On a warm day in October, three corporates and two startups gathered together in the TNW offices for the conclusion of the one-hundred-day Vodafone IoT Challenge.
Innovation is something all businesses want, but few actually have time for. We read about the advanced new tools and technologies collecting richer insights and making things faster and easier than ever before. But, when it comes down to it, day-to-day tasks always end up taking precedence over the effort and progress we could make for tomorrow.
The real challenge is simply committing to the time it takes to innovate. That’s why Facilicom Group, Vodafone Ziggo, and the Heineken Experience joined the 2024 edition of the Vodafone IoT Challenge.
The Vodafone IoT Challenge began in 2018, as Vodafone Business IoT experts sought to address some of the most common customer challenges in new ways. The idea behind the initiative was to discover innovative solutions through the collective power of major industry players and cutting edge, young tech companies. After a successful first edition, the Challenge has gone on to welcome partners from different sectors.
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Much like a fitness boot camp, the Vodafone IoT Challenge connects each participant to a startup in the IoT space and gives them the support and motivation to complete a one-hundred-day sprint in which they develop and demo a solution to one key challenge they’re facing.
The challenge kicked off on June 20 with the participants being matched up with two startups: Sensing Feeling and PFM Intelligence.
On October 17, everyone came together for Demo Day to share results and compare notes. Here’s what we learned: