Manufacturing Day
9 May 2025|
Vienna, Austria
| Sofiensaele: Marxergasse 17, 1030 Vienna
BoostUp! East 2025
“BoostUp! East 2025” is a startup competition organised by EIT Manufacturing to identify and support promising startups. This year’s edition of BoostUp! East is open to startups from all EU27 and Horizon Europe-associated countries with solutions focusing on energy transition for the manufacturing industry.
Out of all eligible applicants, a jury of experts will select up to 10 finalists which will pitch their company in front of a jury composed of independent experts during the in-person event Manufacturing Day, in Vienna, on 9 May 2025.
The winning startups will receive a monetary prize to support their European expansion strategy. The prize fund is EUR 5 000, sponsored by the Vienna Business Agency.
Qualified startups
“BoostUp! East 2025” is focusing on the energy transition for the manufacturing industry. Therefore, submissions need to fit one of the following technological domains:
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Renewable energy generation & storage, including hydropower, solar and photovoltaic, on-shore wind and green hydrogen.
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Energy storage, transport and distribution, including large-scale batteries, smart grids, electricity and gas networks, hydrogen transport, storage and distribution, smart metering, grid cybersecurity and resilience and heating and cooling technologies.
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Energy sales and decentralised energy solutions, including: heat pumps and associated technologies, decentralised battery storage, small-scale hydrogen production and storage, and photovoltaic and solar for B2B customers.
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Energy management & internet of energy (IoE), including: demand response and demand side management, smart lighting, energy monitoring and auditing and energy efficiency.
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Decarbonisation and circular solutions for the industry, including: carbon capture & storage (CCS), CO² management & consulting and recycling solutions for batteries, photovoltaic, wind and similar.
Read more about the call details and guidelines or apply through the button below.