Industry of the Future Challenge 2026

Deadline: March 16, 2026

Projects

Grant

Location(s)

France
Online

Up to 10 startups will be selected to advance to the Grand Final.

Overview

Startups – innovate to build the industry of the future!

Details

Give your startup a boost by rethinking the industry of tomorrow!Is your startup developing a technology that could transform the world of industry by improving the quality and performance of its services?

Join the 3rd Industry of the Future Challenge, launched by SKF, a global leader in industrial solutions committed to shaping smarter, more sustainable industries.

Through this challenge, SKF Magnetic Mechatronics (S2M)—SKF’s center of excellence for advanced motion and magnetic bearing technologies—invites startups to collaborate on breakthrough innovations. Together, we aim to build the factories of tomorrow: smarter and more connected, using more sustainable materials, and designed to be safer, more secure, and more human-centric.

Four themes

Smart Enterprise: Solutions that boost industrial performance using smart data, AI, and intelligent systems—transforming raw information into decisive, actionable insights for the industry of the future.
Materials & Processes of the Future: Breakthrough materials, coatings, manufacturing technologies, and disruptive processes that reinvent how tomorrow’s factories operate.
Toward a Decarbonized & Inclusive World: Innovations that reduce environmental impact, enhance circularity, lower energy use, and promote diversity and inclusion in organizations and society.
Audience Favorite: A standout project chosen by the public for its creativity, originality, and potential impact on the Industry of the Future.

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Economics & Business Energy Engineering Environment Physics & Math

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo UN1244 (*not recognized by majority of countries) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate

Selection criteria are proposed by Logitech and an external jury. Considerations are given to technology, sustainability performance, feasibility, and potential further development of the proposal.

Dates

Deadline: March 16, 2026

Cost/funding for participants

Fully Funded

Up for grabs for the winning startups

Gold Award: €5000 of prize money + PoC opportunity with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
Silver Award: €3000 of prize money + PoC opportunity with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
Bronze Award: €2000 of prize money + PoC opportunity with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
Jury Favorite Award: €2000 of prize money + PoC opportunity with SKF Magnetic Mechatronics

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