ENABLING GREEN INNOVATION TO THRIVE
INNOVATOR APPLICATIONS CLOSED. TICKETS NOW OPEN TO INVESTORS AND CORPORATES
THE ULTIMATE MEETING PLACE FOR THE CLIMATE TECH ECOSYSTEM
Since 2006 CLEANTECH VENTURE DAY® has been providing a curated programme of cutting edge technology, investment opportunities and thought leadership from across the global cleantech and climate tech ecosystem.
Cleantech Venture Days’ upcoming event will be a forum for innovators, investors, large enterprises and economic development partners to see next generation climate tech solutions and investment opportunities.
Innovators that have pitched at previous Cleantech Venture Day events have gone on to raise more than $650m in secured investments.
Alongside this, networking, tech scouting and thought leadership from industry and academic experts makes the Cleantech Venture Day the must attend event for cleantech and climate tech industry leaders, innovators and influencers.
220+ INNOVATOR PITCHES
450+ INVESTORS & VCs
$650M+ INVESTMENTS SECURED
Cleantech Venture Day, October 2023, KPMG, London
Serving The Ecosystem
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Innovators
Cutting edge innovators, from around the world are competitively selected to pitch to leading global investors.
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Investors
ESG investors have the opportunity to network in investor only sessions prior to pitches from clean and climate tech pioneer innovators.
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Corporates
Corporate technology scouts from global multinationals provide technology challenges for innovators to address.
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Sector Experts
Cutting edge thought leadership partners including BlooombergNEF, Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership and more.
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Public Sector
Economic development organisations are invited to showcase their leading innovators and corporate partners.
A CATALYST FOR CHANGE SINCE 2011
Coming out of Europe's most successful technology cluster, Cambridge Cleantech was the first and is the leading climate tech and cleantech ecosystem enabler in the UK, with global reach and connections.
Since 2011, Cambridge Cleantech has been acting as a powerful catalyst for change and connecting hundreds of key businesses across the ecosystem. Via its flagship event, Cleantech Venture Day, Cambridge Cleantech has enabled investments exceeding $650m to over 220 innovators.
Together with Oxfordshire Greentech the networks have over 4,000 contacts with leading businesses, academia and investors in search of SDG aligned innovations with the power to address global challenges.
What People Are Saying
“Cleantech Venture Day is a ‘must attend’ event for us! There are always exciting companies showcased that are at the forefront of developing solutions towards climate change and are potentially excellent investment opportunities. Additionally and somewhat uniquely, the calibre of attendee and panel speakers on the day brings an excellent insight to the latest trends and insights to the cleantech market.”
— Anthony Chant Co-founder & Investment Director, One Planet Capital
“Pitching at Cleantech Venture Day was an invaluable experience and allowed us to connect with some of the biggest investors in the greentech sector. Through Cambridge Cleantech we were represented by the Cambridge MBA team in the MIINT competition, winning second place and securing 25K of investment from a US impact fund. I can confidently say that Cleantech Venture Day will open doors for you in the future!
— Tom de Wilton, COO & Co-founder Oxwash
“We are already in initial talks with many of the companies that Cambridge Cleantech selected for us through the Meet-the-Buyer event. We are very satisfied we joined Cambridge Cleantech.”
— Daisuke Kato, Shimizu Corporation
News
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Cleantech Venture Day Unites Visionary Investors and Innovators
“We must continue to create impact through our work and become the catalyst of conversations on climate positive technology,” said Sam Goodall, CEO of Cambridge Cleantech.
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Cambridge Cleantech Engages with India and Sri Lanka for Cleantech Collaboration
Led by UN Environment Programme Executive Director ErikSolheim, the delegation engaged with government officials and industry leaders to explore partnership opportunities.
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Enabling Japan in Tech Scouting for Low Carbon Building Solutions
Sparking interest at the sustainability conference City-Tech.Tokyo, Cambridge Cleantech showcased its International Tech Scouting programme, along with recent collaborators OXTO Energy and Shimizu Corporation.
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IPCC Report Highlights Climate Time Bomb
When UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the IPCC’s ARC6 report on climate change as a ‘survival guide for humanity’ it served as a stark reminder that reaching the goal of 1.5C by 2030 is perilously in the balance.
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Investors swarm to Cleantech Venture Day
Against the backdrop of the UK retaining its position as the largest tech sector in Europe, the new year showed no signs of investor fatigue as 18 innovative climate tech start-ups pitched to venture capitalists.
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Calling all Climate-Positive Entrepreneurs
This Winter, we are bringing back our popular pitching and investment day for cleantech start-ups. Pitch your ideas to an audience of cleantech investors at this highly anticipated event - Cleantech Venture Day.
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Accelerating Climate Finance and the Transition to Net-Zero
The importance of climate finance in the global fight against climate change was widely accepted and recognised by countries at the COP26 conference last year.
