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About the project

ClimAccelerator is a global program by EIT Climate-KIC for startups to innovate, catalyze, and expand the potential of their climate solutions.

In Central America and the Caribbean, the project is executed by Alterna, aiming to deepen business models, addressing financial topics to prepare companies for financing and investment access. Additionally, it seeks to optimize the management and measurement of impact purpose. This initiative also aims to connect with new markets and impact investment spaces in the region, allowing participating companies to scale their impact.

What profile is the project looking for?

We are looking for companies located in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, in sectors related to climate and within the following industries:

Food Systems

Food Systems

Businesses in the food value chain, from inputs (organic fertilizers); sustainable agriculture and livestock; fishing and aquaculture, and sustainable livestock.

Textiles

Textile

Sustainable fabrics and plant-based fibers.

Renewable energy

Energy

Renewable energy, sustainable cooking (energy-saving stoves), battery storage, transmission and distribution, marine, coastal, and offshore energy.

Technology

IT

Software, applications, and greentech and agtech businesses.

Tourism Value Chain

Sustainable Tourism

Value chain businesses such as sustainable and circular hotels and restaurants.

Transport and Logistics

Transport

Logistics, export services, maritime transport, micromobility, and biodiesel.

Construction

Construction

Sustainable materials, sustainable housing, initiatives for sustainable cities.

Water and Sanitation

WASH

Smart water systems, wastewater treatment.

Waste Treatment

Waste Management

Collection, recycling, upcycling.

Why participate?

Key process dates

01. 

Call for applications

From July 5 to August 11.

02. 

Selection

Announcement of selected companies between August 5 and 23, 2024.

03. 

Cultivation development

The program will be held virtually for 8 weeks from September 2 to October 31, 2024.

04. 

Connections and capital delivery process

Between November 2024 and March 2025.

Aliados de difusión

ClimAccelerator is a global initiative of EIT Climate-KIC that implements its programs with local partners. Alterna executes the ClimAccelerator initiative for Central America and the Caribbean.

alterna

Alterna es una plataforma de innovación social que promueve el desarrollo del sector de negocios e inversión de impacto como ruta hacia una región sostenible.

In over a decade:

3 companies supported across 12 economic sectors.
67 average sales growth two years after the Cultivation process.
967 invested in 32 SMEs, with 55% led by women.
8 people positively impacted, addressing 15 of the 17 SDGs.