– You may have 0-30 000 € of outside funding 

• Source of funding can be: competitions, angel investors, grants and scholarships 

– You have a business idea, a concept or a demo 

– Your product or service is still at its planning stage 

– You have not yet generated any turnover 

– You want to get feedback, sparring and direction towards further development 

– You may have 0-100 000 € of outside funding

• Source of funding can be: competitions, angel investors, grants, scholarships, public funding,
• No significant VC-investments or seed round

– You have an MVP, prototype or a pilot version

– You have had your first customer validation from interviews, pilots or users

– You have an understanding about your target market and business model

– You have a team or are building one, that is committed to developing the startup going forward

– Your Startup focuses on Data Center Innovations (see detailed focus areas below) 

• Focus Areas of the track – Startups should clearly fit into one or more of the following areas: 

1. Power & Capacity Management 

Optimizing limited grid and power capacity to support AI and growth. Examples: load management, peak shaving, grid flexibility, IT–facility power coordination. 

2. Cooling & Heat Innovation 

Nextgeneration cooling solutions and highvalue heat reuse. Examples: liquid/immersion cooling, retrofit cooling, district heating integration. 

2. Resilient & Intelligent Operations 

Automation and intelligence that reduce risk and increase uptime. Examples: predictive maintenance, incident management, reliability tools. 

4. Sustainability & Compliance 

Solutions enabling transparent, auditable, and sustainable operations. Examples: carbon reporting, CSRD/NIS2 tools, lifecycle and asset tracking. 

– You may have 0-100 000 € of outside funding 

• Source of funding can be: competitions, angel investors, grants, scholarships, public funding, 

• No significant VC-investments or seed round 

– You have a business idea, concept, demo, MVP, prototype, or pilot-phase solution 

– You may or may not yet have a formal company, customers, or revenue