Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition 2025 for young Entrepreneurs.

Our competition is your ticket to global success. Provided you have a green business idea and have what it takes to become an entrepreneur.

Your idea can be an innovation in renewable energy, a sustainable transition in the food chain, a mind shift in urban mobility or any other way to tackle climate change.

Themes

The chosen themes for these 12 months are

1. Adaptation & Resilience
2. Blue Economy
3. Circular Economies
4. Clean Energy
5. Food Systems
6. Sustainable Mobility
7. Urban Solutions
8. The Next Big Thing

Programme Details

Step 0: Mini-course

After your application, teams are automatically invited first for participation in a CLP Mini-course to help National Leads to make a better selection or to prepare you for the Boot Camp.

Step 1: Boot Camp

The top teams chosen by our National Leads take part in the ClimateLaunchpad National programme, which kicks off with a multi-day digital Boot Camp. Our trainers will teach you all you need to know about jump-starting your business.

Step 2: Intensive coaching and National Finals

The Boot Camp is followed by a period of intensive coaching. You’ll perfect your pitch, value proposition, and business model. After that, you’re ready to rock your National Final, where you’ll pitch digitally for a National Jury.

Step 3: Regional Finals (online)

The top teams of each country go to the Regional Finals, where they pitch in front of the region’s best and brightest.

The big prize? A bunch of newly acquired skills & knowledge and networking opportunities to get your business thriving.

Step 4: Global Grand Final in Vienna, Austria (physical)

The top teams from each region proceed to the Global Grand Final to pitch it out in front of an expert panel.

Eligibility Criteria for Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition 2025 for young Entrepreneurs.

1. Anyone with a promising cleantech concept who desires to turn into an entrepreneur ought to be a part of it. You are generally a new start-up, SME, researcher, pupil, public organization, advisor, engineer, a mixture of the above, or one thing that doesn’t match a job title.
2. haven’t but began a business, otherwise you began it less than two years in the past;
3. haven’t any substantial income;
4. you’ve got attracted not more than € 200,000 in funding;

Benefits of Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition 2025 for young Entrepreneurs.

The primary winner from every National Final and the top 2 in every Regional Final will probably be awarded with a visit to Vienna, Austria, for our Global Grand Final occasion.

How to Apply

1. To enter the competition submit your idea or innovation with environmental impact. We’ll help you fast track that idea into a business and bypass all possible pitfalls along the way. You’ll learn how to get your idea funded and launched.
2. Once you are selected to join ClimateLaunchpad, the Boot Camp and coaching sessions will help you develop your idea to a rock-solid plan. You will pitch this during your National Final and the Regional Finals.
3. All entries will be reviewed, and ideas that fit the bill of our competition will get invited to join.

Application TImeline

Angola

1. Application Deadline: July 7th 2025
2. Boot Camp: July 21st 2025 – August 1st 2025
3. National Final: August 22nd 2025

Carpe Verde

1. Application Deadline: June 30th 2025
2. Boot Camp: July 24th 2025 -July 26th 2025
3. National Final: August 23rd 2025

Egypt:

1. Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
2. Boot Camp: May 22nd 2025 – May 24th 2025
3. National FinalAugust 14th 2025

Ghana

1. Application Deadline: April 30th 2025
2. Boot Camp: May 20th 2025 – May 22nd 2025
3. National Finals: July 17th,, 2025

Kenya

1. Application Deadline: May 31st, 2025
2. Boot Camp Group A: June 17th, 2025 – June 19th, 2025
3. Boot Camp Group B: June 24th, 2025 – June 26th, 2025
4. National Final: August 14th, 2025

Morocco

1. Application Deadline 31st, 2025
2. Boot Camp: To be determined
3. National Final: To be determined

Mozambique-

1. Application Deadline: April 27th 2025
2. Boot May 14th2025 – May 16th 2025
3. National Final: July 12th 2025

Namibia

1. Application Deadline: July 7th, 2025
2. Boot July 21st 2025 – August 1st 2025
3. National Final: August 22nd, 2025

Nigeria

1. Application Deadline: May 30th, 2025
2. Boot Camp Group A: To be determined—June
3. Boot Camp Group B: To be determined—June
4. National Final: August 22nd, 2025

South Africa

1. Application Deadline: April 11th,, 2025
2. Boot Camp Group A: May 6th, 2025 – May 8th, 2025
3. Boot Camp Group B: May 14th, 2025 – May 16th, 2025
4. National Final: July 23rd, 2025

Tanzania

1. Application Deadline: May 31st, 2025
2. Boot Camp Group A: June 17th, 2025 – June 19th, 2025
3. Boot Camp Group B: June 24th, 2025 – June 26th, 2025
4. National Final: July 30th, 2025

Uganda

1. Application Deadline: May 16th, 2025
2. Boot Camp Group B: June 2nd 2025 – June 4th, 2025
3. Boot Camp Group A June 26th, 2025 – June 28th, 2025
4. National Final: July31st,t 2025

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition

Application Deadline

Varying by Country

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Climate Launchpad green business ideas competition 2025 for young Entrepreneurs.