Metawave, a leading start-up revolutionizing the future of radar sensing for highly automated driving and lowering the cost and complexity for 5G connectivity, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers. Founded in 2017, Metawave is headquartered in Palo Alto and has state-of-the-art labs located in Carlsbad and Palo Alto, CA.
The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that is involved in the design, development, and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. Technology Pioneers community is an integral part of the larger Global Innovators community of start-ups at the World Economic Forum.
Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, CEO Maha Achour of Metawave will be invited to participate in World Economic Forum activities, events, and discussions throughout the year. Metawave will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with policymakers and private sector leaders to help define the global agenda on key issues.
According to Maha Achour, Metawave is honored to be a part of this elite group of World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers to be able to share its work and vision with global leaders. Metawave’s platforms are even more critical as they adjust to COVID-19 shelter-in-place followed by new ways to work, learn, entertain, and collaborate. 5G low-latency edge-services combined with mobility-as-a-service give us hope for secure and effective communications, new ways to transport people and physical goods, and even start to create and provide effective training for new kinds of jobs across a myriad of industries.
This year’s cohort selection marks the 20th anniversary of the Tech Pioneers community. Throughout its 20-year run, many Technology Pioneers have continuously contributed to advancement in their industries while some have even gone on to become household names. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter, and Wikimedia.
2020 Tech Pioneer firms are shaping the future by advancing technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, biotechnology, and many more. The diversity of these companies extends to their leadership as well, as over 25% of 2020 Tech Pioneers are female-led. The firms also come from regions all around the world, extending their community far beyond Silicon Valley.
World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers have been selected based on the community’s selection criteria, which includes innovation, impact, and leadership as well as the company’s relevance with the World Economic Forum’s Platforms.
