IOTA’s Innovation Program Kicks Off with First Cohort—Will This Finally Move the Needle?
IOTA Foundation cuts the ribbon on its Business Innovation Program, onboarding initial participants to build real-world DLT solutions. No more ’coming soon’—time to deliver.
From testnets to tangible use-cases
The program targets enterprises ready to ditch PowerPoint promises and deploy actual IOTA-based systems. Early adopters include logistics firms and IoT players—because of course they do.
The finance angle (because we can’t resist)
While VCs chase the next memecoin, IOTA’s quietly courting industries that actually move money. Take notes, ’number go up’ crowd: adoption beats speculation every time.

IOTA’s Business Innovation Program (BIP) has officially welcomed its first cohort of participants, aiming to leverage the IOTA Mainnet to create impactful real-world solutions. The program, which offers up to €100,000 in funding and access to IOTA’s infrastructure, is designed to foster innovation in digital identity, sustainability, and product data integrity, according to the IOTA Blog.
Impierce Technologies: Advancing Digital Identity
Among the initial participants is Impierce Technologies, a European social enterprise focused on developing secure, privacy-centric digital identity solutions. Their ecosystem includes products such as UniMe, a self-sovereign identity wallet, and UniTrust, a B2B/B2C credential verification layer. These tools are aimed at enhancing trust and security across various sectors, including education and e-commerce.
Orobo: Sustainable Supply Chains
Orobo is another participant, introducing a Digital Product Passport platform to assist manufacturers in tracing and verifying product life cycles, from raw material sourcing to disposal. This initiative aligns with European sustainability regulations and aims to tackle challenges such as data fragmentation and greenwashing in the supply chain industry.
ObjectID: Enhancing Product Authenticity
ObjectID, developed by SDV Consulting, assigns verifiable identities to physical products to enhance traceability and combat counterfeiting. This solution is particularly valuable in industries like food, pharmaceuticals, and luxury goods, where authenticity and traceability are critical.
All three projects will utilize IOTA’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to ensure transparency, scalability, and data integrity. The IOTA Mainnet, known for its robust identity infrastructure, provides a reliable platform for these initiatives, enabling seamless integration and future scalability.
The BIP remains open for additional proposals until December 31, 2025, encouraging more innovators to join the initiative and contribute to building scalable, verifiable solutions addressing real-world challenges.
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