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Their core work

Baseform is a Lisbon-based software company specializing in digital tools and data solutions for the water sector. They build and deploy platforms that help water utilities, municipalities, and researchers make sense of complex water network data — turning raw operational data into actionable intelligence for planning, governance, and efficiency. In EU projects, they contribute software development, data integration, and digital platform expertise to consortia tackling water management challenges at urban and coastal scale. Their work bridges the technical side (smart data systems, open-source tools) with the governance side (community of practice, participatory models), making them unusual in the water-tech space.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (POWER, 2015–2019), Baseform was embedded in a governance and awareness-raising context — their keywords reflect EIP Water Action Groups, City Blueprints, and participatory models, suggesting their software was being used as a civic engagement and policy tool. By their second project (B-WaterSmart, 2020–2024), the language shifted decisively toward operational smartness: water smartness indexes, smart data solutions, water reuse, resource recovery, and circular economy business models. The trajectory is clear: from raising awareness about water challenges to delivering measurable, technology-driven solutions for coastal water utilities.

Baseform is moving from governance-support software toward operational smart-water platforms with a circular economy angle — making them an increasingly relevant partner for projects targeting water utility digitalization, water reuse infrastructure, and coastal resilience.

How they like to work

Baseform has participated exclusively as a consortium partner across both projects — they have never led an H2020 project as coordinator. Despite this, they have built a notably wide network of 48 unique partners across 10 countries from just two participations, suggesting they are embedded in large, diverse consortia rather than tight specialist clusters. This profile points to an organization that functions as a valued technical contributor — brought in for their software platform — rather than a project driver, which makes them a low-friction partner to integrate into new consortia.

With 48 unique consortium partners across 10 countries from only two projects, Baseform operates within large, multi-stakeholder consortia typical of water sector Innovation Actions. Their partnerships span Southern and Northern Europe, consistent with water-focused Horizon projects that combine coastal city clusters.

What sets them apart

Baseform sits at a rare intersection: they are a commercial software SME with deep water-sector domain knowledge and a proven track record in EU research consortia. Unlike pure academic partners, they bring productized tools; unlike large engineering firms, they are agile and specialist. Their open-source orientation and community-of-practice experience also makes them credible bridges between technology developers and end-user water utilities — a role that many consortia struggle to fill.

Highlights from their portfolio

• POWER
  Baseform's largest funded project (EUR 482,500) and their entry into EU research, focusing on open-source participatory platforms for water awareness — an unusual civic-tech angle for a software SME.
• B-WaterSmart
  A 2020–2024 Innovation Action targeting coastal water smartness and circular economy — demonstrating Baseform's pivot toward applied smart-water solutions and resource recovery business models.