID introduced to daily lives. A key challenge? How countries could safely open up their borders to both residents and visitors, and how individuals could prove the authenticity of their health condition while maximizing privacy. “From the very first days of the COVID outbreak, we set our minds to figuring out how blockchain can be the technological foundation for current challenges,” said Netta Korin, co-founder at Orbs.

3. Avellino shifted its business model during the crisis, pivoting from genetic data and diagnostics to filling a gap in the testing market for the COVID-19 crisis. The change came about after just 3 weeks of brainstorming sessions. The company credits its agility to the team’s alignment on purpose and priorities, said Eric Bernabei, the Chief Sales, and Marketing Officer.

Source Credit: World Economic Forum