Top 3 · Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge

Hungarian AI in the Top 3.

SpaceFlow Swarm Mobility Intelligence was selected among the winners of the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge at INNOspace Masters 2026.

313 ideas. 864 innovators. 38 countries.
One Hungarian company in the winners’ field — HolistiCRM.

The result

Among the winners of the car2space Challenge.

HolistiCRM’s SpaceFlow Swarm Mobility Intelligence reached the top three of the Mercedes-Benz car2space Challenge — one of the challenges of INNOspace Masters 2026, the international competition that connects space with terrestrial industries.

Out of a record field, SpaceFlow convinced the expert panel and advanced to the Winner’s Pitch. Among all the winners, HolistiCRM is the only Hungarian company. The exact placements and the competition’s Overall Winner will be revealed at the final gala in Berlin on 12 November 2026.

The real power of AI lies in cross-sector application — when solutions proven in space or Earth observation move into mobility, commerce or finance, innovation becomes faster, cheaper and more reliable. We are proud to help put Hungary on the map.

Csongor Fekete

Founder & Managing Director, HolistiCRM

The field — most competitive edition to date

Submissions

Ideas entered worldwide — the first edition ever to pass 300.

Submissions

Innovators, founders and researchers — more than ever before.

Submissions

Represented across the competition. One winner from Hungary.

The thesis

The cross-sector power of artificial intelligence.

At the heart of SpaceFlow is AI: a swarm-intelligence approach that brings terrestrial and space data into a single, real-time decision layer. The greatest value appears when a method proven in one industry moves into another.

01

Faster innovation

Proven methods transfer instead of being rebuilt from scratch in every sector.

02

Lower risk

Battle-tested models carry their reliability across industry boundaries.

03

Higher returns

One capability, reused across domains, compounds the value of every model.

04

New capabilities

Combinations emerge that neither industry would have produced alone.

A concrete example is BeSpatial.AI, HolistiCRM’s flagship product built with the European Space Agency (ESA). Using models trained on satellite Earth-observation data, it helps companies focus marketing and sales resources on areas that resemble the neighbourhoods of their best customers — space technology creating tangible value in everyday business.

The competition

INNOspace Masters 2026.

INNOspace Masters is the international innovation competition organised by the German Space Agency at DLR in cooperation with ESA, Airbus, Mercedes-Benz and OHB. Under the motto “Engage on Earth, Unite in Space,” it rewards breakthrough ideas at the meeting point of space and terrestrial industries.

German Space Agency at DLR · ESA · Airbus · Mercedes-Benz · OHB

Phase 01 — Winner’s Pitch

Bonn

30 June – 1 July 2026

The winning teams presented live as the finalists were decided.

 

Phase 02 — Final & awards

Berlin

12 November 2026

Exact placements and the Overall Winner announced and celebrated.

Track record

Not our first international recognition.

ISTARI.AI

Top 10 most innovative AI companies

Selected in the region by ISTARI.AI, which analyses 20M+ company websites every month.

Microsoft

Featured by CEO Satya Nadella

Our machine-learning e-commerce recommendation engine was written about on Microsoft’s platforms.

2024

European Milestone Business Awards

“Adaptive Business AI Grand Prix,” awarded to founder Csongor Fekete in London.

2024

Hungarian Business Awards

“Business Champion of the Year” in the Business AI category.

2023

Business Excellence Awards

Recognised as a winner for excellence in AI-driven business.

ESA

ESA business network partner

A long-standing partner developing AI solutions on Earth-observation data.

136

Custom AI solutions delivered

23

Countries

6

Industries — banking, insurance, e-commerce/retail, manufacturing, energy, space

20+

Years of AI experience in the founding team

What’s next

Bonn behind us.

Berlin ahead.

Hungarian AI on world stage.

Media contact

Name:  Csongor Fekete — Founder & Managing Director

Email:  csongor.fekete@holisticrm.com

Phone:  +36 30 445 5446

Web: holisticrm.com

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