Below are the finalists for the SmartCamp Kickstart in Paris on August 31; three startups with smart solutions. It will not be an easy decision when the time comes to announce a winner, but it will certainly make for an exciting SmartCamp day ahead!

CaptainDash: Focused on providing new generation business analytics dashboard for enterprise, using Hadoop as the core technological engine.

HiKoB: Provides best-of-breed wireless instrumentation systems and wireless sensor networks to capture the environment and feed your database.

SmartGrains: SmartGrains deploys its ‘ParkSense’ guidance system to solve parking issues. They produce intelligent networks of wireless autonomous sensors that provide a real-time map of available parking spaces, across city streets and parking lots.