♻️ #Decarbonization and #circularity are critical to addressing emissions, material use and economic resilience.
Driving this transformation requires circular solutions that boost resource productivity and value chain resilience, supported by a deep understanding of market and regulatory dynamics.
The Low-Carbon and Circular Systems Challenge, currently open for submissions, is calling for early-stage ventures with pioneering solutions in:
🟡 Intelligence, data and decision-making
🟠 Low-carbon products, processes and operations
🟢 Circular products, materials and systems
Challenge winners will join the UpLink Innovation Ecosystem, gaining access to high-level partnerships, increased visibility and collaboration opportunities.
🗓️ Submit your solution on UpLink by 4 June by following the link in our bio.
This Challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
👨👩👧👧 What does it mean for a country to become ‘super-aged’? The @worldeconomicforum ’s Haleh Nazeri answers.
🇨🇦 This year, Canada officially joins the list of nations where over 20% of the population is aged 65 or older. To address the challenges and opportunities of this #demographic shift, we have launched The Shaping Canada’s Longevity Advantage Challenge.
Run in partnership with @Manulife and the Forum’s Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems, this challenge calls for early-stage ventures solving for the Canadian market to promote #financialresilience, #healthyageing and #socialconnection.
🤝 Challenge winners will join UpLink's global Innovation Ecosystem with access to exclusive events, visibility opportunities, targeted support and strategic introductions to select organizations in UpLink and the Forum’s network.
🚵 If your start-up's solution is redefining what it means to live better for longer, submit on UpLink by 4 June at the link in our bio.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
#LongevityEconomy
🌏 From #supplychain shocks to #demographic shifts, we are navigating a time of unprecedented change.
While many of the innovations needed to address the world’s most pressing challenges already exist, the priority has shifted: we must now move proven solutions into the #systems and #industries where they can deliver real-world value.
🔛 We have launched the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, calling for early-stage ventures around the world that are ready to move from #innovation to implementation.
Run in collaboration with a diverse network of @World Economic Forum initiatives and partners – including HCL Group (@HCL Enterprise), @Manulife , @Accenture and @Mercuria – this challenge series is looking for solutions across 8 key areas:
💧 Water 🤝 Longevity 🚚 AI & supply chains 🌱 Nature & biodiversity ♻️ Decarbonization & circularity ⚡ Energy 🩺 Health 🌍 Net-zero
Challenge winners will join our global innovation ecosystem with access to exclusive events, visibility opportunities, targeted support and strategic introductions to select organizations in UpLink and the Forum’s #network.
🚀 Is your start-up ready to scale? Learn more and submit your solution by 4 June 2026 at the link in our bio.
🏭 Several gigatonnes of carbon removal will be required annually by mid-century to fully achieve global #netzero targets, experts say.
However, the industry is currently stalled by high costs, fragmented markets, and a lack of standardized financing.
🎯 We’ve launched the Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal: Unlocking Finance and Market Infrastructure Challenge to close the gap between innovation and impact.
Led by UpLink in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition Initiative, this challenge is calling for solutions that are addressing key bottlenecks across the #carbonremoval ecosystem, including project financing, risk management and market infrastructure.
🏹 Learn more at the link in our bio and submit your solution by 4 June.
This Challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
🌍 With 99% of the world’s #freshwater originating underground, protecting our aquifers has never been more urgent as they face threats from over-extraction, climate change, and pollution.
Effective #groundwater management begins with reliable data. UpLink Venture iFLUX is addressing this need with innovative sensors that track the speed and direction of water and contaminants in real-time.
💧 Innovators like iFLUX are part of a global transition to a future of intelligent, data-driven water security.
To accelerate this, we have launched the Transforming Water Systems Challenge, in partnership with HCL Group (@hcl_enterprise ) and the @worldeconomicforum ’s Food and Water Initiative, calling for next-generation #AI and advanced #technology solutions to transform water systems, reduce industrial freshwater dependence, and secure water supply reliability.
🤝 Challenge winners will receive a financial award of 175,000 CHF each and join the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a global ecosystem of investors, experts, and leaders driving early-stage innovation to strengthen water security and economic resilience worldwide.
🗓️ Learn more and submit your solution by 4 June at the link in our bio.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
🌱 Traditional #investment models are being challenged by systemic environmental risks.
A new wave of investors are now looking toward nature-linked assets embedded within industries to provide stability and real-world impact.
🤝 The UpLink Investor Community is at the forefront of this shift. We bring together venture capital funds, corporate venture arms, family offices and catalytic investors committed to financing early-stage solutions solving global challenges to deliver both impact and long-term value.
📘 Want to learn more about the future of nature investment? The @worldeconomicforum , in collaboration with @oliverwymanconsulting , published '50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy', a report that identifies investment-ready opportunities in core business operations and value chains across 13 high-impact sectors.
Read the report via the link in our bio.
⚡ ‘Early-stage technology has a huge role to play in our #water challenges,’ says Tania Strauss, Head of Sustainable Growth and People Agenda at the @World Economic Forum.
With global water systems under mounting strain, caught in a cycle of delivery bottlenecks and capacity gaps, the 'business as usual' approach to water management is no longer an option.
