SET 2023 International Competition for Start-ups Worldwide

The Start Up Energy Transition Award (SET) is an international competition for start-ups worldwide who are working on ideas affecting the global energy transition and climate change. In the last six years, the award has received more than 2,700 applications from over 100 countries.

• Table of Content
• About Start Up Energy Transition (SET)
• SET International Competition
• Aim and Benefits of SET International Competition
• Requirements for SET International Competition Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for SET International Competition
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Start Up Energy Transition (SET)

The Start Up Energy Transition(SET) Award is an international competition for start-ups and young companies worldwide who are working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change. In the last four years, the award has received more than 2,700 applications from over 100 countries. SET is powered by the German Energy Agency (dena), in cooperation with the World Energy Council.... read more... continue reading

SET International Competition

Aim and Benefits of SET International Competition

Winner of category:

• €10 000 Prize money per winner

• Profile of start-up celebrated across the World Energy Council’s global energy network in 99 countries

• Opportunity to attend the World Energy Leaders’ Summit

• Extra visibility and PR

• Speaking slot at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023

Finalists:

• Round trip flights to and from Berlin, and accommodation for 2 representatives of the start-up to attend the SET Tech Festival and Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

• Connect with a C-level jury

• Booth at the SET Tech Festival

• Live pitches at the SET Tech Festival

• Feature in the “Energy Frontrunners” series

• Access to exclusive partner events globally

SET100:

• Feature in our annual SET100 list publication, which is circulated to investors, corporates, and political stakeholders across the globe

• Free tickets to the SET Tech Festival 2023

• Free tickets to the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) 2023

• Content creation: interviews & articles

• Access to exclusive partner events globally

Requirements for SET International Competition Qualification

• Founding year: The start-up must not have been founded longer than ten years ago. In other words, the date of foundation cannot exceed 2012

• Application language: As SET is a global competition with an international jury, the application, including any attached documents, must be in English

• Company registration: The start-up applying must be registered, or be in the process of becoming registered

• Technology readiness level: The start-up must be able to present a functioning prototype and a proof of concept or a client, and/or an industrial/corporate/institutional partner

• Completed form: The applicant must fill out the entire form. Partially completed applications will not be accepted

Interview date, Process and Venue for SET International Competition

Timeline

• 1 November, 2022 – 16 January, 2023 :The seventh round of the SET Award is launched and will run until the 16 January 2023. After this date, no application will be accepted. 
• 17 January – 16 February, 2023 :Our evaluation partner rates the applications and determine the qualified applications that will be sent to the judges for final review. After that, the jury reviews the applications to select the best 100 start-ups of 2023 for the SET100 list 2023.
• 17 February, 2023 :The SET100 list with the best 100 energy start-ups of 2023 is released and the three finalists of each category are announced.
• 28 March, 2023 :The finalists come to Berlin and meet the jury at the jury meeting to present their innovation. On the day after, the pitch their solution at the SET Tech Festival and Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue on 28 March 2023. In the evening, the winners of each category are announced at the SET Award Ceremony 2023.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit SET website