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🌐 #CleanTechInEurope 📈 #VCInvestments 🌱 #SustainableSolutions The latest data reveals a groundbreaking surge in venture capital support for European clean technology startups during Q1 of this year 📍. Reports from PitchBook indicate a record-breaking influx of funding into the European clean technology sector, marking a notable shift towards sustainability in the investment landscape 📉. 🔍 Key insights from the report include the remarkable increase in capital raised by European clean technology startups, illustrating a growing investor interest in sustainable solutions and deep tech innovations 🔬. This trend not only signifies significant market growth but also sheds light on the rising traction of deep tech companies in the industry 👩🏽💻. With a shared focus on sustainability and cutting-edge advancements, these startups are paving the way for transformative changes in the environmental domain, offering solutions to critical global challenges 📈. This positive outlook signifies a promising trajectory for the clean technology sector in Europe. To leverage this momentum and secure vital funding for their cleantech ventures, founders can turn to platforms like NextRound.ai for expert assistance 💰. By providing data-driven insights, personalized recommendations, and facilitating connections with the right investors, NextRound.ai enables founders to navigate the evolving cleantech market successfully ❌. For a detailed overview of this remarkable trend and more valuable resources, visit the NextRound.ai blog post https://nextround.ai/blog/ ☝🏽.

What a week we had at Web Summit! At the New Energy Summit Stage and beyond, we drove critical discussions on the future of energy: ✅ November 12: Vera Pinto Pereira opened with “The Energy Transition: A New Hope for Our Planet,” followed by António Coutinho’s masterclass on turning innovation into real solutions. ✅ November 13: André Machado Gonçalves, PMP, Mariana Costa, and Angela Pineda Tejero explored practical ways to accelerate change. On the Centre Stage, Luís Castro Henriques judged the Pitch semi-finals, spotlighting disruptive energy startups. ✅ November 14: António Coutinho and Michael Liebreich closed with “How Big Companies Drive Startup Success in Energy,” highlighting the power of partnerships. With initiatives like our survey wall, sponsorships, and speed interviews, we connected talents like Rafael from 42 Lisboa to opportunities shaping a sustainable future. #EDPWeChooseEarth #AllGreen2030 #EnergyTransition #WebSummit

🚀 Exciting news in the world of Deep Tech and climate innovation! 🌍 The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €350 million to Spain-based Kembara Fund I FCR, part of the European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI). This €1 billion fund will drive growth for European Deep Tech and climate startups, helping them scale and thrive. 🌱💡 Kembara's mission: back ambitious entrepreneurs solving humanity's most pressing challenges, particularly climate change. 🌎✨ This investment marks the first ETCI commitment in Spain, highlighting Europe's dedication to fostering tech champions and strategic autonomy. With €10 billion mobilized, ETCI continues to shape Europe's tech landscape, supporting startups in AI, quantum computing, life sciences, and more. Let's empower the next generation of tech leaders and fuel Europe's digital transformation! 💪💻 https://lnkd.in/gNsavF5W #DeepTech #ClimateInnovation #EuropeanTech #ETCI #EIF #Startups #TechGrowth #Investment #Innovation #Europe #Sustainability #KembaraFund #TechChampions #1BillionFund

Fantastic insights from industry experts Bryan Duarte and Angelo Rizzo on accessing funding programs and attracting clients for cleantech businesses! 💡 Proud to see Altitude Accelerator and BHive collaborating to empower international founders and drive innovation in the cleantech space. Together, we're creating pathways for global success! 🚀🌱 #Cleantech #Funding #Innovation #GlobalFounders #AltitudeAccelerator #BHive

