Past Editions

Regional Final | ONLINE | 2023

  • 1433 green business ideas
  • 541 teams accepted
  • 52 countries

Winners

  • Yuon Control - Europe

    Merge - Africa

    She-Guard - Asia

    Matter of Trust (MOT) - Americas

  • Simpl.energy - Europe

    SWEDO Innovations - Africa

    Alterño - Asia

    Smart Mountain - Americas

  • Reaforma - Europe

    Pazelgreen - Africa

    Aonbarr Inc - Asia

    Artel - Americas

'I am proud that after 10 editions of this program, the quality of the teams still continues to grow'

Emilie Bronsing, Programme Lead ClimateLaunchpad

Global Grand Final | ONLINE | 2022

  • 1990 green business ideas
  • 616 teams accepted
  • 59 countries

Winners

  • Estudio MABE Brazil
  • WAGA Tanzania
  • 2D Membranes Switzerland

'The future is now, and you are a part of it.'

Suze Gehem, Host of the Global Grand Final

Global Grand Final | Online | 2021

  • 2136 green business ideas
  • 680 teams accepted
  • 55 countries

Winners

  • SMDPower Solutions India
  • Entomo Farm Zambia
  • Qaptis Switzerland

"Join our mission to work together to support climate entrepreneurs and to help everyone to grow and build ecosystems that are valuable for climate impact.”

Kirsten Dunlop, EIT Climate-KIC’s Chief Executive Officer

Global Grand Final | Online | 2020

  • 3020 green business ideas
  • 780 teams accepted
  • 56 countries

Winners

  • Cassetex Bangladesh
  • SOSEI Uruguay
  • Carbon Craft Design India

"We need the creativity and inspiration of start-ups."

Diederik Samsom, Head of cabinet for the First Vice-President of the European Commission

Global Grand Final | Amsterdam | 2019

  • 2600 green business ideas
  • 900 teams accepted
  • 53 countries

Winners

  • Leafy Ke Kenya
  • MACLEC India
  • Enerdrape Switzerland

"Start-ups are definitely one of the ways to push innovation further."

Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy Techleap.nl

Global Grand Final | Scotland | 2018

  • 1500 green business ideas
  • 440 teams accepted
  • 44 countries

Winners

  • ECO2Blocks Portugal
  • JSP India
  • Crover Scotland

“Entrepreneurs like to go fast and fighting climate change is all about speed.”

Dawn Lippert, CEO Elemental Excelerator

Global Grand Final | Cyprus | 2017

  • 1008 green business ideas
  • 389 teams accepted
  • 35 countries

Winners

  • Bio Alkanol Gel Kenya
  • MeduSoil Switzerland
  • Vienna Textile Lab Austria

“Instead of talking about the problem here are people who actually think and act to solve the problem.”

Eugene Kandel, CEO Start-Up Nation Central

Global Grand Final | Estonia | 2016

  • 693 green business ideas
  • 268 teams accepted
  • 30 countries

Winners

  • Gleather Estonia
  • Sponge Turkey
  • Chrysalis England

“There is not one cure, there will be thousands of little cures. That will fix climate change.”

Frans Nauta, founder ClimateLaunchpad

Global Grand Final | The Netherlands | 2015

  • 735 green business ideas
  • 271 teams accepted
  • 28 countries

Winners

  • Desert Control Norway
  • Arctus Iceland
  • ReLaDe Estonia

“The best opportunity for start-ups to learn about business.”

Tomasz Pajak, participant

Global Grand Final | UK | 2014

  • 211 green business ideas
  • 70 teams accepted
  • 11 countries

Winners

  • Wavetube
  • Desolenator
  • Cambond