Grid Edge 2025 Innovation Challenge Startups

Request an invite: Startups


The Grid Edge Innovation Challenge is designed to connect startups (up to $50MM USD equity raised) with interested funders (dilutive and non dilutive) and potential project sponsors to accelerate viable deployment of scalable solutions to critical Grid Edge challenges within 24 months.

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Please briefly describe your solution and the problem it solves (250 word limit)

Applications must include a 3-minute max recorded video (250 MB MAX). Applications will also be used to select startups to present at 3 minute Lightning Pitch Rounds on the exhibit floor at the Startup and Innovation Showcase Stage.


The format of the video should include:


Yourself: the participant should be included in the video recording.

Slides: maximum of 5 presentation slides

Explain the problem you are trying to solve. Grid Edge-related problems only.

Market

Solution

Path to Scale

Video submissions should be considered public and available to IEEE to use as marketing.

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Would you like to have a booth at Startup Alley?*

If accepted to Lightning Round and/or Innovation Challenge, would you like to have a booth at Startup Alley? Booth includes: 10'x10' space AND carpet, 6" ft table and two chairs - $2,500 (regular price $3,500+) *limit 35 booths

Rounded to the nearest 100k in USD?

How much non-dilutive funding have you raised?*

in USD?

Patent protection in the US?*

Do you have patent protection in the US for your technology?

If so, how much (rounded to the nearest 100k in USD)?

Please briefly summarize any conducted pilots - paid and unpaid. If none, write NONE. (250 words max)

Are you interested in an unpaid or paid pilot? If so, with what sort of organization (corporation, utility, academic institution, other)?

Which Grid Edge theme(s) best relates to your solution/technology?

Describe your Total Addressable Market, Service Addressable Market, and Service Obtainable Market. (250 words max)

If you chose 'other' in the question above, please let us know how you learned about the program.

What resources are you looking for to develop/scale your business/solution? (250 word max)

Please recommend other possible project sponsors, investors/funders, startups to receive an invitation to the Grid Edge Innovation Venture Challenge.

Form Submission Statement*

By submitting this form, you are confirming that no confidential information has been disclosed in answering any of the above questions.

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