Welcome back to another HackerNoon Startups of the Week! If you’re not already in the loop, each week, the team at HackerNoon showcases a list of startups from our Startups of The Year database. All these startups have been nominated as one of the best in their respective category or region.

This week, we’re pleased to bring you Cropler, Connectech, and DoubleShift.

Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year? Learn how here.

Meet Startups of the Week

Cropler

Cropler is the world’s first real-time remote photo plant monitoring technology that is about to become an AI-powered digital agronomical assistant. Cropler uses smart AI-powered mobile agri-cameras to help farmers and agri-businesses identify the key phenophases, diseases, and inputs efficiency to perform necessary agricultural operations timely.

Located in Warsaw, Poland, this startup has been nominated as one of the best in their region, along with nominations in IoT, Hardware, and Climatetech.

Support Cropler - Vote here!

Connectech

Connectech specializes in creating digital platforms that streamline connectivity and enhance business operations through custom software, app development, and integration solutions.

This company has been nominated as one of the best Startups of The Year for South Jakarta, Indonesia, with additional nominations in the Marketing, Creative Agency, and Social Media industries.

Support Connectech - Vote here!

DoubleShift

DoubleShift is a creative agency focused on building impactful brand strategies and communications for "challenger" brands. They handle brand identity, design, and storytelling, aiming to help clients connect deeply with their audiences.

Based in Pretoria, South Africa, DoubleShift was recognized as one the best startups in its location, with additional nominations across the following industries: Marketing, Creative Agency, and Media Production.

Support DoubleShift - Vote here!

Featured Interview of The Week

Follow Cropler’s example and take advantage of your free Startups of The Year interview: simply create your business page on HackerNoon, and pick from one of our interview templates here.

Today, we’ll focus on the Media Startup Interview. This template lets you highlight what makes your startup unique, including what inspired you to enter the media industry and the specific value your company brings to it. Share your biggest challenges in transforming the traditional media landscape, your strategies to overcome them, and how you keep pace with rapidly changing trends to stay competitive. Finally, outline your long-term vision, goals, and plans for future growth, showing voters why they should support you in Startups of The Year.

Here’s a quote from Cropler featured in their published interview, telling us why they decided to participate in Startups of The Year:

Entering into HackerNoon's Startups of the Year is not an opportunity for Cropler but rather a stage to revolutionize the agribusiness panorama. We come to introduce our pioneering AI agri-camera technology that's going to change the world and make agriculture more predictable and effective. This is a moment in the spotlight to galvanize an industry for the attention of global investors, tech enthusiasts, and potential partners who are committed to transforming agriculture through innovation as much as we are.

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That’s all we have for you today, folks!

We’ll see you at the next one.

The HackerNoon Team