c2p Startup Innovation Award
Submit your solution for this year's annual
c2p Startup Innovation Award Competition
3 categories | 3 winners
pitch live at the finals at Parcel+Post Expo in Amsterdam on 21 October 2025
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Interested in participating in the 2025 c2p Startup Innovation Award Competition?
Show the postal, parcel, and logistics industry what you can do for them, meet with industry executives, and propel your solution to success!
- Your founding year must be 2020 or later -
Submit your solution!
connect2posts (c2p)
in partnership with
Swiss Post, Austria Post and Parcel+Post Expo
invites Startups with a solution that can propel the technology drive of the parcel, postal, and supply chain sector to submit their solution for the most prestigious startup award in the industry.
On 21 October, Parcel+Post Expo will be dedicated to game changing technologies and solutions which will be presented by the finalists of the annual c2p Startup Innovation Award Competition.
This leading startup focused industry event will bring together innovation and strategy leaders from parcel, postal, and logistics companies who will choose the startups which will win the awards in the three categories:
"First & Last Mile"
"Processes, Digital & Data"
"eCommerce, Retail & Cross-Border"
3 Categories
Present your solution for one of the 3 award categories
- First & Last Mile
- Processes, Digital & Data
- E-Commerce, Retail & Cross-Border
Submission Process & Format
You can submit your solution by sending a
Word document (no PDF or Powerpoint / otherwise your submission is not valid)
to bernhard@postal-innovation.com
with the following information:
- Short description of the solution (max 200 words)
- When was the startup founded?
- 3 Key USPs of the solution (each max 50 words)
- Has the solution been tested (PoC) or deployed? (short description with max 100 words)
- Founding and leadership team
- What are you mainly looking for, such as product validation, collaboration with a postal/parcel company, investment etc.
- Your founding year must be 2020 or later -
Award Criteria
Innovation
The innovation is a new and innovative idea offering an exciting new product or solution. It has identified new, so far unmet, customer needs and is able to address those needs.
Value
The innovation has a unique value proposition and differentiates itself from other products or solutions. It has a good cost – benefit ratio and provides a robust business model and market entry strategy. It has a significant value proposition.
Impact
It has the capability to change (part of) the market or can even create a new market. The innovation has the capability to impact the way things are done within its area of application in the future (game changer). It will have an impact on the industry, the environment and society.