EIT Manufacturing is an exclusive partner of Infineon’s Edge AI Startup Challenge 2025
3 June 2025
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Following a long-lasting collaboration, Infineon Technologies partners up with EIT Manufacturing to deliver the Infineon Edge AI Startup Challenge 2025 — a collaboration that highlights EIT Manufacturing’s important role in enabling impactful collaborations between manufacturing corporates and startups across Europe.
In the 2025 edition of Infineon’s challenge, the company is looking for startups who can create EdgeAI models to be implemented on Infineon PSoC Microcontrollers with use cases in the real world, who are creative with building intelligent IoT applications.
This year, Infineon is deepening its support for startups by offering tools, technologies, and expert guidance to accelerate the development of EdgeAI solutions. As a partner in EIT Manufacturing’s Corporate Innovation Challenge, Infineon helps startups move quickly from concept to Proof of Concept (PoC) through tailored support. The aim is to lower barriers to innovation and ensure startups can deliver PoCs that directly address the real operational needs in the manufacturing industry.
Collaborating with EIT Manufacturing and its extensive business network opens doors to top deep tech startups in Europe. By leveraging EIT Manufacturing’s Business Coaching competence, startups gain access to additional support, enhancing their participation in the challenge. Together, we shape the future of High Tech!
Andreas Muehlberger, Strategic Partner Manager, Infineon Technologies
The challenge invites deep tech startups to create intelligent IoT sensor systems that can revolutionise machine to machine communication, enabling more accurate insights by building on Infineon’s AI kit.
To facilitate prototyping and development, Infineon is offering a robust portfolio of tools
- PSOC™ 6 and the new PSOC ™ Edge Controller Family: a next-generation version of the trusted PSOC™ Microcontroller family, now featuring enhanced computing power, AI co-processors and increased memory for demanding Edge AI applications.
- Flexible development environments: in addition to ModusToolbox™ for C/C++, PSOC™ 6 now supports MicroPython and Arduino, allowing for greater flexibility in how startups design and deploy their solutions.
- DEEPCRAFT™ Studio: a development platform that streamlines the creation of EdgeAI models and enables their direct integration into embedded systems.
Selected startups will receive technical support from Infineon, as well as business coaching from EIT Manufacturing and Infineon’s partner network, including business incubators and technology accelerators.
At EIT Manufacturing, we help manufacturing companies address their most critical business and technology challenges by connecting them with the right solution providers and supporting the full journey from challenge definition to proof of concept. Collaborations like the one with Infineon demonstrate how our open innovation services can deliver both speed and impact across the continent.
Mihail Stanev, Senior Business Development and Innovation Manager, EIT Manufacturing East
Apply by 15 June 2025 if you want to create intelligent IoT applications!
The Infineon Edge AI Startup Challenge 2025 could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Selected startups will receive free Infineon AI kits, technical support from Infineon experts, business coaching, and the chance to pitch at the in-person Demo Day on 1 October 2025 in Vienna, Austria, which also gives the opportunity to have exclusive access to invited VC companies. There’s also potential for long-term collaboration with Infineon beyond the challenge.
Interested? Apply by 15 June 2025!
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