One-liner: a corporate open-innovation challenge from Nealis's tech unit, run with VIC — up to three startups pilot in Nealis's real urban-services infrastructure and in the Valencia Urban Sandbox.
What a founder gets
- Validation in operating infrastructure of Nealis, plus access to València's urban sandbox through Valencia Innovation Capital.
- Specialised support and work alongside Nealis's business, technology and innovation teams.
- A pilot and possible longer-term collaboration — no cash prize is announced.
Who it's for
- Startups and tech companies with mature technology ready to run a pilot — not early ideas.
- Two challenges in the first edition:
- predictive digital twins that can be deployed and tuned quickly, to anticipate incidents and support decisions;
- automatic early detection of gas leaks in urban networks.
How to engage
- Apply through the challenge page on 101area.com. ⚠️ That page returned a WordPress fatal error (HTTP 500) on 2026-09-23, and no exact close date has been published anywhere found — only "open until September". Assume 30 September 2026 at the latest and check before relying on it.
Key facts
- Evaluation criteria: degree of innovation, maturity, impact potential, and ability to integrate into operational environments.
- First edition; run by Nealis Innovation Hub with VIC's support.
Relations
- Run by: Nealis
- Partners with: Valencia Innovation Capital
- Requires: Valencia Urban Sandbox (Program)