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What is the Nordic Cleantech Open?

What is the Nordic Cleantech Open?

It is THE competition for cleantech start-ups from the Nordic and Baltic regions.

Every year we identify the 25 best and most innovative seed-stage cleantech start-ups with the main objective of putting their innovations in the spotlight to support and accelerate their development and growth. The competition is free for all participants.

What do we mean by cleantech?

We are looking for technologies that
can reduce environmental impact directly or indirectly.

Technologies that directly mitigate or remove emissions, technologies that directly reduce resource use, products that provide a more sustainable alternative, products that help users reduce their environmental footprint, etc.

Enabling technologies, technologies that increase production efficiency, technologies that support adaptation to climate change, technologies that enhance our understanding of the climate, etc.

View previous year’s video

Who can apply?

Who can apply?

Anyone looking to turn his or her cleantech idea into a successful business

You have to own the rights to the idea with which you are entering the competition.

Your business needs to be based in one of the Nordic or Baltic countries.

(Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)

This competition targets early-stage startups as well as growth and internationalisation companies, the scaleups.

Companies that have been selected TOP 25 in previous editions are not eligible.

Startups and Scaleups can and should apply!

Startups

Companies should be no older than 5 years of foundation, could have had investments already or not, it can be in the ideation and prototype phase, as well as commercialisation and traction. And, of course, be founded in one of the Nordic or Baltic countries.

Scaleups

Applicants of this category have already proven their technology and business model traction, have customers and sales, perhaps their own factories and are ready to go global. They can be older than 5 years since foundation.

You will not have to choose between startup or scaleup in your application, and each category will be judged separately. Our jury will make that judgement and the organizers will select the group of companies accordingly.

Evaluation criteria

Innovation

Business Idea, Business Model, Problem Solving Ability, Uniqueness and Environmental Benefits

Market potential

Accessibility, Size and Growth Dynamics

Team

Finances, Team Competences, Connections and Network

Timeline

Timeline

Applications are open and will close on December 17th midnight. Hurry up!

The jury evaluates the solutions based on their level of innovation, market potential and team.

Check out our awesome jury!

Top25 startups selected and featured in our Top25 Report. Individual feedback sent to all participants.

Top25 are informed about next steps and invited to join the other selected startups and jury at the Nordic Camp in April, in southern Sweden.

Nordic Camp: Top25 invited to Smygehus Havsbad – Apr 3rd and 4th
Pitching and meeting with investors and industrials

Finals & Cleantech Capital Day – Helsinki May 14th and 15th

The Jury

The Jury

For the 12th round of the Nordic Cleantech Open, we are joined by a prominent set of jury members, all with extensive cleantech experience and knowledge. The jury members come from companies, such as Taaleri, Bring Ventures, Finindus, Almi Invest, Dow Chemicals, BASF, Encevo, Luxinnovation, SABIC Ventures, E.ON, Capricorn Ventures and many others interested to know your innovation!

