| Ideas call for ClimateLaunchpad competition
| You have a green business idea and want to take it to the next level? Perfect, you should enter Climate Launchpad. Don't worry if you don't have a business plan just yet or if your idea is still on the back of a napkin. You are most welcome to join.
| | | | Priority areas: | - Renewable energy;
- Green Buildings;
- Eco-conscious water management;
- Waste management;
- Sustainable transport;
- Eco-conscious land management;
- Other ways of climate change mitigation.
| | | What we offer:
| - Intensive coaching sessions: 2-day business Boot Camp with a special coach from СlimateLaunchpad and follow-up sessions;
- The University Campus can serve as a testing platform depending on the project;
- Top-2 ideas at the National Final will get a free tour to the Grand Final;
- Top-10 ideas at the Grand Final gain access to EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator with financial support up to € 95 000;
- Last but not least: the overall winner of the Global Grand Final receives € 10,000, the runner up gets € 5,000 and the idea that comes in third place wins € 2,500.*
| | | Selection criteria for the competition:
| - You have not started your business or your business is not more than one year old;
- For the development of your business idea, less than 200 000 euros were involved in the total amount of financing (venture financing for the project should not be received earlier);
- Business idea should not violate the intellectual property rights of third parties.
| | | Competition timeline: | - January 20 - March 15: Call for applications;
April: BootCamp; - May: Follow-up sessions;
- June: National Final;
- Submission deadline: March 15, 2020.
| | | | | For more detailed information, please follow: https://climatelaunchpad.org/ or contact us - motivibe@nu.edu.kz | | | | Innovation cluster of Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan city, 53, Kabanbay batyr Ave. Tel: +7(7172)70 66 43, 92 99 nuris_cluster@nu.edu.kz | | | | |