Meet the top 100 start-ups to watch for in 2026.
The SET100 List brings together the ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐-๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น, selected by an international expert jury from ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ+ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ.
Grab the SET100 List 2026: www.startup-energy-transition.com/the-set100-l...
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๐GTAI joins #SETTF26 as a Silver Partner!
Germany Trade & Invest supports international start-ups & companies to scale and enter the German market, especially in energy, climate tech & deep tech.
๐ Colosseum Berlin
๐๏ธ 17 March 2026
๐๏ธ Early Bird ๐ www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...
Photo credits: photothek/Ute Grabowsky & Dominik Butzmann
Exhibit at SET Tech Festival 2026 (Colosseum Berlin, 17 March)
๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ / ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ / ๐๐? ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ & ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ-๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
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Exhibition space + banner + screen
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10 tickets (Festival + Award Ceremony, incl. catering)
Contact us!
๐VERBUND X joins #SETTF26 as Gold Partner!
As @verbundag.bsky.social's innovation & digital unit, VERBUND X builds new business models + scalable digital solutions to tackle key energy-system challenges. Meet them at:
๐ Colosseum Berlin, 17 March 2026
๐๏ธ Early Bird tickets ๐https://shorturl.at/wHHYz
๐ What do space technologies have to do with the energy transition?
ESA Space Solutions shows how space tech can support green energy and new collaborations.
๐ Green Hydrogen report (with dena): business.esa.int/energy
SET Tech Festival 2026 is happening on 17 March: and itโs our 10th anniversary.
Join us in Berlin for a full day of panels, start-up pitches, networking and the SET Award 2026 Ceremony.
Start-ups: 59 โฌ
Corporates & Ecosystem: 169 โฌ
Investors: 169 โฌ
www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...
For ten years, we are bringing together founders, investors, corporates, and policymakers building the foundations of a sustainable energy future.
Now itโs time to make the next one the most powerful yet.
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17 March 2026 | Berlin, Germany
www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...
Weโre turning 10! ๐
Join the global energy innovation community on 17 March 2026 in Berlin for the SET Tech Festival & SET Award 2026 Ceremony. A day of pitches, panels and partnerships powering the energy transition.
๐ www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...
#STF26 #SET26 #CleanEnergy
โฐ Only 2 days left to apply for the SET Award 2026!
This is it: your final call to join one of the worldโs leading competitions for climate-tech innovation. ๐
If your start-up is driving the energy transition, donโt let this moment pass. www.startup-energy-transition.com/set-award/se...
#Startup
Weโre excited to see the next wave of innovators, last days to finish your application for the SET Award 2026!
So, if you still havenโt applied or your draft is awaitingโฆ this is your sign to hit โsubmitโโจ .
๐ Apply now: www.startup-energy-transition.com/set-award/se...
๐ก Procrastinators, this oneโs for you!
Still havenโt applied for the SET Award 2026? โณ
Join our final Q&A sessions to get your last questions answered before the deadline.
๐
20 Oct (CEST):
๐ 9โ10am โ luma.com/ixgm3f2c
๐ 4โ5pm โ luma.com/4mi6x2os
Already ready? Apply here ๐ lnkd.in/du88NVmV
๐ก โNo silly questions, only unanswered ones!โ
Join our SET Award 2026 Q&A Sessions with Deborah & Niklas, ask anything about the application.
๐
CEST
Thu, 2 Oct | 9โ10 & 16โ17h
Mon, 20 Oct | 9โ10 & 16โ17h
๐ป Free & online
๐ Register: linktr.ee/StartUpEnerg...
๐ SET Award 2026 trailer just dropped.
Because this year marks 10 years of SET celebrating the start-ups that arenโt waiting for change, theyโre building it. ๐โก
โณ Apply by Oct 31, 2025 ๐ shorturl.at/wmsgh
Donโt just watch the trailer, be part of the story. ๐
#SET26 #SETAward
Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy is live in Europe, welcoming 14 deep tech startups from Europe and 15 from North America.
The goal? To scale AI-driven energy solutions for a sustainable, reliable future.
Discover the selected companies: goo.gle/aienergy25-s...
We could give you 100 reasons to apply to the SET Award 2026.