We are eager to kick off our Clean Energy Program 2024 and are proud to welcome a 🌟 stellar lineup of corporate partners 🌟 . Joining us in this edition are 24 international corporate partners including: A2A🇮🇹 , ACCIONA Energía 🇪🇸 , Aker ASA / RunwayFBU🇳🇴 , Alfa Laval 🇸🇪 , Aramco Ventures 🇬🇧 , Bosch 🇭🇺 , CEPSA 🇪🇸 , EDP🇵🇹 , Eni 🇮🇹 , Equinor 🇳🇴 , FORCE Technology 🇩🇰, FORVIA TRECIA 🇩🇪 , HOFOR 🇩🇰 , IHI Corporation 🇯🇵 , Kongsberg Maritime 🇳🇴 , Naturgy 🇪🇸 , Repsol 🇪🇸 , SAES 🇮🇹 , TechnipFMC 🇺🇸 , Tetra Pak 🇸🇪 , Copec WIND Ventures 🇺🇸 , Würth Italia 🇮🇹 and Ørsted 🇩🇰. These forward-leaning corporates will explore business opportunities with 22 handpicked scale-ups from 10 European countries and their peers during the program. The program is Kicked off at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven April 16-17 hosted by HighTechXL and conludes with a Summit in Barcelona June 19 hosted by The Collider/ Mobile World Capital Barcelona. Already before the kick-off we have over 100 curated meetings scheduled between the corporates and scale-ups. We are eager to embark on this journey and are looking forward to an exceptional kick-off. DeepTech Alliance consists of: UnternehmerTUM, XPRENEURS Incubator (GE), Hello Tomorrow (FR), PoliHub - Innovation Park & Startup Accelerator (IT), THINGS AB (SE), Kongsberg Innovasjon (NO), The Collider/Mobile World Capital Barcelona (ESP), Ljubljanski univerzitetni inkubator (LUI) (SL), HighTechXL(NL), Sting (SE) and DTU Science Park/DTU Science Park Startups(DK).  #CleanEnergy #DeepTech #DeepTechAlliance #CleanEnergy2024 #DTACE2024 #SustainableFuture #CleanTechInnovation #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #GreenTech #CorporateSustainability #ClimateAction #SustainableTech #InnovateForChange #EuropeanTech #CleanEnergyLeaders #TechAlliance #GlobalSustainability

𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭. As investors in science-driven startups like infrared.city, ReCatalyst, and Rivus Batteries, we see firsthand how European innovation is reshaping infrastructure, and industry and energy. But to unlock its full potential, we need policies that match the ambition of the startups driving change. That’s why today xista science ventures joins over 100 leading cleantech innovators and investors from across Europe in an open letter calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal. The letter, addressed to Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and relevant Commissioners, emphasizes the urgent need for action in 2025 to address Europe’s geopolitical challenges, energy costs, and intensifying global competition.  𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. As venture partner, Bernhard Petermeier aptly put: "By fostering our ecosystem through an ambitious Clean Industrial Deal, we demonstrate to the world that Europe is the foremost region for cleantech innovation and impact investment." 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: 1️⃣𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡: Leveraging programs to incentivize adoption and support industry transformation to state-of-the-art cleantech. 2️⃣𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞-𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬: Expand EU funding and guarantees to mobilize Europe’s €38 trillion in private capital, scaling cleantech manufacturing while ensuring fiscal efficiency. At xista science ventures, we believe cleantech is about sustainability AND industrial competitiveness, innovation, and global leadership. Together, we can ensure that our startups have the support they need to thrive. 🔗  𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://lnkd.in/e_8zcV3P ▶️ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 startups: https://xista.vc/portfolio #Sustainability #CleantechForEurope #ImpactInvesting #InnovationLeadership #CleanIndustrialDeal

Ask Shara Ticku, Ken Malone, and Frederic Clerc: I've been simmering this article on accelerators and science entrepreneurship for more than a year! It all started with the question: What IS an accelerator, and why do people keep talking about them? https://lnkd.in/eEkHR3Gt I focused on cleantech because, well, I'm allowed a few biases :) But the timing ended up great, with the article landing at C&EN right as I take off from BWI for World #Hydrogen Week @ World Hydrogen Leaders in Denmark.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝟐 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 The H2UB SPRINT is designed for Seed and Series A start-ups. The content is challenge-driven and highly individualized: We tailor our program to meet the unique needs of each #startup, focusing on product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, sales and funding.  We believe in the relevance and impact of industry expertise to address these challenges. Therefore, a key focus and USP of the program is on 1-on-1 sessions with senior industry experts from our corporate network.   𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳: 🚀 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗼𝗳𝗳: 7th + 8th of April, Essen / Germany. Meet your mentors, define the challenges and have weekly sessions with them for 10 weeks. 🧳𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition: 19th - 22nd May, first get challenged by #investors and business innovators from our ecosystem in Essen. Then travel with us to Europe’s largest #H2 exhibition. 🏁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: Pitch your idea and product at Europe’s leading conference for H2 innovation, the HYDROVERSE CONVENTION, in front of more than 600 participants (corporates, investors and other startups).  𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻? 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: 🏆 33 accelerated teams that have raised over EUR 150 million. 📈 Added value: Participants rate the program on average 9.5 out of 10. 💸 We don’t take fees or shares. All we care about is bringing cutting-edge technology closer to the market or industrial scale!  𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟳 – 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 ⬇️