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We are looking for start-ups with power! The creativity and flexibility of start-ups, combined with our knowledge and experience, form the best preconditions for success. This is why we once again bet on the know-how of young entrepreneurs and look forward to create future solutions for the energy sector.
— Michael Strebl, CEO Wien Energie

START UPS WANTED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE ENERGY SECTOR
At the beginning of the Innovation-Challenge are creative business ideas – at the end there are new products and solutions.
If you want to make a change in the energy industry, you are in the right place!

We are looking for start-ups with innovative solutions
Smart City IoT-solutions and services
- Sensor-based solutions in smart buildings or the environment
- IoT services based on LoRaWan
- Digitalisation of district heating and power stations
Innovative B2B und B2C solutions
- Innovative B2C and B2B products and solutions
- Smart customer service solutions
- Smart city analytics
Smart City Mobility
- EV fleet management
- Innovative e-mobility services
- Smart city logistics
START-UP
KEY BENEFITS
GET ACCESS TO A LARGE TARGET GROUP
Wien Energie is responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity, natural gas and heating for around two million people, 230.000 businesses and industrial facilities, as well as 4.500 farms in the Greater Vienna metropolitan area. Cooperating with us will kick-start your business development!
EQUITY FREE AND PROOF OF CONCEPT BUDGET
The program is equity free. After the Innovation Camp the jury will select the top start-ups for the acceleration phase and we will discuss individual cooperation contracts with you. A separate budget is reserved for proofs of concept during this phase.
A STRUCTURED PROCESS FOR COOPERATION
Participate in our Innovation Camp, the Acceleration Phase and the Demo Day in Vienna – travel and accommodation (hotel & flight for 2 persons) expenses for the program sessions are covered by Wien Energie. Benefit from a structured decision making process and top management support.
BE PART OF OUR TEAM
Contribute with your ideas to the Wien Energie Innovation Challenge. You will develop innovative solutions and products in the above mentioned areas and work together with Wien Energie experts in embedded teams. Get the chance to work with leading mentors and experts.
Event | SCHEDULE
Date
What
Aug 21
End submissions
This is an excellent opportunity for your start up, so don’t miss your chance for application – mark your calendar!
Aug 30
End of selection phase I
Pre-Selection of the semi finalist start-ups.
End of Selection phase II
Selection of the camp start-ups.
Team Building
Working sessions focusing on PoC building.
Finalist pitches and winner ceremony of the final teams for the acceleration phase.
Acceleration Phase
Weekly Team meetings and mentor sessions in person or via Skype calls.
MAR 18
Show off your work
Official presentation of the PoC projects in front of the jury.
Winner Ceremony.
MAR / APR
Negotiation of cooperation contracts
Launch of winner products or services.
| WINNERS

IoT.A

WE Box

SPAROX

Smart Drone Inspection

Augmented Reality

BotTina
More than 5.500 individual questions in 25 categories. With the help of an innovative Chatbot customer inquiries can be handled more efficiently.
GALLERY | ATMOSPHERE
At the Innovation Camp, start ups from all over the world worked in mixed teams with Wien Energie employees from 25 departments on new ideas and creative solutions for Wien Energie.
STARTUP | REFERENCES
See what attendees of the last innovation challenge have to say.
We would be glad to list your statement next year 🙂

Chakratec
ULTRA FAST EV CHARGING EVERYWHERE
The cooperation with Wien Energie works very well. The Innovation-Challenge was organized wonderfully from start to finish! We recommend other startups to apply for the Innovation-Challenge because it allows them to use Wien Energie's broad market access to make their own technologies available to a large audience.
— NIR ZOHAR

craftworks
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
The cooperation with Wien Energie was easy and uncomplicated for us. After our first conversation, we were able to start the project within a month. During development, experts from Wien Energie supported us in understanding their systems and data better. This close cooperation has enabled us to achieve exciting results within a month.
— MICHAEL HETTEGGER

Noam
MAKE UNSTRUCTURED DATA WORK
The two and a half days of the Innovation Camp were a marathon. But it certainly paid off for us. The collaboration worked excellently. We quickly identified problems and were able to build a prototype.
— LUKE GOTSZLING (San Francisco)

Tableconnect
MAKE LARGE SURFACES INTERACTIVE
Our participation in the Innovation Challenge 2019 was an out-and-out success. Within just three intensive days, we were able to develop the joint product concept and a prototype. As one of the winning projects, we were then able to tackle the implementation together. This phase was where the idea sharing during the challenge paid off and ensured a productive project environment from the outset.
FAQ
The application process starts with the completion of a form which will be available until 14 August.
Use the form to answer questions about your startup, your team, your business model and about the market you are targeting. We’ll get in touch after we have reviewed all the applications.
We monitor the infection numbers in Austria and globally very closely. In autumn we will decide whether it is possible to hold the Innovation Camp in a personal group format or whether it is better to offer the Innovation Camp as a remote and completely digital option. We will inform all participants in time.
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