2024 Greentech Europe Accelerator for Women-led Startups

The program will provide the selected startups with timely training, expert advice, network support, and potential funding to allow them to thrive – and in turn, help close the gender financing and resource gap in the region.

Program Structure

• 2 cohorts of 15 startups selected to receive in-depth support via Village Capital’s award-winning training curriculum, including the opportunity to get grant funding through peer-selection, a unique process that has been proven to result in investment decisions that lead to a more diverse portfolio (as highlighted in the report, Flipping the Power Dynamics)
• 2 further cohorts of 15 startups selected to participate in light-touch investment-readiness training through the online, self-paced business development curriculum.

Benefits

• Training: The curriculum is tailored to help your company identify early milestones and prepare for your next round of capital
• Mentorship: Build 1:1 connections with investors, strategic partners and potential customers
• Financial Analysis: Work with an investment analyst who will coach you 1:1 on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics
• Media Exposure: Get featured on Village Capital’s program website and other collateral
• Access to Abaca: Scale your business faster by identifying the right capital for you and planning your next milestones for growth
• Discounts: Program participants will be offered in-kind support from the benefits partners, including web hosting credits, pro-bono legal support, and more.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible startups must have:
  • For-profit market-based solution that tackles a sustainability challenge in Europe, especially Southern Europe
  • Operations in or have the ability to expand business to the EMEAA or European market
  • Have a minimum viable product (MVP), and raised less than $1M in equity
  • Have at least one full-time founder based in EMEAA or Europe, and Co-Founders to have 50%+ female representation or more than 25% of senior leadership team to be female
  • Have meaningful customer or business validation (not limited to revenue, can also be successful pilot studies, number of users, and/or strategic partnerships)
  • Categories for eligible startups:
    • Climate Mitigation: Innovations within climate mitigation focus on addressing the surplus of greenhouse gasses.
    • Biodiversity Protection: Technologies within Biodiversity Protection work to counteract the challenge of biodiversity loss.
    • Resource Savings: Technology for resource savings aims to decrease reliance on non-renewable resources.
    • Waste Reduction: Initiatives in waste reduction contribute to fostering a circular economy.

For more information, visit Village Capital.