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:
Heineken: Revolutionise Exhibition Engagement through Intelligent Crowd Management
Vodafone Ziggo: Revolutionise In-Store Experience with IoT Solutions
Facilicom: Improving Occupant Experience in Buildings with IoT
Latest updates:
IoT Challenge: innovation could use a pressure cooker
In the hustle and bustle of everyday business, innovation often gets sidelined. That's one of the reasons why we organized the IoT Challenge. Under time pressure, innovative solutions are developed that organizations can immediately benefit from. The exciting 2024 edition has been successfully completed.
This year, companies like Heineken, VodafoneZiggo, and Trigion teamed up with startups to tackle pressing challenges. Read the full article on how the IoT Challenge accelerates innovation and collaboration.
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
Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0
Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0
Challenge owner Vodafone IoT Challenge 1.0
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.