Climate-KIC - EU’s main climate innovation initiative

StartupDay Oslo 8. feb 2017

Lars GjølmeEntrepreneurship & Innovation CoordinatorNTNU og Climate-KIC Nordic

EIT (European Institute of Innovation &Technology) Independent body of the EU

Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs)

*Train the entrepreneurs of the future

Develop innovative products and solutionsCreate new companies

Climate-KIC KIC Digital KIC InnoEnergy KIC Raw Materials KIC Health

KIC Food Connects KIC Urban Mobility

Established2016-17

Coming2018

220 partners

50% Companies

25% Academic

25% Public

6centres

24countries

Solving Climate Change through 4 themes:

The tool box

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

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

Realisation and ScalingDemonstrator 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

CLIMATE-KIC STARTUP ACCELERATOR

3 STAGES1st 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

Accelerator Application

Define the problem you address - Both for customers/users and environmental impact of thisProve your solution- Value proposition for customers and environmental impactMarket and scalability- First customers, total addressable market and market driversStatus and plans- Achievments so far, what are your future goalsTeam and needs- Why are you capable of this and how can Climate-KIC support you

Accelerator examplesLightFi (Seamless light automation)- Reduce energy usageMinhoca (Exchange for secondary raw material)- Reducing industry waste and raw material consumptionDonkeyRepublic (Airbnb for bicycle renting)- Increase use of bikesStandardBio (Recycling animal manure in a new sustainable way)- Reduce emissions from livestock manure managementEnJay Filtration (Energy recycling from kitchens in restautants)- Reduce energy spill Bgood (Rewards through social and environmentaly geared challenges)- Change behaviorModvion (Modular towers for taller wind turbines)- Cheaper and easier installation of clean energy production

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