Vodafone Business &
The Next Web present:
the IoT Challenge
Unleash the Power of IoT Innovation and Shape the Future of your organisation.
Join the Vodafone Business 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.
Solving Challenges with IoT Solutions?
Interested in collaborating with forward-thinking organizations to address pressing issues? Please provide your information in the form below!
Why join?
Fast adoption of innovative solutions
During a 100-day pilot you will work together with the best solution provider to co-create an innovative solution to your challenge.
Foster collaboration and co-creation with the ecosystem
Close the gap between you and the entrepreneur ecosystem as you engage with many IoT solution providers and five other partners.
Stay ahead with real-time intelligence and insights
Gain new insights and intelligence of the latest tech trends and
developments as you participate in collaborative challenges.
Spark an innovative and collaborative culture
Lead by example and inspire your colleagues and company to open doors, showcasing your results during the Demo Day.
Step into the spotlight
Benefit from the visibility the IoT Challenge creates for your brand.
Vodafone Innovation Challenge 2018
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
Organizations we've worked with
Timeline and commitment
Challenge Shaping
Innovation challenge guided by TNW and Vodafone Experts.
Launch Event & Kick-Off
Start of the Vodafone IoT Challenge and Launching Event.
Partner Selection
Engage with IoT solutions to select the best one for piloting.
Collaboration Shaping
Shape the first outline of the pilot collaboration.
100-day Pilot
100-day collaboration to shape and execute the pilot.
Demo Day
The ecosystem comes together to showcase achievements.
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.
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