But instead, weโll let the community tell you why it matters. ๐ค
๐ โฌ10k equity-free
โ๏ธ Trip to Berlin to pitch
๐ #SET100 recognition
Applications are OPEN โ and itโs the 10th edition!๐
โณ Deadline: 31 Oct
Apply โ bit.ly/4mdvj7D
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ญโ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ? โก๏ธ The ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง of the ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ is LIVE. Bold climate-tech startups, this is your moment. ๐
โฌ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ!
t.ly/zMV4f
#SET26 #ClimateTech #SETAward
Ten years of impact: the SET Award 2026 application phase is approaching.
This year marks the 10th edition of the SET Award, a decade of celebrating the brightest innovators in climate tech and giving them a global stage to shine. youtu.be/sjCouaYY_7w?...
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ @deutschebahn.com
DB mindbox is also teaming up with exciting new players like Lufthansa to implement cross-industry innovations.
Check the current programs:
๐ www.dbmindbox.com/mindbox/curr...
Concular's circular construction platform saving 30% on demolition costs, Pionierkraft's solar energy sharing for apartments with 1,000+ units sold, Urbio's AI cutting building design time 90%.
๐ www.startup-energy-transition.com/urban-mining...
Weโre thrilled to partner with #AsiaBerlinSummit2025!
๐ Nov 24โ28 | ๐ Rotes Rathaus and Partnersโ Location.
Theme: Connecting Startup Ecosystems for Diversity & Innovation
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ abs2025.asia.berlin
As partners of @worldenergycouncil.bsky.social, weโre looking ahead to WEC 2026 in Riyadh.
The focus? AI, digital tools & data transforming energy systems, business models & infrastructure.
๐
26โ29 Oct 2026๐ Riyadh
๐๏ธ Tickets: worldenergycongress.org ๐ Themes: worldenergycongress.org/news #WEC2026
Cyclize converts plastic waste to cheaper-than-fossil syngas, ROSI recovers ultra-pure materials from solar panels, Variolytics cuts wastewater emissions 50%. These innovations show even "dirty industries" can clean up, with projections for 22.3ร revenue growth in two years.
๐ shorturl.at/A1hn9
๐ This yearโs @startupget.bsky.social Award winners took the stage at #BETD25 & showed us what the #future of #cleanenergy looks like โ #bold, #innovative & driven by #impact: #Cyclize, #Nyobolt, #Concular, #koolboks & #Cowa Thermal Solutions AG.
๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ih...
#SET2025
SET Award โ Clean Energy & Storage
Our 2025 cohort: Cowa's thermal batteries (5x storage), Botree's EV battery recycling, P2H2's electrolyzer slashing costs 65%. These innovations drive โฌ13.4M/month revenue with 9x growth projected and 600% investment surge.
๐ Read more: shorturl.at/x7PTW
#SETAward
SET ON TOUR: weโre bringing the energy to Gitex Europe this week!
Find us under ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ banner in ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐.๐ ๐-๐๐ โ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐.
๐๏ธ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ 3-๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ visit.gitex-europe.com/voucher/GE25...
#SET25 #SETonTour #Gitex #GitexEurope
๐ What do we need to unlock the potential of generative AI for the energy transition?
One powerful answer: Open collaboration.
Panel is available now at youtu.be/1SWJw5dSJVw?...
SET Award โ Mobility & Transportation
Our 2025 cohort has attracted $350 M+ for game-changing solutions: Nyoboltโs ultra-fast EV batteries, Basquevoltโs solid-state tech, Kazamโs charging network, and innovations like wind-assisted ships and hydrogen airships.
๐ Read more: bit.ly/43dMyOy
#SETAward
๐ โA solution is to take the existing carbon sources that we already have and bring them back into a circle.โ
Thatโs exactly what Cyclize, winners of the #SETAward in the Industry category, are doing. Watch their full pitch at youtu.be/j7nsNwa2Mvg
Climate tech is ready to scale. So why aren't we funding it? In this high-impact panel at #SETTF25, leaders from venture capital, policy, and industry tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks in the energy transition: how to finance climate tech at scale ๐ youtu.be/0eh5hFKsJ_o