#TogetherWeAreStronger
Brining CleanTech StartUPs To The Market
To drive the next wave of CleanTech innovation throughout 2025, CBC will scale its CleanTech StartUp Hub across all six continents.
The Hub unites regional startup hubs, accelerators, and individual startups, helping them scale up through CBC StartUPs’ Financing Facilities, which include expert guidance and support for securing public funding for startups in Europe, powered by Euro-Funding, a leading consultancy specialising in securing public funding and subsidies for innovative projects across Europe.
Through its CleanTech Business Institute, based in Paris, the club is a part of the multinational consortium within the IN4SFS (Investment Network for Sustainability-Focused Startups) project, co-funded by the European Union.
This consortium unites CBC with partners from eight countries to support the growth of startups in Turkey, Greece and Romania and to connect visionary investors worldwide.
In 2025, we will present:
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The 1st World CleanTech StartUPs Summit in Munich, Germany accompanied by the 1st World CleanTech Torchbearers Night: From Visionaries to Trailblazers #TogetherWeAreStronger, featuring the World CleanTech StartUPs Awards 2025
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Four IN4SFS brokerage events in Turkey, Greece, Romania & Germany
Featured CBC CleanTech StartUP Hub Leaders
CBC Expert Guidance and Support
for Securing Public Funding for Startups in Europe,
powered by Euro-Funding
Services are provided by Euro-Funding, a leading consultancy specializing in securing public funding and subsidies for innovative projects across Europe, and they include:
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Expert Guidance on Public Funding: Euro-Funding will provide startups with expert advice on navigating the complexities of European public funding, helping them identify and apply for the most suitable grants and subsidies.
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Strategic Funding Plans: Developing tailored funding strategies that align with each startup’s specific needs and growth plans, ensuring they have the financial support required to scale their innovations.
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Regulatory Compliance: Assisting startups in understanding and meeting the regulatory requirements associated with public funding, ensuring compliance and increasing the chances of successful funding applications.
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Resource Optimization: Helping startups optimize their resources by identifying the best funding opportunities and providing support throughout the application process, from preparation to submission and follow-up.
Services are part of CBC Business Solutions, powered by Cleanvestree, and are integrated into the CBC CleanTech StartUP Hub’s Financing Facilities. This comprehensive support system aims to foster innovation, promote clean technologies, and drive the growth of sustainable business practices.
Interested in these services? Please contact Marie Latour, European Affairs Director at Euro-Funding and CBC Co-Chair of the CleanTech StartUP Hub (In Charge of EU Funding).
The World CleanTech Startups Awards (WCSA)
The World CleanTech Startups Awards (WCSA) (formerly part of the World CleanTech Awards), is an annual global competition that acknowledges and honors the most disruptive CleanTech Startups as well as their Visionary Founders and Investors, across the globe.
The competition strives to motivate and foster growth within the CleanTech industry by granting Startups an opportunity to exhibit their innovative and disruptive solutions and attain acknowledgement for their endeavors in constructing a more sustainable and regenerative future.
The Finalists and the Winners of the WCSA2025 will gather in May 2025 at the 1st World CleanTech StartUPs Summit in Munich, Germany accompanied by the 1st World CleanTech Torchbearers Night: From Visionaries to Trailblazers #TogetherWeAreStronger, featuring the World CleanTech StartUPs Awards 2025.
CBC CleanTech StartUP Hub
Core Team (Leaders & Members)
CBC Chair of CleanTech StartUP Hub
Prof. Anis Jouini
CEO
ECM Greentech
Board Member at ESMC
CBC Chair of Clean Water Hub; Co-Chair of the World CleanTech StartUPs Awards
Thomas Altmann
Executive Vice President - Innovation & New Technology
ACWA Power
CBC Honorary Chair for the Middle East
Paddy Padmanathan
Co-Founder & Vice-Chairman
Zhero
CBC Honorary Chair for North America & USA
Charlie Gay "Dr Solar"
Founder
Greenstar Foundation
Former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office
CBC Co-Chair of CleanTech StartUP Hub
Thomas Korn
Founder & CEO
water stuff & sun GmbH
CBC Co-Chair of Financial & Investor Hub
Dr. Claas Helmke
Founder & CEO
newtrail.capital
CBC Chair of Energy Majors, Mining & Utilities Hub
Ruggero Arico
CEO
RAMP Advisory
Former Head of International Institutional Affairs at Enel Group (CEO Office)
CBC Co-Chair of Under40 Leaders Hub (In Charge of Africa)
Chibunna Ogbonna
Co-Founder
Kiru Energy Limited
CBC Co-Chair of Electric & Hydrogen Mobility Hub (In Charge of India)
Uday Narang
Founder
Omega Seiki Mobility
CBC Chair of R&D, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Hub; Chair of the World CleanTech Awards
Prof. Eicke R. Weber
Vice-Chairman
European Solar Manufacturing Council
Former Director, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg; Professor Emeritus, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley
CBC Co-Chair of Clean Hydrogen Hub
(In Charge of China Relations)
Justin Gu
General Manager
GF Hydrogen Europe
CBC Chair of StorageVersity Hub & Chair of Empowering Women Hub
Dr. Rashi Gupta "Batterywali"
Managing Director
Vision Mechatronics
CBC CleanTech StartUP Hub Partners
Visionary Business Partners
StartUPs Partners
StartUPs Financing Facility Partner
Supporting Business Partners
Strategic Organisations Partners
Strategic Events Partners
Partners of IN4SFS, the Investment Network for
Sustainability-Focused Startups (co-funded by the EU)
