Innovation World Cup

The  IoT / WT Innovation World Cup recognises revolutionary Internet of Things and Wearable Technologies solutions from developers, innovative startups and researchers across the world. Selected startups will compete in 8 categories - Lifestyle, Agriculture, Transport, Healthcare, Industrial, Home, City and Sports and for the following special prizes:

• EBV IoT Hero powered by EBV Elektronik
• rapidM2M Challenge powered by Microtronics
• Smart Clothing Challenge powered by AiQ Smart Clothing

Participants will have the chance to win prizes worth more than 500,000 USD, including a cash prize of 10,000 Euros, valuable business connections, and speaking opportunities at leading international tech events such as HANNOVER MESSE, WT | Wearable Technologies Conferences,IoTWeek Dublin, MEDICA, BIM World MUNICH and more. Participants will also get free use of production labs, testing facilities and technical support, and free Development Kits powered by STMicroelectronics, Würth Elektronik, EBV Elektronik and VARTA Microbattery, among others.

Criteria

Judges from world-leading tech companies will assess the applications and select the most disruptive solutions based on the criteria:

• Level of innovation
• Technological feasibility
• Commercial potential
• Marketing & go-to-market approach
• Time to market
• Sustainability