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Vodafone Business & The Next Web present:

The IoT Challenge

Unleash the Power of IoT Innovation and Shape the Future of your organisation.

About the IoT Challenge

In a fast-changing business world, the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a gateway to overcome pressing challenges, understand consumer behaviour and forge future-proof business.

Following the success of the 2018 edition, Vodafone and TNW are launching a new IoT Challenge focused on the most popular customer challenge domains. Through the collective power of major industry players, we aim to source powerful and fitting IoT solutions to address your key business challenges.

Seize the chance to pioneer innovation with Vodafone’s top IoT experts and TNW’s open innovation experts. Dive into close collaboration with a dynamic entrepreneur ecosystem and forward-looking corporations.

 

Submit your challenge

Have an innovative IoT challenge that needs solving? Partner with us to harness the creativity and expertise of start-ups eager to tackle real-world problems.

Sign-up as innovator

Are you a start-up ready to take on a cutting-edge IoT challenge? Join our programme to collaborate with leading companies and showcase your solutions.

Our Challenges

The Vodafone IoT Challenge 2.0 is addressing multiple challenges, in collaboration with several corporate partners:

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Heineken: Revolutionise Exhibition Engagement through Intelligent Crowd Management

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Vodafone Ziggo: Revolutionise In-Store Experience with IoT Solutions

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Facilicom: Improving Occupant Experience in Buildings with IoT

Latest updates:

The IoT Challenge 2.0 kicks off in Amsterdam

The IoT Challenge by Vodafone Business has officially begun. On June 20, 2024, 3 major companies and an equal number of startups came together during the kick-off at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam.

In collaboration with The Next Web, the starting signal was given for the hundred-day pilot.

About the previous edition

400+

Startups

from the ecosystem engaged

9/11

Pilots

led to scaled solutions

30M

Impressions

from the ecosystem engaged

25+

Articles

put a spotlight on all brands

25+

Countries

represented in the global scouting campaign

“Pilot resulted in 95% success rate of FLICQ’s sensors, hence why the partnership is still ongoing.” The program was a success, as it pushed our understanding of smart sensors and their market.
Solco Reijnders - Innovation Program Manager, Damen

Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0

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The programme resulted in a long term relation with Sodaq, due to their proven ability to manufacture small and powerful sensors for the recording various criminal events.
Marc Wiebes - Staf Korpsleiding, Directie Strategie & Innovatie, Politie

Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0

Undagrid's contribution led to a remarkable 2 to 5 percent improvement in efficiency, a significant impact especially when considering our volume of 30.000 passengers. This translated to increased satisfaction and higher production.​
Ron Knaap - Business unit Director monitoring and response, Facilicom

Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0

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Who is The Next Web?

TNW is a global brand that connects the tech ecosystem of startups, scale-ups, corporations, governments and investors. Through TNW’s unique all-round power house of events, media, curated spaces and innovation programs, we make a positive impact on the development of tech.  

TNW Programs was established in 2017 as a business unit of TNW to help larger corporations and governments to work better with the startup ecosystem. Today, we are a full-service open innovation advisory business that has run over 250 innovation challenges for our clients, creating value across industries.  

We support the companies in the Vodafone IoT Challenge by connecting them to the top startups from the global tech ecosystem and bring the program to life with the power of our media and events platform.