InoCrowd Challenge – ConTech Call by MEXT

​OVERVIEW

InoCrowd are hosting an open innovation Challenge around modernizing construction and supporting the buildings, infrastructure, and cities of the future.

Startups, scaleups, spinoffs, R&D centers, and universities are invited to apply to the ConTech call promoted by MEXT: Mota-Engil Next.

Your solution will be evaluated by a panel of experts, and then 10 solutions will complete an online pitch event on the 29th October, 2024. Following this pitch, 5 finalists will be announced on the 31st October, and these finalists will progress to a Demo Day with executives from the Mota-Engil Group and partner institutions – hosted in Porto, Portugal, postponed now to 2025.

The Seeker will provide rewards to the winning teams or individuals, including:

1. Pitch event experience, both online for longlisted teams and in-person for the 5 finalists;
2. Possible collaboration with the Seeker;
3. and Testing and validation of a solution in a pilot on a Mota-Engil construction site.

Can you support InoCrowd with solutions in green construction, enhanced productivity, construction supply chain, and the future of construction?

Login or register to start solving this Challenge! After logging in, click ‘View Challenge Details’ to submit your solution on the InoCrowd platform

Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (Portugal Time) on October 13, 2024. 

Late submissions will not be considered.

ABOUT THE SEEKER & ELIGIBILITY

InoCrowd specializes in providing services to generate ideas and solve problems, based on its own interactive open innovation technological platform, which reaches a network of experts from around the world, to accelerate and enhance innovation in companies investing in research and development (R&D).

Anyone can participate in this Challenge, with more details available on InoCrowd’s platform.
 

Mota-Engil Group is a multinational with operations in the segments of Engineering and Construction, Environment and Services, Transport concession, Energy, and Mining. Leader in Portugal with a consolidated position in the ranks of the 30 largest European construction Groups and the World Top 100, Mota-Engil is making its mark in +20 countries across Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

Founded in 1946, the company is known for its ability to execute complex and large-scale projects, always with a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability. With holdings in approximately 300 companies, Mota-Engil takes a unique and integrated strategic approach for the future: a Group more international, innovative, and competitive on a worldwide scale.

THE CHALLENGE

Background

The ConTech Call promoted by MEXT: Mota-Engil Next aims to support innovative solutions to modernize construction and foster a paradigm shift in how we conceptualize, design, and build the cities and the infrastructures of the future.

MEXT is an accelerator and promoter of local and global transformation for Mota-Engil (ME) Group, giving voice to all stakeholders by creating ideas with a positive impact on business and our people, society, sustainability and everyday life. Our innovation efforts are aimed at Industry Transformation amongst ME Group segments (Engineering and Construction, Environment and Services, Transport concession, Energy and Mining), overall Efficiency of Processes and Enhanced Productivity and Business Model Innovation, deeply aligned with Sustainability goals.

We are looking for solutions in 4 categories:

1. GREEN CONSTRUCTION:

• Built environment decarbonization
• Circular business models
• Waste management & recycling
• Sustainable materials
• Water/Energy generation, conservation & efficiency

2. ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY:

• Project planning, monitoring & control
• Health & Safety compliance and mitigation
• Finance & credit solutions
• Asset management & maintenance
• Geotechnical analysis
• Project Bidding optimization

3. CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN:

• Procurement
• Materials & resources marketplaces (labor, equipment or materials)
• Logistic tools & materials tracking
• Inventory management & onsite handling

4. FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION:

• 3D printing & additive manufacturing
• Industrialized & automatized processes (offsite, modular, precast, rebar...)
• Robotics & machine assisted applications
• Optimization of materials manufacturing (mixes, coatings, binders, etc.)
• Smart cities & buildings

From whom do we seek these solutions?

• Startups
• Scaleups
• Spinoffs
• R&D Centers
• Universities

BENEFITS

Market Access: Test and validate your solution on a Mota-Engil construction site in one of Mota-Engil core markets in Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, or other.

Expertise: Access to advisory from Mota-Engil group executives and MEXT team.

Personalized planning: One size does not fit all and we work to tailor the pilot to ensure the best chance of success.
 

SOLUTION REQUIREMENTS

The solutions must fulfill the following criteria: 

• Stage of development from PoC to growth stage
• Address a challenge in the construction industry (B2B)
• With the capacity to test your solution in one of Mota-Engil's markets (Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, or other)
• And the potential to scale and operate the solution globally

TIMELINE

• Due Date for Applications: Until 13th October.
• Jury Session: 10 solutions will pitch online for a judging panel on the 29th October. Communication of the 5 finalists on the 31st of October.
• Demo Day: 5 finalists will proceed for the Demo Day and pitch for a large panel of executive from Mota-Engil Group and partners institutions, hybrid format at M-ODU (M-ODU powered by Emerge Mota-Engil) in Porto, Portugal (now postponed to 2025).

Please remember to upload the pitch for your solution and any additional documents (presentations; case studies, letters of recommendation, etc) and fill the following Application: https://forms.office.com/e/6SUTCnvkKZ

YOUR SUBMISSION 

For more details on your submission, start solving now by clicking 'View Challenge Details' and entering the Challenge on the InoCrowd platform.

Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (Portugal Time) on October 13, 2024. 

Late submissions will not be considered.