Investor Program
The Cleantech Open Investor Program is chartered to engage the investor community actively with the Cleantech Open ecosystem. This program encourages involvement from both Angel Investors and Venture Capital firms who focus on any segment of the cleantech market. The program's highest priority is to enable connections between Cleantech Open contestants and alumni with prospective investors, to maximize the potential of funding for these entrepreneur teams. In addition, the Investor Program strives to keep investors prominently involved in all stages of the Cleantech Open calendar. Specifically, our aims are to:
- Seek contestant recommendations and referrals from investors during contestant recruitment.
- Engage investors as mentors during the competition.
- Engage investors to speak at the Accelerator, act as coaches during Business Clinics, and serve as speakers and panelists at other events throughout the year.
- Recruit a large contingent of Angel and VC investors to meet directly with all contestants and selected alumni at the annual Investor Forum to encourage match-making for potential funding.
- Investors are also invited to the Awards Gala for an additional round of matchmaking.
The Investor Program team continuously maintains and expands a database of interested cleantech investors, and helps contestants understand the investors from whom funding is most likely, or the fit most apt. Finally, the team facilitates direct introductions between contestants and alumni and appropriate investors.
Direct Access to Early Stage Dealflow for Investors
- Access to Executive Summaries
- Access to Business Plans (with permission)
- Key Access Opportunities at Cleantech Open Events
- Launch
- Thought Leaders Summit
- Matching Showcase
- Symposia
- Accelerator
- Investors Summit
- Expo
- Awards Gala
