EU with YOU: Future Makers of Montenegro
Our CEO on how LoRaSi secured EU funding to scale SAMSTEO — and what that unlocks for the wider Montenegrin startup community.
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Milestones, funding, conferences and deployments — the record of what LoRaSi is actually doing.
LoRaSi on the panel at the YEB project final event
"Fall in Love with the Problem: First Steps in Building a Startup" — 29 September at the Science & Technology Park of Montenegro.
The FIERCE evaluation report puts our selection in perspective
272 proposals submitted, 123 through expert evaluation, 48 funded. LoRaSi is one of them — and the only company from Montenegro.
LoRaSi approved for AWS Activate credits
$10,000 in cloud infrastructure support to carry SAMSTEO through the TRL 6→8 development phase.
LoRaSi joins the StoreMore cooperation network
An EU-funded project connecting organisations across the Danube region around sustainable energy storage and renewables integration.
LoRaSi joins the EPRI Open Power AI Consortium
Membership of a global initiative bringing together 250+ organisations advancing AI for the electric power sector.
SAMSTEO presented at PowerDiag 2026 in Opatija
An international workshop on diagnostics, testing and maintenance of power equipment — and a technical audience for the three-stream approach.
On the panel for MEST ETSI EN 303 645, the IoT security standard
Securing critical infrastructure, encrypting data in remote areas, and why cybersecurity on a transmission tower is not a compliance checklist.
LoRaSi selected for the FIERCE Financial Support Programme
A €50,000 Horizon Europe grant to extend our AI capabilities into space data and Earth Observation.
Top 12 at the ABBA Transnational Demo Day with SAMP
Our AIoT solution for predictive maintenance of critical port infrastructure selected among 30 teams from the Adriatic-Ionian region.
SAMSTEO on the Central Grid stage at CWIEME Berlin
Presented with CGES, plus an invite-only T&D Club roundtable on digitalising transmission and distribution infrastructure with IoT.
Second place and €10,000 at the BoostMeUp 5.0 finale
SAMST took second place at the finale of Montenegro’s national startup programme.
From research to resilience: one year of LoRaSi
Twelve months from a MIPRO research paper to a live proof of concept on CGES high-voltage lines.
Innovation Fund of Montenegro backs the SAMST digital twin
A €32,000 grant under the early-stage startup support programme to develop a digital twin for transmission system monitoring.
Greatest Impact Potential at the UNDP BOOST × CEF Demo Day
SAMST recognised at the Green Urban Tech Sprint Demo Day as a digital twin helping cities adapt to extreme climate events.
SAMST at Web Summit Lisbon
LoRaSi presented SAMST at Web Summit 2025 alongside the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro.