climate change

Are you motivated and passionate about fighting climate change?

We are looking for teams of people who are motivated and passionate about impacting climate change promising climate impact ideas and prioritize enhancing sustainability as part of your mission and growth. If you have an innovative, climate-focused venture, this is your chance to gain the skills and tools necessary to scale your business. 

Eligibility Criteria;

  1. Start-ups developing a transformative climate solution that bring a social and environmental value in the themes of land use, circular economy, blue economy, energy efficiency or other climate themes.
  2. Start-ups must be registered or plan to register (by end of the program) in any African country
  3. Proof of concept exists, (ideally) with a proven need for the solution, main pain points mapped, feedback/ validations already received from potential customers, a tested prototype/minimum viable product created, and a roadmap designed.
  4. At least 1 member of the team being fulltime on the business/project
  5. The team/start-up should be committed to participate in the programme activities.
  6. The team/start-up is expected to be able to participate in a programme fully delivered in English

Does my idea/start-up target climate change?

Climate change is a huge topic! We are looking for innovation across a variety of sectors, but to make sure that your start-up matches well with our vision, you will need to address at least one of Climate-KIC’s Impact Goals:

Goal 1

Goal 1

Promote retrofit and decentralised energy
Goal 2

Goal 2

Nurture nature-based resilience for cities
Goal 3

Goal 3

Accelerate sustainable urban mobility
Goal 4

Goal 4

Make agriculture climate-smart
Goal 5

Goal 5

Reform foodsystems
Goal 6

Goal 6

Nurture forests in integrated landscapes
Goal 7

Goal 7

Build circular material flows
Goal 8

Goal 8

Reduce industry emissions
Goal 9

Goal 9

Reboot regional economies
Goal 10

Goal 10

Mainstream climate in financial markets