ACT4Green | Clean-Tech Startup Acceleration Programme with Funding Opportunity | Last date to apply: 29th November 2020

The application window for “ACT4Green” opened on 13th of November 2020 with the details of the programme as shared below.

 

If you are a cleantech start-up looking for new markets and an opportunity to access investment, ACT4Green is your place to be.

ACT4Green stands for Accelerating CleanTech for Green. Under the UK-India Tech Partnership, the British Government has joined forces with the leading green-tech accelerators in India and the UK to deliver an intensive capacity development programme culminating in a pitch event with great opportunity to access new investment.

WHAT CAN THE ACT4GREEN PROGRAMME DO FOR ME?

ACT4Green intends to accelerate Indian and the UK startups by helping them:

• Gain expertise in business development, market analysis and tech innovation.
• Become investment-ready.
• Access an opportunity to win investment from venture capitalists.

OBJECTIVES OF ACT4Green:

• Address the funding, mentoring and market access needs of Indian and UK clean tech start-ups by leveraging the expertise within both the India and UK clean tech ecosystems.
• Build and leverage the power of the UK venture capital network which is currently under invested in the clean tech sector in India.
• The programme is designed to enable selected Indian and UK start-ups to expand internationally through market entry support in their respective cross border markets of interest.
• Indian and UK startups will participate as a single cohort with the aim of encouraging peer learning, new tech R&D partnerships, and joint business development.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

• We are looking for both Indian and UK cleantech start-ups who will participate as one cohort.
• ‘Clean tech’ for this programme covers new technologies that enable innovations in smart grid and energy storage, green transportation, and energy efficiencies in cities, buildings and industries (aka ‘smart technologies’).
• Start-ups working in these domains will also be required to demonstrate a digital technology component in their solutions to qualify for the program.
• We have a special focus on promoting green transportation/mobility technology. Startups from Maharashtra are encouraged to apply.
• Women-led startups are encouraged to apply.

To know more about the program please visit and apply at: https://bit.ly/Act4Green 

Interested participants can contact Krishan Kumar Gupta at Krishan@prclimatestudio.com for any further queries regarding the programme and the application process.