The Cleantech Open 2012 Business Competition

About the Cleantech Open

The Cleantech Open is the world’s largest accelerator. We provide entrepreneurs and technologists the resources needed to launch successful cleantech companies. Our mission is to find, fund, and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges.

About the Business Competition

The Cleantech Open Business Competition consists of a number of key activities; extensive mentoring, training, business clinics, access to investors and capital, numerous opportunities to showcase to the media and the public, and the competition itself. Since its inception in 2006, the Cleantech Open has awarded over $5M in cash and services to support cleantech growth companies. The 581 participating companies of the Cleantech Open’s accelerator programs have raised more than $660 million in external capital.


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How the Business Competition Works


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*Grand Prize up to $100,000 cash (grant and/or investment). All cash prizes may be cash grant and/or investment and are subject to change.


Alumni Success stories

Since 2006 Cleantech Open Business Competition has:

  • launched 581 companies
  • helped 40% of Alumni companies to receive external funding
  • raised $660m, $154m in last 12 months