• AWS Startup Loft Accelerator and Vestbee team up to support climate tech startups in EMEA
• All eligible startups are welcome to apply for the coming AWS Climate Tech Accelerator until July 7th
• Cohort participants, as well as all applicants, will be rewarded with valuable prizes from AWS and other partners

AWS Startup Loft Accelerator partners up with Vestbee, the top platform for matching startups and investors, announces yet another initiative for EMEA startups. AWS Climate Tech Accelerator is a 10-week online equity-free program for climate tech startups across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

The benefits of participation include:

• exciting prizes, including up to USD 25K of Amazon Activate Credits, and other perks from partners
• exposure to the world’s leading VC funds and investment readiness
• technology fast-track

Eligibility

The accelerator program is meant to assist startups that create impactful technology solutions that can substantially contribute to combating climate change. Aside from originating in Europe, Middle East, or Africa, the eligible startups must work in one of the following verticals:

• Digital solutions for sustainability
• Clean and affordable energy
• Sustainable cities and communities
• Clean water and sanitation
• Green transportation
• Life on land and below water
• Food & Agriculture
• Circular economy
• Green industry

Experts

AWS Startup Loft Accelerator and Vestbee have assembled a team of industry to select the startups for participation in the accelerator, many of which will go on to be the program’s mentors. The announced experts include (but are not limited to):

• Dona Haj, VCs and A&I Manager at AWS Startup Loft Accelerator
• Ewa Chronowska, CEO at Vestbee, Partner at Next Road Ventures
• Michał Gawęda, Investment Director at Montis Capital
• Gergő Iváncsics, Investment Director at Impact Ventures
• Bartek Knichnicki, Managing Partner at SATUS Starter VC
• Szymon Kwiatkowski, Investment Manager at EIT InnoEnergy
• Paweł Maj, Partner at Warsaw Equity Group
• Wojciech Majewski, Partner at Simpact VC
• Magdalena Pawłowska, Partner at Level2 Ventures
• Jowita Sewerska, Investment Director at ECBF
• Nir Tarlovsky, Managing Partner at Firstime Ventures
• Aleksandra Zajac, VC Investor at Antler
• and more. Check out the full list at the event’s website

Roadmap

• The startups are welcome to apply here before July 7th
• The participants of the cohort will be announced on August 7th
• The accelerator program will run between October 9th and December 15th

Prizes

Aside the exposure and networking benefits, the cohort participants will be rewarded the following prizes:

• up to USD 25K in AWS Activate Credits
• up to 90% off on HubSpot
• EUR 15K in Stripe credits for all applicants
• USD 3K in Business Plan credits on Loom
• USD 50K on the Mixpanel Growth Plan
• Free 6-month plan on Notion
• Free 6-month plan on Zendesk
• more bonuses from partners

More Details

For more information, please visit AWS Climate Tech Accelerator’’s page and follow Vestbee’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.