>SMART> GREEN: The Green Tech Accelerator
Our focus areas
With our support offer we focus on Green Tech startups from a wide range of industries. It is important that both technology and sustainability play a role. Focus areas are e.g.
- Green Energy
- Green Industry
- Green Mobility
- Green Building
- Green Packaging
Our Startup programs
You want to found a (green tech) startup in Baden-Württemberg and are in the very early stage? Then register here for a free startup consultation!
ACCELERATE is our offer for early-stage green tech start-ups. We focus our green tech expertise on your business model, your financing strategy and the elaboration of your impact potential.
With our PRE-SEED FUNDING program (Start-up BW Pre-Seed), we pursue the goal of securing initial financing for innovative startups, developing a clear financing strategy for the next few years, and laying guardrails for follow-up financing rounds.
Innovation through collaboration! With GROW we connect you with future-oriented corporate companies and you will take the next step together. Strategic collaborations or investments are the goal!
Germany’s Southwest is home to a wealth of entrepreneurial experience that has grown over many years thanks to the many innovative and successful small and medium-sized enterprises. With GrüNetz, we mediate future-proof collaborations between green startups and established local SMEs.
The Startup Award for climate protection startups: Together with our innovation partner, EWS Elektrizitätswerke Schönau, we are looking for innovative startup pioneers who contribute to climate protection with their technological solutions. The EWS donates 40.000€ with the MakeItMatter-Award and we reveal the winners at our >SMART> GREEN Startup Night.
Startup Highlights of the >SMART> GREEN programs
You can find all our startup highlights with a short profile in our startup section.
To the startupsOUR SERVICES
You're not doing it on your own: An individual case manager supports you, but also challenges you within the framework of the program. In concrete terms, this means that we help you as initiators, consultants and project managers at the same time to advance your business and possible collaborations.
We connect you with investors, lawyers, financial experts, successful founders, friends accelerators from Germany, Israel and Switzerland as well as decision makers of a huge Green Tech network. Within our event formats you will receive honest feedback and lots of insights.
You cooperate with our innovation partners right from the start and work together on concrete milestones!
We don't want your shares. So: Keep calm & keep your money! ;-)
Mi casa es su casa: Work in Germany's most innovative container village, the Lokhalle Creative Park, side by side with other startups, sustainability innovators and a strong community with numerous events and offers!
OUR INNOVATION PARTNERS
Information on the partner companies and other partnerships can be found on the corresponding sub page.
PartnershipsSupported by...
