Enter the 16th Innovation World Cup for Free and Join the Grand Pitch Final at Hannover Messe
The Innovation World Cup®, the premier competition for IoT and DeepTech innovation invites startups, scaleups, and innovative SMEs worldwide to showcase their solutions.
Submit your innovative solutions free of charge in the following categories: Industry, Energy, Mobility, and Security.
Winners will gain valuable business opportunities with top global technology companies, investors, and partners like STMicroelectronics, Würth Elektronik, EBV Elektronik, Siemens, Bosch, HTGF, VDMA, and more.
Why Join the Innovation World Cup®?
- Exclusive business connections with international leading tech corporates, potential investors and partners
- Free use of production labs, testing facilities and technical support
- Free Development Kits supported by STMicroelectronics, Würth Elektronik and EBV Elektronik
- Free marketing packages and media publicity at a global level
- Placement on the Hall of Fame of the Innovation World Cup®
- A cash prize of €10,000 for the 8th EBV Innovation Hero.
The Top 15 Techpreneurs 2025 will pitch live at the HANNOVER MESSE 2025, on 1 April 2025, during the award ceremony at the TechTransfer stage.
By entering your submission you can additionally take part in the following special prizes of the competition:
- ST Innovation Challenge powered by STMicroelectronics
- EBV Innovation Hero powered by EBV Elektronik
The participation in the competition is FREE OF CHARGE.
Deadline: Submit your solution by 6 February 2025, 23:59 (CET).
If your solution is a wearable technology you can also qualify for the WT | Wearable Technologies Conferences Europe 2025, at Americas & at ASIA 2025.
Past Competition: 15th Innovation World Cup 2024
Deadline for this cup is over, but you can already submit your solution for the next year’s 16th Innovaton World Cup. The Top 18 techpreneurs in the Industrial, Energy, Mobility, and Robotics categories, along with the finalists of the EBV Innovation Hero and the ST Industrial Innovation Challenge, showcased at HANNOVER MESSE on April 24, 2024, on the Industry 4.0 Stage. Expert jurors evaluated their solutions live during the grand pitch finals of the 15th Innovation World Cup at HANNOVER MESSE 2024. Discover the jury members below:
