Next Step Challenge

The strongest boost your startup could wish for. Next Step Challenge is the most ambitious entrepreneur prize and accelerator program in Europe created by SE, Bang & Olufsen A/S, Nupark, Færchfonden, The region of Southern Denmark and the accelerator Accelerace. The challenge has two tracks: Sound & Home Integration and Smart Energy & Digitalization that grants access to the expertise and know-how of Danish Design icon Bang & Olufsen a/s and the smart grid and digital infrastructure of SE, one of Denmark’s largest energy and telecom companies. Participants in the two program tracks compete for the 1st prize in Next Step Challenge of €250,000.