E.ON is an international privately-owned energy supplier that focuses entirely on energy networks, customer solutions and renewables. E.ON is headquartered in Essen, Germany. In 2013 E.ON launched the :agile accelerator and incubator. :agile’s aim is to speed up the future! Combining the expertise and immense network of major industry player E.ON with the tech and business savvy of their accelerator mentors, :agile helps European startups turn innovative ideas into successful business models. Doing so :agile thrives for lasting partnerships with the startups to create scalable business together with the E.ON units by setting up pilot projects – with real clients, in the real grid or with real operations and services.