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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.

Direct impact

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

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 open this August and will close at the end of November. Click below to receive an invite when applications open.

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

Check out last year’s 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 2025.

Nordic Camp: Top25 invited to a 2 day exclusive event
Pitching and meeting with investors and industrials

Finals & Cleantech Capital Day – Tallinn, May 19th and 20th

2024 Jury

2024 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!

Want to join the our next jury or be a partner of the 13th Nordic Cleantech Open? Talk to us!

If you are curious about learning more, understanding what is involved in becoming a partner or a member of the jury, feel free to reach out! Contact us at laura@cleantechscandinavia.com .

Why should you participate?

Why should you participate?

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

  • Nordic Camp – For jury’s selected Top25 companies
  • Nordic Cleantech Open Top10 Finals in Tallinn

2 days of a relaxed and social agenda, and an excellent opportunity
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?

Contact Us

Questions or comments?

If you have any other questions or comments regarding the competition, feel free to contact us at info@cleantechscandinavia.com

We usually respond in two business days maximum.

Questions or comments?

If you have any other questions or comments regarding the competition, feel free to contact us at info@cleantechscandinavia.com

We usually respond in two business days maximum.

News

News

Cleantech Scandinavia

is the organizer of the Nordic Cleantech Open for the 13th time!

is the organizer of the Nordic Cleantech Open for the 12th time!

We are the only provider and promoter of cleantech innovations that covers the whole Nordics and Baltic countries.

Cleantech Scandinavia has been working to scale up profitable and sustainable solutions for 15 years!

Our exclusive platform of Nordicand Baltic cleantech companies offers a unique opportunity for our international community network of investors, industrials, real estate companies, cities, service providers and the public sector.
We are the trusted source of cleantech-related investment opportunities, business intelligence and investment statistics in the Nordics.
Today we have more than 50 members, including venture funds, industrial ventures from leading multinational companies, energy companies, cities, service providers and government organizations. We have members from all continents with one common interest – Nordic and Baltic cleantech innovation.
In addition to providing deal flow, network activities, we also offer consultancy services on an individual assignment basis.

We are the only provider and promoter of cleantech innovations that covers the whole Nordics and Baltic countries.

Cleantech Scandinavia has been working to scale up profitable and sustainable solutions for 15 years!

Our exclusive platform of Nordicand Baltic cleantech companies offers a unique opportunity for our international community network of investors, industrials, real estate companies, cities, service providers and the public sector.
We are the trusted source of cleantech-related investment opportunities, business intelligence and investment statistics in the Nordics.
Today we have more than 50 members, including venture funds, industrial ventures from leading multinational companies, energy companies, cities, service providers and government organizations. We have members from all continents with one common interest Nordic and Baltic cleantech innovation.
In addition to providing deal flow, network activities, we also offer consultancy services on an individual assignment basis.

MEMBERS NETWORK

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Å ENERGI
ALFA LAVAL
ALMI INVEST
BASF
BEAMLINE ACCELERATOR
BORREGAARD
BP VENTURES
BRING VENTURES
Business Region Göteborg
CAPRICORN VENTURE PARTNERS
CMPC VENTURES
DANSKE BANK GROWTH
DOW
EDF
ENCEVO
ENVISIONTECH
Eon
ETF PARTNERS
EVINY VENTURES
EVONIK
FININDUS
FORTUM
GRID.VC
HELEN VENTURES
ICOS CAPITAL
INDUSTRIFONDEN
INNOENERGY
INVEST IN SKANE
KIKO VENTURES
LUXINNOVATION
MALMÖ – STAD
MESTÄ SPRING
NASDAQ
NEFCO
ØRSTED
POTTER CLARKSON
SABIC
SAUDI ARAMCO ENERGY VENTURES
STOCKHOLM BUSINESS
STORA ENSO
SWEDISH ENERGY AGENCY
SYENSQO VENTURES
TAALERI
VATOR SECURITIES
VERBUND VENTURES
VINGE
WERMUTH ASSET MANAGEMENT
ZAZ VENTURES

ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS

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ACTION INNOVATION NETWORK
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY
BUSINESS FINLAND
Business Region Göteborg
EDF
EMBASSY OF SWEDEN - WASHINGTON
FME
FUTURE BY LUND
GERMANY TRADE & INVEST
GREENTECH VILLAGE
GRID.VC
H22
IDEON INNOVATION
INNOVATION NORWAY
INNOVATION QUARTER
INVEST IN SKANE
KRAFTRINGEN
LUND
MASSACHUSSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER
MEDICON VILLAGE
MIT MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY
NECEC
NETHERLAND ENTERPRISE AGENCY
NORTH SWEDEN CLEANTECH
STOCKHOLM BUSINESS
STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE
STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
SUSTAINTECH VENTURE DAY
SWEDISH ENERGY AGENCY
THE SWEDISH AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
US EMBASSY SWEDEN
VENTURE CUP
VIABLE CITIES
VINNOVA
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