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Five innovative packaging businesses unveil cutting-edge solutions providing real-time product safety data.

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Smart packaged solutions from 5 emerging companies, delivering real-time data protects products,...
Smart packaged solutions from 5 emerging companies, delivering real-time data protects products, incorporating cutting-edge technology advancements.

Enhanced Abilities at Hand: What We Offer

Traditional packaging options simply can't keep up with real-time tracking and product protection in today's fast-paced world. Issues like counterfeit goods, inefficient supply chains, and environmental concerns call for updated solutions. Here's where smart packaging steps in.

By integrating cutting-edge technologies like IoT, blockchain, and AI, smart packaging enhances package functionality, offering real-time data, boosting product security, enhancing user interaction, and promoting sustainability. Get a sneak peek at the top five growth-stage smart packaging startups that are tackling these challenges head-on, making a significant impact in the packaging industry.

  1. ImpacX - Capping It Off, the Smart Way

ImpacX creates smart cap solutions for a variety of products like water bottles, vitamin pills, cleaning supplies, and more. These caps can send reminders, notifications for refills, and share usage data with consumers and brands. With a robust IoT platform, ImpacX stands out as the only company offering commercially available IoT smart cap platforms for multiple industries, including pharma, beauty, and cleaning. Leading brands like Danone and Bayer are already jumping on the smart cap bandwagon.

ImpacX's CEO, Kobi Bentkovski, holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA. The startup raised $1M in Seed funding in 2018.

  1. Vesta Smart Packaging - Save the World, One Refill at a Time

Vesta Smart Packaging is on a mission to reduce daily plastic consumption by offering refillable smart packaging. Their products track contents, identify when they're empty, and automatically order refills, helping to eliminate single-use plastic. Apart from convenience, this solution offers benefits to businesses, such as data on consumption habits, preferences, and frequency, as well as enhanced supply chain security.

Dave Carr, Vesta's COO, is a graduate of Durham University.

  1. Chroma Signet - QR Codes Meet Blockchain

Chroma Signet utilizes blockchain-based solutions to give supply chain transparency and provenance across the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. With unique QR codes, brands can easily share authenticity information, in-depth ingredient details, or their brand story with customers. Their technology offers additional benefits like loyalty rewards through NFTs and tokens, exclusive discounts, and early-bird drops. Chroma Signet raised $1.6M in funding, with the latest round in 2020.

  1. Cellr - QR Codes with a Personal Touch

Cellr uses QR codes and NFC/RFID technologies to offer consumers unique, personalized experiences through their products. They integrate seamlessly into manufacturing processes and offer additional features like geo-targeting and data collection. Companies partnering with product verification services, like BWGA, help maintain brand authenticity. With over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, Cellr's founder and CEO, Chris Braine, is leading the charge.

  1. LivingPackets - Sustainable Packaging for Logistics

Addressing the need for eco-friendly solutions in the logistics industry, LivingPackets offers a recyclable, trackable, and versatile packaging solution called 'The Box'. Made from recyclable materials, 'The Box' eliminates single-use packaging boxes, reducing waste and moving towards a circular economy. The Box also features various sensors for tracking and security, an e-ink display for easy updates, and other benefits for logistic companies.

Partnering with innovative startups like these can help your business stay ahead of the competition and tackle industry challenges more effectively. Reach out to our experts today to learn more!

discover the Packaging Trends 2025 report here.

  1. The manufacturing industry is witnessing a revolution with the integration of technology in packaging, as demonstrated by startups like ImpacX, who are integrating IoT in smart cap solutions for various industries.
  2. In a bid to combat the environmental concerns associated with the packaging industry, Vesta Smart Packaging offers refillable smart packaging, enabling businesses to collect data on consumption habits and preferences.
  3. The financial landscape of the packaging industry is evolving, as startups like Chroma Signet raise substantial funding, employing blockchain-based solutions to provide supply chain transparency and consumer engagement in the consumer packaged goods industry.

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