Regional Corporate–Startup Pilot Exchange

Regional startups need reference customers, operational data and credible commercial validation, while corporations and public-sector organisations need practical routes to test new technologies.

The connection between the two remains fragmented. Innovation challenges, startup scouting, procurement, pilot agreements, funding and outcome measurement are often handled separately through individual relationships or one-off programmes. This increases the effort required to begin a pilot and makes promising collaborations less likely to progress into contracts.