Under the EU funded Open Horizons initiative, seven visionary female-led startups have been selected to pioneer breakthrough solutions for sustainability, digitalization, and social inclusion. Each startup is about to tackle a key challenge defined in the Open Call 1 by the project’s corporate partners — from smart grids and circular economy to AI-driven healthcare and smart living. All of them showcasing how early-stage innovation can accelerate Europe’s twin green and digital transitions.
Meet the winners of the Open call 1:
DIMERA (Spain)
Challenge targeted: Data-driven energy management and predictive analytics
Doctoria LTD (Romania)
Challenge targeted: AI for healthcare data analysis and diagnostics
Futurity Systems (Spain)
Challenge targeted: Innovative automatic forecasting tool leveraging public data
NEGATONN P.C. (Greece)
Challenge targeted: Intelligent flexibility orchestration for congestion-free distribution networks
Re-Fresh Global (Germany)
Challenge targeted: Circular economy innovation and sustainable materials
Tendertec (Greece / UK)
Challenge targeted: Innovative solutions for a smart(er) home
WeavAir Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
Challenge targeted: Enhancing infrastructure resilience – a data-driven approach for assessing grid disruption
For more information on the winners – pls see their profiles at the end of this article.
Inception phase – from theory to practice
Currently, all selected companies are developing their ideas with the support of the Open Horizons project and its corporate partners in an intensive one-month mentoring programme. During the Inception phase, they are shaping their business model canvases and building proofs of concept to validate their innovations in real-world conditions.
At the end of the programme, five of them will advance to the real-life piloting phase. Here, they will bring their concepts into action and demonstrate tangible progress towards Europe’s green and digital transformation.
The short-listed startups represent the new wave of European innovators — combining deep tech, environmental awareness, and social responsibility.
What‘ s next – Open call 2
The Open Call #2 launches on 20. November 2025. Another wave of bold female entrepreneurs will have a chance to develop their innovative projects with the guidance of Open Horizons.
Further information on the Open Horizons project and its activities can be found at the project website:
www.openhorizonsproject.eu
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Profiles of short-listed start-ups under the Open call #1 of the Open Horizons initiative
DIMERA (Spain)
Challenge targeted: Data-driven energy management and predictive analytics
DIMERA enables energy intelligence for industries and infrastructure. The company helps organizations reduce consumption and emissions through smart analytics. Its platform combines AI, IoT, and predictive modeling to provide actionable insights for energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction. In such a way DIMERA contributes to a more sustainable industrial ecosystem.
More: https://lnkd.in/dyF57H33
Doctoria LTD (Romania)
Challenge targeted: AI for healthcare data analysis and diagnostics
Doctoria is advancing AI-powered digital health tools that support clinicians and health providers in diagnosis, decision-making, and patient engagement. Their secure, data-driven systems improve healthcare efficiency and accessibility while maintaining ethical use of AI. Doctoria exemplifies how responsible digital health innovation can improve lives while reducing systemic strain on healthcare systems.
More: https://lnkd.in/dAtnXeE8
Futurity Systems (Spain)
Challenge targeted: Innovative automatic forecasting tool leveraging public data
Futurity Systems develops AI-powered forecasting and analytics platforms. They can transform open and public datasets into actionable foresight for policy, business, and sustainability planning. Their tools enable decision-makers to anticipate change, optimize investments, and foster resilient, data-informed societies. Entirely digital in nature, Futurity represents how responsible AI can unlock smarter, more sustainable futures.
More: https://lnkd.in/eiFs2f82
NEGATONN P.C. (Greece)
Challenge targeted: Intelligent flexibility orchestration for congestion-free distribution networks
NEGATONN is revolutionizing demand-side flexibility and grid optimization. Its intelligent orchestration platform helps utilities manage distributed energy resources, prevent grid congestion, and integrate renewable energy efficiently. By improving visibility and responsiveness in energy systems, NEGATONN contributes directly to Europe’s clean energy transition and resilience goals.
More: https://negatonn.com/
Re-Fresh Global (Germany)
Challenge targeted: Circular economy innovation and sustainable materials
Re-Fresh Global applies advanced recycling and circular design principles to transform textile waste into high-performance materials such as acoustic nonwovens. By combining biotechnology, engineering, and sustainability, the company proves that industrial symbiosis and resource circularity can drive both competitiveness and environmental regeneration.
More: https://re-fresh.global/
Tendertec (Greece / UK)
Challenge targeted: Innovative solutions for a smart(er) home
Tendertec is a women-led deep-tech startup creating privacy-first ambient intelligence for safer, energy-efficient homes. Its sensor-based thermal technology supports independent living for older adults while optimizing indoor comfort and reducing energy waste. All without cameras or wearables. Tendertec’s work embodies the intersection of AI, ethics, and social impact in the smart living domain.
More: https://tendertec.org/
WeavAir Sp. z o.o. (Poland)
Challenge targeted: Enhancing infrastructure resilience – a data-driven approach for assessing grid disruption
WeavAir develops digital twin and predictive analytics technologies that integrate IoT, satellite, and AI data. Their aim is to help utilities monitor, predict, and prevent grid disruptions. Its solution supports energy infrastructure operators in building climate-resilient and adaptive networks, aligning with the EU’s priorities for decarbonization and infrastructure security.
More: https://weavair.com/