“There is such a sense of energy at ClimateLaunchpad.” – Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of EIT Climate-KIC Across the globe we…

Wow, as we are catching our breaths after three virtual and glorious green business days we are beyond proud to…

Our 2020 Global Final will see 68 finalists from 56 countries compete. They will pitch their socks off in one…

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Positive leadership paying off for Nigerian ClimateLaunchpad team This is Tosin Ajide’s second year running ClimateLaunchpad in Nigeria, and, despite…

Bridging the gap between corporate need and locally sourced potential  If there is one woman in Pakistan working relentlessly to…

Dear all, The world has been turned upside down. We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy….

Pakistan joined ClimateLaunchpad in 2019 and created a huge success with over a 100 applications by green start-ups from across…

New this year in our competition is an award for the best performing ClimateLaunchpad alumni: the Alumni Impact Award . We…

Wild Card competition big success A new way for our participants to gain access to the Global Grand Final is…

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Call for entries 2019 #1 Your green idea deserves business success. Get the knowledge and skills. #2 Your idea stays…

CO2 absorbent building blocks. A way to turn waste into energy with microbial fuel cells. Technology that puts a stop…

Yet another generation of cleantech entrepreneurs is set to tackle climate change. Green start-up ECO2Blocks from Portugal won ClimateLaunchpad’s fifth…

Last year we thought we couldn’t be more proud when Forbes spotted our 2016 finalist Chrysalix Technologies as one of…

ClimateLaunchpad presents the next generation of cleantech entrepreneurs ready to fix climate change. Limassol, 19 October 2017 – Start-up Bio…

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“The best one can do is to keep on reminding people with ideas in the early stage to keep going on after each small failure because it only makes you stronger. The bigger you think and the more persistent you are, the higher you reach!”

And the winners are…

“Tension rising. 90 teams pitching. 4 awards ready for a new owner.”

“You’re setting the bar on cool”

This year’s EU Finals are shaping up nicely. There will be cookies made of insects and leather made of mushrooms. There will be water saving and water purification. There will even be wheels and windmills.

Estonia in Autumn is magical and so are the ClimateLaunchpad EU Finals.

Europe’s largest business idea competition, ClimateLaunchpad, is organized by Climate-KIC. Its purpose is to unlock Europe’s cleantech potential and to accelerate innovations that address climate change. Teams from 30 European countries pitch their cleantech business ideas on 7 and 8 October to a jury in Tallinn, Estonia. A total of 90 teams will compete for funding and the chance to enter into the Climate-KIC startup Accelerator.

What kinds of issues are being tackled by the National Finalists competing at the ClimateLaunchpad EU Finals? Check out our visualizations and find out.