Next Step Challenge careers

Next Step Challenge is a 6-month business accelerator program that awards €30,000 to accepted startups in the fields of digital health, smart home, smart energy, and communication and provides them with the opportunity to compete for a grand prize of an additional €250,000—the largest entrepreneur prize in the US and Europe!

Using one of the world’s most advanced digital infrastructures built on high-speed fibre broadband and smart grid technology, the program furthermore provides you with access to a living lab of more than 260,000 households to test your products and employ big data analytics. Further, each company receives 200+ hours of intensive business development support from our experienced business consultants.

The Challenge lasts six months and takes each company through an intensive business development program worth more than EUR 100,000. The program will be individually designed to help transform and mature your startup to unleash its full business potential.