Cleantech entrepreneurs will be able to pitch their ideas to an audience of cleantech investors at Cambridge Cleantech & Oxfordshire Greentech’s highly anticipated pitching and investment event, Cleantech Venture Week, to be held in a digital format from November 23-26, 2020.
Cleantech Venture Day has been a trailblazing event for the cleantech community since its first run in Finland in 2006. Over the past 14 years, over 250 companies have pitched at Cleantech Venture Days and as much as 650 million euros invested as a result. Cambridge Cleantech has been running the event in the UK since 2017, and this time, the company is partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to launch the first digital edition.
“The pandemic has created a challenging environment for climate positive start-ups to raise funding, but we know we have no time to wait to bring these innovative ideas into fruition – we need solutions today” said Martin Garratt, CEO of Cambridge Cleantech. “I am excited to host Cleantech Venture Week in a digital format, building on our past successes and creating ways for investors and innovators to engage in new ways”.
Nicole Lazarus, Director of Oxfordshire Greentech, added that the last event in February attracted pitches from a number of Oxfordshire Greentech companies, a testimony to the quality and investment-readiness of companies in its network.
The last Cleantech Venture Day held in February 2020 was attended from stalwarts in sustainable impact investment including Engie, Carbon Trust Ventures, Sustainable Ventures and Grid.vc. Over 100 applications from around the world were received and the top investment-ready cleantech companies were invited to pitch.
A number of cleantech SMEs were also introduced to four multinational corporates, Schneider Electric, Lafarge Holcim, Capgemini and Bouygues in a Meet the Buyer event held at the Residence de France, in Kensington Palace Gardens in London.
Ticket sales for Cleantech Venture Week will open mid-August.
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