- Climate-KIC is the EU's main climate innovation initiative and is part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). It connects over 220 partners across Europe, including companies, universities, and public organizations. - Climate-KIC provides funding and accelerator programs to support entrepreneurs and startups in developing innovative solutions to climate change. This includes competitions like ClimateLaunchpad that provide seed funding, as well as longer accelerator programs of up to 18 months with total funding of €95,000 for selected companies. - The accelerator programs have three stages focused on market validation, business model development, and launch/financing. Past startups in the accelerator include those developing technologies to reduce energy usage, waste,

1. Climate-KIC
- EU’s main climate innovation initiative
StartupDay Oslo 8. feb 2017
Lars Gjølme
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Coordinator
NTNU og Climate-KIC Nordic

2. EIT (European Institute of Innovation &Technology)
Independent body of the EU
Knowledge and Innovation Communities
(KICs)
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Train the entrepreneurs of the future
Develop innovative products and solutions
Create new companies
Climate-KIC KIC Digital KIC InnoEnergy KIC Raw Materials KIC Health
KIC Food Connects KIC Urban Mobility
Established
2016-17
Coming
2018

3. 220 partners
50%
Companies
25%
Academic
25%
Public
6
centres
24
countries
Solving Climate Change through 4 themes:

4. The tool box

5. Idea stage
ClimateLaunchpad (for Startups)
• Business idea competition for new green solutions
• 10.000 Euro main prize
• Business bootcamp and European network
Pathfinder Program
• 50.000 € in funding for pilot projects presented by
established companies, city or academic partners
• Market validation, not R&D
• Climate-KIC partner must be project lead
Climathon
• 24 hour hackathon developing solutions to specified
climate problems
• October 28th 2016 – 59 cities in 6 continents

6. Acceleration
Greenhouse Student Incubator
• 5000 Euro for business development along side studiues.
Startup Accelerator
• Up to 95.000 Euro in financial support for business development
• Three stages: Market validation, Business Model, Launch
• Bootcamps, master classes and coaching through 18 months
• Strong Nordic community
Partner Accelerator (Pathfinder II)
• 50.000 € in funding for further business model development
• Climate-KIC partner must be project lead

7. Realisation and Scaling
Demonstrator program
• Completion of Pahfinder projects with 200.000 –
800.000 Euro for 2-3 years
• Aiming to commercialize through existing
companies, joint ventures or spinoffs
Scaler
• Flagship projects to scale implementation of
systemic innovation
• Examples from Copenhagen, Malmö, Helsinki,
Berlin, Gothenburg, London, Paris, Rotterdam &
Utrecht.
• Competence building, Technology and
knowledge sharing to ensure we meet the
targets of the Paris agreement

8. CLIMATE-KIC STARTUP ACCELERATOR

9. 3 STAGES
1st Stage (€20.000) | 4-6 months
• Industry feedback
• Build business model
• Draft business plan
• Prototyping
2nd Stage (€25.000) | 4-6 months
• Meet 50 potential customers & partners
• Detailed business plan
• Mock investor presentation
3rd Stage (€50.000) | <12 months
• Launch with first customers
• Receive financing from external investors

10. Accelerator Application
Define the problem you address
- Both for customers/users and environmental impact of this
Prove your solution
- Value proposition for customers and environmental impact
Market and scalability
- First customers, total addressable market and market drivers
Status and plans
- Achievments so far, what are your future goals
Team and needs
- Why are you capable of this and how can Climate-KIC support you

11. Accelerator examples
LightFi (Seamless light automation)
- Reduce energy usage
Minhoca (Exchange for secondary raw material)
- Reducing industry waste and raw material consumption
DonkeyRepublic (Airbnb for bicycle renting)
- Increase use of bikes
StandardBio (Recycling animal manure in a new sustainable way)
- Reduce emissions from livestock manure management
EnJay Filtration (Energy recycling from kitchens in restautants)
- Reduce energy spill
Bgood (Rewards through social and environmentaly geared challenges)
- Change behavior
Modvion (Modular towers for taller wind turbines)
- Cheaper and easier installation of clean energy production

12. Climate-KIC Accelerator – application deadline March 1st:
http://www.climate-kic.org/for-entrepreneurs/accelerator/
ClimateLaunchpad – application opening soon:
http://www.climatelaunchpad.no/
http://www.climate-kic.org/
http://www.ntnu.edu/climate-kic
lars.gjolme@ntnu.no
+47 917 52 901
Thank you