💥 To mobilize early-stage innovation, UpLink has launched the Transforming Water Systems Challenge in partnership with HCL Group and the World Economic Forum’s Food and Water Initiative.
🚰 We are calling for next-generation #AI and advanced #technology solutions to transform water systems, reduce freshwater dependence in critical industries, and secure water supply reliability.
Challenge winners will receive a financial award of 175,000 CHF each and join the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a global ecosystem of investors, experts, and leaders driving early-stage innovation to strengthen #watersecurity and economic resilience worldwide.
📌 Submit your solution to the Transforming Water Systems Challenge by 4 June. Link in bio!
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
@hcl_enterprise
#InnovationChallenge #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTech
🩺 While rare diseases affect over 300 million people and cost the global economy $7 trillion annually, a staggering 95% of these conditions still lack sufficient medical treatments.
🚀 The Making Rare Diseases Count Challenge, led by UpLink and the @worldeconomicforum ’s Health For All Initiative, is seeking early-stage ventures with solutions to enhance rare disease data, accelerate early detection and diagnosis, and unlock patient-centred insights.
By making these conditions more visible and actionable across #health systems, breakthrough solutions can help improve patient outcomes and drive progress in care.
💊 Follow the link in our bio to learn more and submit your solution by 4 June.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
🎯 Are you interested in submitting your #earlystage venture to the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026?
On Thursday 7 May, join one of our live info sessions to learn more about our 8 thematic challenge areas ranging from #water to #healthcare and beyond, the selection criteria, and what winning ventures will gain.
🌱 Whether you're solving to address systemic vulnerabilities or strengthen resilience across industries, we invite you to learn about how becoming part of UpLink and the @worldeconomicforum 's global network can provide the visibility and collaboration opportunities to help your start-up #scale.
✍️ Register for an info session today at the link in our bio.
Run in collaboration with a diverse network of Forum initiatives, and partners including HCL Group (@hcl_enterprise ), @Manulife , @Accenture and @Mercuria , this #innovation challenge series is open to submissions until 4 June 2026. Visit UpLink to learn more.
💧 Did you know that just 30 minutes of #AI use can require about a bottle of water?
From cooling data centers to manufacturing the chips that power them, AI’s thirst for freshwater is growing and our #watersystems are struggling to keep up.
The Transforming Water Systems Challenge, launched in partnership with HCL Group and the @worldeconomicforum ’s Food and Water Initiative, is calling for scalable, next-generation solutions, including #AI and advanced #technologies, that address systemic issues in water, enhance circularity, reduce industrial freshwater dependence, and strengthen water supply reliability.
🏅 Challenge winners will receive a financial award of 175,000 CHF each and join the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a global ecosystem of investors, experts, and leaders driving early-stage innovation to strengthen #watersecurity and economic resilience worldwide.
🚰 Submit your solution to the Transforming Water Systems Challenge by 4 June by following the link in our bio.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
@hcl_enterprise
#InnovationChallenge #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTech
🌧️ Today’s #water systems are under pressure from accelerating climate impacts and skyrocketing global demand. The urgent need for a structural shift in water management provides an opportunity for scalable innovation.
🔛 The Transforming Water Systems Challenge, launched in partnership with HCL Group and the @worldeconomicforum ’s Food and Water Initiative, is calling for scalable, next-generation #AI and #technology solutions that address systemic issues in water, enhance circularity, reduce industrial freshwater dependence, and strengthen water supply reliability.
🤝 Challenge winners will receive a financial award of 175,000 CHF each and join the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a global ecosystem of investors, experts, and leaders driving early-stage innovation to strengthen #watersecurity and economic resilience worldwide.
🗓️ Submit your solution to the Transforming Water Systems Challenge by 4 June via the link in our bio.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
@hcl_enterprise@arupgroup - atkinsrealis - BlueTech Research - Burnt Island Ventures - DCVC - @ecolab_inc - Emerald Technology Ventures - @europeanspaceagency - Grundfos - @imagineh2o - Isle Utilities - PureTerra Ventures - Stanford Sustainability Accelerator - Wellers Impact - Xylem
#InnovationChallenge #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CleanTech
🚢 In an era of unprecedented volatility, building #supplychain resilience means moving beyond incremental fixes toward fully interconnected, adaptable systems.
The AI Innovation for Resilient Supply Chains Challenge is calling for early-stage ventures who are leveraging #AI and advanced technologies to redesign supply chains, reduce systemic fragmentation and strengthen #resilience.
Launched in collaboration with @Accenture and the @worldeconomicforum ’s Next Frontiers of Operations Initiative, this challenge is seeking solutions in the following areas:
🔹 New supply chain models & paradigms
🔹 Risk management & adaptive planning
🔹 Resilient sourcing
🔹 Adaptive logistics & fulfilment network coordination
Challenge winners will join the UpLink Innovation Ecosystem, gaining access to a global network of corporates, investors and policymakers to support deployment and scale.
✍️ Visit UpLink via the link in our bio to learn more and submit your solution by 4 June.
This challenge is part of the UpLink Innovation Challenge Series – Spring 2026, a global call for early-stage solutions ready to move from #innovation to real-world deployment at scale, shaping the markets, industries and systems of tomorrow.
🤝 Many thanks to our Ecosystem parters: @plugandplaytc
