Kinin: startup uses AI to improve employees quality of life
Monitoring in real time, the solution of the startup Kinin, seeks to avoid serious accidents and also prevent injuries.
As of August 2023, according to data from the Superintendence of Social Security, a total of 46,276 accident complaints were registered in Chile, with more than 30 thousand of them classified as work-related incidents. With this in mind, different tools have emerged from the startup world to reduce these figures, focusing on prevention.
One of them is Kinin, a startup that focuses on occupational health and ergonomics . innovating with proprietary software which uses artificial intelligence technology to monitor and analyze in real time the postures and movements of workers, analyzing on its platform, providing practical and real-time information to prevent problems related to ergonomics and improve safety in the workplace.
“Our services extend to industries that emphasize occupational health and safety, where workers are the fundamental pillar, not only for production, but as the engine of the company. Although our solution is designed to be applied in any productive company, for about 5 years we have been specializing in mining,” says Gonzalo Ortega, CEO of Kinin.
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Pain: Industries without a risk prevention system
Every innovation is born out of an opportunity or pain. In this sense, Kinin was developed after the founders’ own experience as specialists in ergonomics, safety and occupational health.
“For years, we worked in different industries and realized that many of them did not have an adequate risk prevention system, which generated high rates of accidents, illnesses and absenteeism, affecting productivity, quality and the work environment,” said Ortega, CEO of Kinin.
“We believe that prevention is the best investment for companies and for workers, and that is why we decided to create Kinin, an organization that offers comprehensive advisory, training and evaluation services in the aforementioned areas, and where our objective is to help companies improve their working conditions, reduce their costs associated with occupational risks, and increase their competitiveness and social responsibility.”
Consolidation in the north of the country
The startup claims that one of the fundamental impulses was delivered by Aster, an accelerator based in Antofagasta that provides acceleration programs with an extensive network of companies.
“In addition to mentoring, thanks to Aster, we have been able to validate our business model, improve our value proposition, increase our visibility and credibility in the market, and establish contacts with potential customers, partners and investors,” says Gonzalo Ortega.
With that in mind, one of the startup’s objectives is to consolidate itself in the Antofagasta region, taking advantage of the industrial pole that the region offers. Likewise, they seek to be a benchmark in occupational safety and also internationalize their services.
“As an objective in the medium to long term, the idea is to start expanding to neighboring countries such as Peru, Colombia and Mexico, where there is a growing demand for occupational risk prevention services, and where we can take advantage of our experience and knowledge of the Latin American market,” concludes Gonzalo Ortega.