Innovation Initiative: Unlocking Collaboration with Veolia and Sofia Municipality
The Innovation Initiative seeks to create collaboration opportunities for startups and scale-ups by connecting them with Veolia and Sofia Municipality. In partnership with Endeavor Bulgaria, the initiative focuses on identifying and implementing cutting-edge solutions in water, waste, energy, environmental conservation, and pollution management, as well as digital transformation in data & AI.
We are looking for companies from Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia with innovative solutions and the potential to collaborate on pilot projects with either Veolia or Sofia Municipality. Selected companies will have the opportunity to conduct pilot projects with the goal of long-term collaboration and full-scale deployment of their solutions.
By partnering with forward-thinking companies, Veolia in Bulgaria and Sofia Municipality aim to drive sustainability, enhance operational efficiency, and unlock new growth opportunities.
If you believe your company addresses one or more of the themes of interest listed below, apply now.
Industries & Themes
Veolia and Sofia Municipality are looking for innovative solutions to enhance their daily operations across various sectors, including, but not limited to, the following areas.
If your solution or product aligns with any of these areas, let’s connect!
Who Should Apply?
Startups & Scaleups headquartered in, or founded by entrepreneurs from, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Kosovo, and/or North Macedonia.
Companies with a validated business model, which have a MVP or existing product sales.
All solutions must be market-ready and immediately deployable for collaboration with Veolia and Sofia Municipality.
Timeline
Open call for Applications
Submit your company details via the application form. Endeavor will review your information and connect with you if Veolia or Sofia Municipality is interested in exploring potential collaboration opportunities.
Discovery sessions & Proof-of-concept
One-on-one meetings to explore collaboration opportunities, assess feasibility, and determine whether the proposed technology, product, or service aligns with the needs and operational requirements of Veolia or Sofia Municipality.
Finale
Selected companies will present their collaboration projects to executives from Veolia and Sofia Municipality. The winning companies will begin their collaboration and work with the partners to define the scope and next steps for implementation.
About Veolia
Veolia group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with 215,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2024, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 65 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 44.7 billion euros in 2024.
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Learn More About Veolia
Download their presentation below.
About Sofia Municipality
Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria and the largest political, administrative, cultural and educational centre in the country. Sofia Municipality is an administrative unit with a status of a region and divided into 24 districts, administered by local mayors. The main activities conducted by the Municipality include preservation of the environment, healthcare, social, educational and cultural activities for the citizens of Sofia. Sofia Municipality is the public authority responsible for waste management regulation and planning of its territory. Due to its role, the partner is the local authority responsible for the drawing up, implementation and management of waste collection and treatment strategies and policies.
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Learn More About Sofia Municipality
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