ClimateKIC is looking for green business ideas

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06.03.2017

Climate-KIC is looking for entrepreneurs with green business ideas to join the 2017 ClimateLaunchpad competition. Selected startups will attend a 2-day bootcamp and receive coaching. Top three National winners will participate in the Global Final. The Registration is now open.

ClimateLaunchpad is the biggest cleantech start-up competition worldwide supporting the best cleantech startups. Last year 750 start-ups from 28 countries participated in the competition. In Switzerland, Smart Home Technology won the National Final and represented the country at the Grand Final in Tallin.

To enter the competition, Aspirants are required to submit an idea or innovation that can make environmental impact. We’ll help you fast track that idea into a business and bypass all possible pitfalls along the way. They will learn how to get their idea funded and launched.

Selected candidates will be invited to join the ClimateLaunchpad  two-day Boot Camp and coaching sessions. They will receive support from the organising team to further develop their idea to into solid plan, which they will pitch during National Final. Top 3 winners will be selected and will invited to compete in the Grand Final against winners from other National competitions.

Top-10 competitors in the Grand Final will get direct access to the Climate-KIC Accelerator to further develop their ideas. On top of that there is also prize money. The overall winner of the Grand Final receives € 10,000, the runner up gets € 5,000 and the idea that comes in third place wins € 2,500. All other National Finalists who made it to the Grand Final will have the opportunity to pitch their idea to the review board of Climate-KIC Accelerator.

Eligible to apply are entrepreneurs who have not yet started a business or have started it less than one year ago; they have no substantial revenue; have attracted no more than € 200,000 in investment; and have not yet sold products, solutions or prototypes on commercial terms.

The deadline closes on 4th June 2017

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