It’s a monthly online event, short time (~1,5h), focused audience and just a handful of curated startups-scaleups showcasing.
This is our 2nd event and will be focused in Smart Buildings and Energy Systems.
Participation is included in the regular membership of our members and interested people can register separately and each time by interest.
When: November 3rd – 14.00 CEST
More info and registration HERE.
The 9th Edition of the Nordic Cleantech Open had the TOP 10 companies, many of our members as panelists and an audience of 200 people to decide who would be nominated the TOP 3 winners of this edition.
And the audience has decided! These are the winners of the 9th Edition:
3rd position – Geyser Batteries
2nd position – WePower Network
1st position – Mycorena AB
Thank you all our member panelists, Laura Fostinone and Andreas Stubelius for hosting and Niclas Holmberg for jumping in to co-host and ring the Nasdaq bell for the winners. Exciting stuff!
BIG BIG CONGRATS to the winners!
See you next year!
The kick-off event was a great success (working around Covid19 protocols) and the wave of enthusiasm during the event will carry over directly into action!
What our esteemed guests had to say:
Fredrik Ljunghill (Deputy Mayor, Lund): “I’m delighted to see the first and only cleantech community in the EU here in Lund. It’s the right thing to do to fight climate change through innovative solutions. We wish you all well!”
Anders Almgren (also Deputy Mayor, Lund):”The city of Lund has been a leading centre for innovation and businesses for many decades. Today I speak for the whole city (…) with this inauguration we will together be able to provide much better possibilities for these companies that can lead the charge into the future.”
Kerstin Jakobsson : “It’s so important to have the soft landing program. I’m really looking forward to the 100 companies that will be coming here.”
Erik Jagesten:”I’m sure that we are going to find interesting testbed projects together to help Medicon Village with our tough (environmental) goals.”
Peter Kisch (Lund City): “It is a very important piece in Lund’s innovation ecosystem. Now we have a home for cleantech companies”
It is finally time to reveal who will be the Top 3 winners of the Nordic Cleantech Open 9th Edition and YOU are our special guest!
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the amazing TOP 10 Finalists pitching and join us to decide who is the most innovative cleantech company of 2020.
This event is virtual and free of charge, so REGISTER NOW!
September 29th, 14.00 CET
Link for programme and registration:
https://showcase.cleantechscandinavia.com/nordic-cleantech-open-finals/
After reviewing the evaluations from the 1st phase of the competition and the round of evaluations from the online Camp pitches, we are happy to announce the Top 10 companies that are invited to the Finals: Ankeri Solutions, CemGreen ApS, Gelatex Technologies, Geyser Batteries Oy, Laava Tech, Mimbly, Mycorena AB, Oisann Engineering, Univrses AB, WePower, UAB.Congratulations to all of you!
From the organization side we can say that the gradings were again very tight, decision-making to the decimals. These are the companies moving forward to the Finals, however, the most difficult part is to be selected as Top 25 so we congratulate all of you to have come all this way!
The Nordic Cleantech Open Camp is part of the process to select the most innovative cleantech companies in the Nordics and the Baltics. Rather than being a competition, it is an intensive time together to learn and meet the TOP 25 companies selected and the members of the Cleantech Scandinavia's network.
Typically the Nordic Cleantech Open Camp would be a two-day event in the Trolleholm Castle, South of Sweden, with several social and relaxing activities in the Programme. We adapted the event to the virtual space and we invite you to join us in this unique experience.
Pull a chair, bring your coffee mug, let's dive into innovations, investments and special relationships being created.
For 9 years Nordic Cleantech Open competition has served as an observation tower for the cleantech innovation trends coming to support the transition to a low carbon reality.
The 9th Edition of the Nordic Cleantech Open has broken a new record: it was 140 applications coming from all corners of the Nordics and the Baltics, and now the Top 25 most innovative, promising and ready-to-scale companies have been announced.
WE DID IT AGAIN!
We have once more managed to encourage a record amount of companies to apply to the Nordic Cleantech Open and we think that we, again, have a better Top 25 list than ever before.
This is the 9th round of the Nordic Cleantech Open competition and it is satisfactory to know that we can still keep improving quantity as well as quality. This is of course only in part due to our efforts, without the ever growing, ever evolving Nordic cleantech start-up scene that just keeps getting stronger and stronger, it would not be possible.
Thank you!
Our jury members are now evaluating the cases and soon we will announce the Top 25 selected companies to go on the next phases with us and our members.
Stay tuned!
Per has been a Venture Partner at ETF since inception. Based in Stockholm, he sources new investments in the Nordic region as well as helping ETFs existing portfolio companies grow. Before ETF, Per ran GE-s business across the Nordic region and the Baltic States. Per has also worked at Motorola Semiconductor Europe, where he held various senior positions in Sweden, UK, Germany, and Switzerland.
This Hall of Fame is a homage for all the years that Per has been successful in attracting international venture capital to the Nordic region, pushed many innovations forward by investments and guidance and for being our close member and friend at Cleantech Scandinavia.
Soon to be retired from his tenure at ETF Partners, we welcome Per Ericsson to the Hall of Fame of Cleantech Scandinavia and we share a bit of our recent chat with him, with some perspectives, advices and plans moving forward.
Having worked with many startups and investors, his main advice to start-ups is to find and work close with a potential customer to see what they need. “Simplicity is always best and having closeness to a customer is key to keep your product innovative yet simple”. For Investors, he says to “avoid big capex as everything takes much longer times and cost more. Prepare an exit plan and establish who will be the off taker from the beginning.”
When asked about his perspective on big industry and the adoption of innovative solutions, Per believes that it is an area that startups still need to improve: “Big industries have always looked at more efficient ways of production but for small start-ups it will take time to get into companies production and get approved, sometimes it can take more than 5 years. I have seen super technologies that do not fit in a cost-effective production line. A piece of advice at early stage is to talk to potential customers regarding what they need and not what you hope that they need.”
About these special times we are living in, he believes that the pandemic will slow down cleantech investments and business, maybe some will not survive, but in the longer term he thinks there can be an extra push to improve the environment and investors deciding to increase their portion of impact investment. Moreover, Per’s impression is that everyone is talking to increase the investments in impactful businesses, however, investors like pension funds must make sure that new technology can deliver same or better yield than today’s technology. “It’s up to the Cleantech segment that they can show improved profitability not just improved environment benefits”.
His plans for the upcoming retirement is to “enjoy for the first time in my life with an empty calendar” (good one, Per!) and to keep an eye in possible investment opportunities.
The official motivation is: “Per has meant a lot to the Nordic Cleantech sector for bringing ETF Partners, one of Europe’s most active Cleantech Venture Capital Fund, closer to the region and for supporting many Nordic entrepreneurs with valuable advice and contacts.”
As the previous nominees, Per Ericsson received a piece of art from renowned famous glass artist, Christian Svensson.
We would like to thank Per Ericsson for his immense contribution to the Cleantech sector and for being our partner and friend for all this year. We wish you great days of summer and a joyful life ahead!
