2023 Greentech Europe Accelerator Program

Deadline: 20-Mar-23

Village Capital is inviting applications for Greentech Europe Accelerator Program to support women-led greentech innovation in Europe.

Greentech Europe 2023 is an accelerator for women-led startups in Europe working on sustainability products. The program will provide the selected startups with timely training, expert advice, network support, and potential funding to allow them to thrive – and in turn help close the gender financing and resource gap in the region.

Program Structure

• 2 cohorts of 15 startups selected to receive in-depth support via Village Capital’s award-winning training curriculum, including the opportunity to get grant funding through  peer-selection – a unique process that has been proven to result in investment decisions that lead to a more diverse portfolio (as highlighted in their report, Flipping the Power Dynamics)
• 2 further cohorts of 15 startups selected to participate in light-touch investment-readiness training through their online, self-paced business development curriculum.

Benefits

• Training: Their curriculum is tailored to help your company identify early milestones and prepare for your next round of capital
• Mentorship: Build 1:1 connections with investors, strategic partners and potential customers
• Financial Analysis: Work with an investment analyst who will coach you 1:1 on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics
• Media Exposure: Get featured on Village Capital’s program website and other collateral
• Access to Abaca: Scale your business faster by identifying the right capital for you and planning your next milestones for growth
• Discounts: Program participants will be offered in-kind support from their benefits partners, including web hosting credits, pro-bono legal support, and more.

Eligibility Criteria

• They’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building market-based solutions that tackle a sustainability challenge in Europe. Eligibility requirements include:
  • Location: Must have operations in (or the ability to expand business to) the European market
  • Stage: Must have a minimum viable product and meaningful customer validation, and less than $3M in equity raised
  • Team: Must have at least one full-time founder based in Europe, and co-founders to have 50%+ women representation or more than 25% of senior leadership team to be women
  • Impact: Must be developing a product which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs

For more information, visit Greentech Europe.