Case study

Who won Piloting emerging Smart IoT Platforms and decentralized intelligence 2024? 70 companies funded

  • 2funded projects
  • €45.6MEU contribution
  • 70companies, 41 SMEs
  • 20countries

Grant topic: Piloting emerging Smart IoT Platforms and decentralized intelligence (IA)

The European Commission funded 2 projects under the Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01-03, with €45.6M in total EU contribution. 70 private companies from 20 countries took part, and 41 of them are SMEs. Below is who they are, what they are building, and how much each received.

At a glance

  • Funded projects: 2
  • Total EU contribution: €45.6M
  • Of which to companies: €23.6M (52%)
  • Companies / of which SMEs: 70 / 41
  • Average consortium size: 55.5 organisations
  • Projects coordinated by a company: 1 of 2
  • Top countries (company participations): Spain (15), Greece (13), France (6), Switzerland (5)

Companies that received funding

Netcompany SA

Luxembourg, Luxembourg · project coordinator · website

Received €1.4M as a coordinator in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

Redzinc Services Limited

Dublin, Ireland · SME

Received €828K as a participant in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

Gioumpitek Meleti Schediasmos Ylopoiisi Kai Polisi Ergon Pliroforikis Etaireia Periorismenis Efthynis

Athina, Greece · SME · website

Received €749K as a participant in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

Opennebula Systems SL

Pozuelo De Alarcon, Spain · SME

Received €737K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

AVL List GmbH

Graz, Austria · website

Received €707K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

Telefonica Innovacion Digital SL

Madrid, Spain

Received €700K as a participant in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

Electricite de France

Paris, France · website

Received €654K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

CMA Cgm SA

Marseille, France · website

Received €620K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

ONE Source Consultoria Informatica Lda

Coimbra, Portugal · SME · website

Received €608K as a participant in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

Nova Telecommunications & Media Single Member SA

Athina, Greece

Received €500K as a participant in COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments (2025-01 to 2027-12).

E-Gap SRL

Roma, Italy · SME

Received €489K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

Osterreichische Post AG

Wien, Austria

Received €484K as a participant in O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots (2025-01 to 2028-06).

Also funded: Trialog (FR), SK EMBIO Diagnostics Limited (CY), Agricultural Applications IKE (EL), 5g Communications for Future Industry Verticals SL (ES), Predge AB (SE), HOSCH Fordertechnik Recklinghausen GmbH (DE), Rocksigma AB (SE), Thingwave AB (SE), Nespra SL (ES), Agentscape AG (DE), Nokia Spain SA (ES), Ilink Nees Texnologies Oe (EL), Prodevelop SL (ES), Schneider Electric Industries SAS (FR), Suite5 Data Intelligence Solutions Limited (CY), XLAB Razvoj Programske Opreme In Svetovanje d.o.o. (SI), P-Net Anadyomena Diktya Neas Genias & Efarmoges Idiotiki Kefalaiouchiki Etaireia (EL), Bluspecs SL (ES), Intel Deutschland GmbH (DE), Konnekt Able Technologies Limited (IE), Ubiwhere Lda (PT), Incites Consulting SA (LU), Charalambides Christis LTD (CY), Axon Logic Idiotiki Kefalaiouxiki Etaireia (EL), Atos It Solutions and Services Iberia SL (ES), Tata Communications (uk) Ltd (UK), Arthur's Legal BV (NL), J.i.g. Internet Consulting SL (ES), Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou Anonymi Etaireia (EL), Awake.ai Oy (FI), Energie Steiermark AG (AT), NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH (DE), Organismos Tilepikoinonion Tis Ellados Ote AE (EL), Barmpa Stathis Monoprosopi Anonymi Viomichaniki Kai Emporiki Etairia (EL), Aumovio Technologies Romania SRL (RO), Enemalta plc (MT), Synelixis Lyseis Pliroforikis Automatismou & Tilepikoinonion Anonimi Etairia (EL), Applied Research To Technologies SRL (IT), Agria Zero Emissions SL (ES), Enakronik Katanemimenes Lyseis Technitis Effyias IKE (EL), and 18 more.

The funded projects

O-CEI: Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots

€23.1M EU contribution · 65 partners · 2025-01 to 2028-06 · coordinated by Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (ES)

O-CEI overarching goal is to pilot the imperative of accelerating the uptake and upscaling of innovative Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions, strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and open strategic autonomy by orchestrating cross-domain data sharing, minimising energy footprint, stimulating multi-sided marketplaces, and promoting open standards for virtualisation and interoperability.

Project page on CORDIS

COP-PILOT: Collaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments

€22.5M EU contribution · 46 partners · 2025-01 to 2027-12 · coordinated by Netcompany SA (LU)

The integration of edge computing, advanced 5G connectivity, and decentralized processing drives the widespread deployment of private edge ecosystems capable to reshape numerous industry sectors. However, unlocking the full potentials of edge-level intelligent management requires concerted efforts in platform development and cross-sector collaboration.

Project page on CORDIS

What the winning consortia had in common

  • Consortia averaged 55.5 organisations, and companies held 72 of 111 seats (65%).
  • 57% of company seats went to SMEs, so smaller firms clearly had room in these consortia.
  • 1 of 2 projects were coordinated by a company; the rest were led by universities, research organisations or public bodies.

See the original call on Grantalist.


Source: CORDIS Horizon Europe open data, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Figures are the EU contribution recorded at grant signature; data as of 2026-08-28.

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