ALICE VALLIENNE
ALICE VALLIENNE
ANDREA SICILIANI
ANDREA SICILIANI
ANETT BERGER SORLI
ANETT BERGER SORLI
ANNA NIITTYLÄ
ANNA NIITTYLÄ
ANTOINE MOTTET
ANTOINE MOTTET
BEN MURPHY
BEN MURPHY
CARL PETTER FINNE
CARL PETTER FINNE
CAROLINE LUMPP
CAROLINE LUMPP
CATHERINE FRAISSENON PASCAL
CATHERINE FRAISSENON PASCAL
DAMIEN VAN DER BIJL
DAMIEN VAN DER BIJL
ELLEN SMEELE
ELLEN SMEELE
ERIK KOLEHMAINEN
ERIK KOLEHMAINEN
GUDBRAND RØDSRUD
GUDBRAND RØDSRUD
HANS MAENHOUT
HANS MAENHOUT
HENRI ISOHANNI
HENRI ISOHANNI
IIRO TIILIKAINEN
IIRO TIILIKAINEN
IRIS JENSEN
IRIS JENSEN
JANEY MEHKS
JANEY MEHKS
JENNY HÄLLEN HEDBERG
JENNY HÄLLEN HEDBERG
JENS BUSSE
JENS BUSSE
JOEL GÖRSCH
JOEL GÖRSCH
JOHAN FRENCKNER
JOHAN FRENCKNER
JONATHAN HERRLIN
JONATHAN HERRLIN
JOOST WAETERLOOS
JOOST WAETERLOOS
JÖRGEN BODIN
JÖRGEN BODIN
JØRGEN JEBSEN MAREK
JØRGEN JEBSEN MAREK
JUSSI TEIJONSALO
JUSSI TEIJONSALO
KAJSA JOHANSSON
KAJSA JOHANSSON
KATHARINA NEISINGER
KATHARINA NEISINGER
KIMMO KORPELA
KIMMO KORPELA
KRISTINE MARIE KVALØ JOHANSSON
KRISTINE MARIE KVALØ JOHANSSON
LISA SCHNEIDER
LISA SCHNEIDER
MADELEINE GILBORNE
MADELEINE GILBORNE
MAGNUS AGERSTRÖM
MAGNUS AGERSTRÖM
MARC LEDUC
MARC LEDUC
MARÍA ROJAS FRAILE
MARÍA ROJAS FRAILE
MARKUS BERGLUND
MARKUS BERGLUND
MARTIN LERSCH
MARTIN LERSCH
MATILDA KNUTS
MATILDA KNUTS
MAYA CHAUDHARI
MAYA CHAUDHARI
METIN ZERMAN
METIN ZERMAN
MICHAEL CLAES
MICHAEL CLAES
MIKAEL FJÄLLSTRÖM
MIKAEL FJÄLLSTRÖM
MIKAEL HANNUS
MIKAEL HANNUS
MINNA KORPI
MINNA KORPI
NATALIE MILDE
NATALIE MILDE
NICK KENDALL
NICK KENDALL
NICLAS HOLMBERG
NICLAS HOLMBERG
NICOLAS MILERIOUX
NICOLAS MILERIOUX
PÅL ROMBERG
PÅL ROMBERG
PER ANELL
PER ANELL
PETER DANIEL SCHIFF
PETER DANIEL SCHIFF
PETER VAN GELDEREN
PETER VAN GELDEREN
PETER VANLAEKE
PETER VANLAEKE
PIA WALL
PIA WALL
RAAMU MONEYAM
RAAMU MONEYAM
ROALD BREKKHUS
ROALD BREKKHUS
RUCHIT MAJMUDAR
RUCHIT MAJMUDAR
SAMIRA AISSI
SAMIRA AISSI
SARAH JONES
SARAH JONES
TUOMAS OKSANEN
TUOMAS OKSANEN
ULF BOJÖ
ULF BOJÖ
VALERY PRUNIER
VALERY PRUNIER
VIDAR KRISTOFFER STRAT
VIDAR KRISTOFFER STRAT
VIVIANA HERMOSILLA
VIVIANA HERMOSILLA
WOUTER VAN DE PUTTE
WOUTER VAN DE PUTTE

Why should you participate?

Why should you participate?

Join us for free and pitch in our events with investors and industrials

  • Nordic Camp at Smygehus Havsbad – For selected Top25 companies
  • Nordic Cleantech Open Top10 Finals

2 days of a very relaxed and social agenda, an opportunity
to have enough time to present your company and make new connections.

Gain global visibility among investors and industrial actors from all around the world

Our past Final events had ~200 participants from all over the world!

All applicants get valuable feedback from our expert jury: they will assess your innovation, market potential and ability to execute

To your mailbox, an opportunity to hear what your potential investors or customers really think so you can improve!

All Top25 companies get a full description in our widely distributed Top25 Report

All applicants are added to the Cleantech Scandinavia platform, where industry and investors regularly search for innovations and investment opportunities

Your data will be accessible for all our members in our platform and it’s also a great way for us to have you in the loop to invite to other ongoing opportunities.

Get Inspired!

Get Inspired!

Learn more about the TOP 25 companies!

Check out who has been selected TOP 25 on the 12th edition – 2023/2024

Did you know…

…that the TOP 25 selected companies get a spotlight place in our yearly report, accessed by hundreds of investors?

Did you know

that the TOP 25 selected companies get a spotlight place in our yearly report, accessed by hundreds of investors?

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