Meet the top 100 start-ups to watch for in 2026.

The SET100 List brings together the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹, selected by an international expert jury from 𝟰𝟳𝟬+ 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲.

Grab the SET100 List 2026: www.startup-energy-transition.com/the-set100-l...

🚀GTAI 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.

📍 Colosseum Berlin
🗓️ 17 March 2026
🎟️ Early Bird 👉 www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...

Photo credits: photothek/Ute Grabowsky & Dominik Butzmann

Exhibit at SET Tech Festival 2026 (Colosseum Berlin, 17 March)
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 / 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 / 𝐕𝐂? 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟑 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 & 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬.
✅ Exhibition space + banner + screen
✅ 10 tickets (Festival + Award Ceremony, incl. catering)
Contact us!

🌟VERBUND 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:
📍 Colosseum Berlin, 17 March 2026
🎟️ Early Bird tickets 👉https://shorturl.at/wHHYz

🚀 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.
👉 Green Hydrogen report (with dena): business.esa.int/energy

SET Tech Festival 2026 is happening on 17 March: and it’s 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 €
Corporates & Ecosystem: 169 €
Investors: 169 €
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 it’s time to make the next one the most powerful yet.

📅 17 March 2026 | Berlin, Germany
www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...

We’re turning 10! 🎉

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.

👉 www.startup-energy-transition.com/tech-festiva...
#STF26 #SET26 #CleanEnergy

⏰ Only 2 days left to apply for the SET Award 2026!

This is it: your final call to join one of the world’s leading competitions for climate-tech innovation. 🌍
If your start-up is driving the energy transition, don’t let this moment pass. www.startup-energy-transition.com/set-award/se...
#Startup

We’re excited to see the next wave of innovators, last days to finish your application for the SET Award 2026!
So, if you still haven’t applied or your draft is awaiting… this is your sign to hit “submit”✨ .
👉 Apply now: www.startup-energy-transition.com/set-award/se...

SET Award 2026 Applications - Q&A · Luma This Q&A session is intended for founders of energy and climate tech startups who are interested in applying for the SET Award 2026. It is intended to answer…

💡 Procrastinators, this one’s for you!
Still haven’t applied for the SET Award 2026? ⏳
Join our final Q&A sessions to get your last questions answered before the deadline.
📅 20 Oct (CEST):
🕘 9–10am → luma.com/ixgm3f2c
🕓 4–5pm → luma.com/4mi6x2os
Already ready? Apply here 👉 lnkd.in/du88NVmV

💡 “No silly questions, only unanswered ones!”

Join our SET Award 2026 Q&A Sessions with Deborah & Niklas, ask anything about the application.

📅 CEST

Thu, 2 Oct | 9–10 & 16–17h
Mon, 20 Oct | 9–10 & 16–17h

💻 Free & online
👉 Register: linktr.ee/StartUpEnerg...

👀 SET Award 2026 trailer just dropped.

Because this year marks 10 years of SET celebrating the start-ups that aren’t waiting for change, they’re building it. 🌍⚡

⏳ Apply by Oct 31, 2025 👉 shorturl.at/wmsgh

Don’t just watch the trailer, be part of the story. 🚀
#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, we’ll let the community tell you why it matters. 🎤

🏆 €10k equity-free

✈️ Trip to Berlin to pitch

🌍 #SET100 recognition

Applications are OPEN — and it’s the 10th edition!🚀

⏳ Deadline: 31 Oct

Apply → bit.ly/4mdvj7D

Energy & Climate Tech Startup Competition | SET Award 2026 Enter the SET Award 2026 - the global energy & climate tech startup competition that showcase your transforming innovation on the world stage

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭—𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮? ⚡️ The 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the 𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 is LIVE. Bold climate-tech startups, this is your moment. 🌍

€𝟏𝟎𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡, 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

t.ly/zMV4f

#SET26 #ClimateTech #SETAward

The SET Experience YouTube video by Start Up Energy Transition

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?...

𝟓 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 @deutschebahn.com
DB mindbox is also teaming up with exciting new players like Lufthansa to implement cross-industry innovations.
Check the current programs:
👉 www.dbmindbox.com/mindbox/curr...

Urban Mining Takes Center Stage: Inside SET Award 2025's Building & Construction Innovations - Start Up Energy Transition The Buildings & Construction category is full of new ideas that are making our built environment greener and smarter. This […]

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%.
👉 www.startup-energy-transition.com/urban-mining...

AsiaBerlin Summit 2025 AsiaBerlin Summit connects startup ecosystems across Asia & Berlin, uniting founders, corporates & policymakers to foster collaboration & innovation.

We’re thrilled to partner with #AsiaBerlinSummit2025!
🗓 Nov 24–28 | 📍 Rotes Rathaus and Partners’ Location.
Theme: Connecting Startup Ecosystems for Diversity & Innovation
👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 abs2025.asia.berlin

As partners of @worldenergycouncil.bsky.social, we’re looking ahead to WEC 2026 in Riyadh.
The focus? AI, digital tools & data transforming energy systems, business models & infrastructure.
📅 26–29 Oct 2026📍 Riyadh
🎟️ Tickets: worldenergycongress.org 🔗 Themes: worldenergycongress.org/news #WEC2026

From Waste to Value: How SET Award 2025's Industry Category Champions Material Transformation - Start Up Energy Transition Heavy industries like manufacturing and mining have always been seen as ones that are hard to reduce carbon emissions in. […]

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 22.3× revenue growth in two years.
👉 shorturl.at/A1hn9

#betd25 Pitches: Start-up Energy Transition (SET) Award Winners 2025 YouTube video by Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

🚀 This year’s @startupget.bsky.social Award winners took the stage at #BETD25 & showed us what the #future of #cleanenergy looks like — #bold, #innovative & driven by #impact: #Cyclize, #Nyobolt, #Concular, #koolboks & #Cowa Thermal Solutions AG.
👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ih...

#SET2025

Heat, Hydrogen, and AI: Inside SET Award 2025's Clean Energy & Storage Innovation Ecosystem - Start Up Energy Transition Clean Energy & Storage remains the powerhouse category of SET Award 2025, comprising 40% of this year’s innovative energy transition […]

SET Award – 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 €13.4M/month revenue with 9x growth projected and 600% investment surge.
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/x7PTW
#SETAward

SET ON TOUR: we’re bringing the energy to Gitex Europe this week!
Find us under 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 banner in 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟒.𝟐 𝐂-𝟏𝟎 – 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞.
🎟️ 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 3-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 visit.gitex-europe.com/voucher/GE25...
#SET25 #SETonTour #Gitex #GitexEurope

🔓 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?...

Ultra-Fast Charging Takes the Crown: Inside SET Award 2025's Diverse Mobility Transformation Portfolio - Start Up Energy Transition Getting from A to B is essential – but how we do it makes all the difference. Transportation is one […]

SET Award – Mobility & Transportation

Our 2025 cohort has attracted $350 M+ for game-changing solutions: Nyobolt’s ultra-fast EV batteries, Basquevolt’s solid-state tech, Kazam’s charging network, and innovations like wind-assisted ships and hydrogen airships.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/43dMyOy
#SETAward

🌀 “A solution is to take the existing carbon sources that we already have and bring them back into a circle.”
That’s 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 👉 youtu.be/0eh5hFKsJ_o