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ClimaTech Accelerator

Powered by Sustainability Partners

Scaling Innovation for Impact

Powered by ADCB Bank, NilePreneurs Venture Business Accelerator runs the new ClimaTech Accelerator. This program supports seed-stage startups and small-sized Egyptian companies to enhance, catalyze, and scale the impact of climate solutions, helping climate tech companies achieve their business objectives and drive sustainable change.

Program Benefits

The program aims to accelerate new innovative ClimaTech focused solutions by building companies’ capabilities over an acceleration cycle of four months, providing:

Expert Mentorship: Refining your business model with business development support and guidance from industry experts.

Powerful Networking: Connecting you with key players to scale your climate solution.

Market and Industry Leader Access: Improving your market access and gaining valuable insights from the leaders shaping the clean energy sector.

Access to Finance and Innovation capacity: Becoming ready for investment and driving impact in the clean energy sector.

Here's What to Look Forward to

Target Sectors

Example of verticals of climate impact that the program aims to support:

  • Sustainable Agriculture​
  • Eco-friendly Consumer Products
  • Smart Mobility​
  • Energy management
  • Water management
  • Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability
  • Green Building and Construction
  • Circular Economy

Eligibility Criteria

  • Your startup is focused on climate technology.
  • You have a proven track record (3+ years) or demonstrate significant development potential.
  • Your team possesses strong marketing, management, and financial capabilities.
  • You have the potential to increase your local value contribution.
  • Your solution has the potential to scale and make a major impact.

Applications must be submitted in the name of a registered company. Personal applications will not be accepted. Your company must be formally registered for at least one year from the deadline of the present call in the country where it operates.

 

The applying company must commit to the STARTUP10 call by indicating the names of the team members who will participate in the program and their respective roles within the company.

To be considered for selection, your company must demonstrate an innovative and feasible project in the field of green or blue economy, focusing on topics like sustainable agriculture, smart farming, renewable energy, etc.

 Companies already trading in their markets and demonstrating active sales of their project are encouraged to apply. If your company has not yet entered the market, you must prove that you have validated your project and markets by showing concrete steps undertaken and their results.

Companies engaging in any illegal activity under the laws of the host country or international regulations, conventions, and agreements are not eligible to participate.

This includes but is not limited to:
Production or trade of illegal products
Involvement in forced or child labor
Trade in animals, plants, or natural products not complying with legal provisions
Operations involving destruction of critical habitat without sustainable management plans
Production, use, or trade of hazardous products subject to international prohibition
Production and distribution of racist, anti-democratic, or discriminatory media

Eligible Sectors

Are you wondering if your startup fits within the scope of the STARTUP10 call? Here’s a breakdown of the eligible sectors:

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

SMART FARMING

CROP PROTECTION & FERTILIZERS

BIOTECH

LIVESTOCK & POULTRY

1

Application

Applicants will conform to eligibility criteria to assess their innovative idea and apply.

2

Initial filtration

In this phase, the applicants will be shortlisted according to the criteria developed earlier.

3

Bootcamp

The applicants will receive training about ClimaTech, product localization & preparing their pitches.

4

Judging & Selection

Participants will present their products/solutions. Judges will evaluate them and the companies’ ability to manage and finance the product to market and generate revenue from its sales.

5

Startups Acceleration Cycle

The winners will get a range of technical and business support services to support companies’ growth. This includes training sessions by industry experts, followed by 1-1 mentorship sessions.

6

Graduation & Demo Day

In a showcasing event, companies will be given the opportunity to pitch to potential customers, partners, investors, and other stakeholders, giving them the necessary exposure for their next growth phase.