Clean Tech Challenge 2024
Changing the world
for better
Rewarding the next student led innovative clean technology ideas
Rewarding the next student led innovative clean technology ideas
The CleanTech Challenge is a global business plan competition for students with innovative clean technology ideas, jointly hosted by the London Business School and University College London. It began in 2011 and has been run successfully for the past 12 years. Winners of the international chapters compete as finalists in the UK competition.
Great Cleantech technologies emerging from research often flounder through lack of good commercial input early on. Meanwhile, management schools have many entrepreneurial students who are worried about the environment but who lack impactful ideas to work on. To bridge this gap, the interdisciplinary competition was created.
The Challenge is open to all current university students (undergraduate and postgraduate) enrolled in a degree programme at a recognised Higher Education Institution anywhere in the world as of 1 January 2024.
The competition takes place over three different stages between January and April each year. Submit your proposals before Feb 4th 2024.
All you need is an innovative Cleantech idea. Submit a 200 word pitch by Feb 4th 2024 clearly outlining (i) the idea, (ii) cleantech impact, and (iii) why it would be commercially viable.
We want to meet you! Invited entries will require a short 2 minute video submission introducing the members of your team and a high level overview of your Clean Tech proposal. Deadline for videos is Feb 18th 2024.
Selected entries are asked to develop their idea and present a pitch deck by March 10th 2024. The deck will be reviewed by prospective investors.
Finalists will undergo training from industry experts from the environmental, entrepreneurial, and science sectors over the course of April. Bootcamp finals take place between April 23rd - 24th where finalists present a 10-minute pitch.
Students compete in cross-functional teams combining technical and business skills. Startup ideas are expected to be at the concept phase at which point they would likely only attract pre-seed funding.
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