Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is Looking for Entrepreneurs (to Award €500,000)

The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is the world’s largest competition in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. Green startups from all over the world can submit promising sustainable business plans until 1 June 2016 inclusive. In order to be able to compete, your product or service must reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The winner will receive €500,000 to further develop their product or service, and to bring it to market. The runner-up will receive €200,000. The winner will chosen by an international jury at the finals in Amsterdam on 14 September 2016.

Tackling climate change
Building on its mission to contribute to a greener world, the Dutch Postcode Lottery has been organising the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge since 2007. 
Entry & Selection Process
The preliminary jury will publish a longlist of 25 startups in July. In August, it will be announced which five candidates will be competing on finals day. At the finals in Amsterdam on 14 September, the five finalists will pitch their business plans to the international jury, the audience and the press. The jury will then select the winner, who will receive €500,000. After the competition, all five finalists will be offered an intensive 10-day accelerator programme to optimise their business chances.
Deadline: June 1, 2016


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