Climate and cleantech accelerators
Climate accelerators back founders working on energy, mobility, agriculture, and the hard-tech behind decarbonization, often with grant funding and corporate or government partners attached. The specialists are established institutions by now: Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator works with its city on deployment, Elemental Excelerator funds climate projects alongside companies, and Nordic entries like Katapult and the Norrsken Foundation carry the impact end.
These are the climate and cleantech programs we track. See the terms below, or get a personalized match. Hardware-heavy teams should also read the deep tech guide, since programs like HAX overlap both.
Climate and cleantech accelerators
69 accelerators
SOSV / HAX
Newark, NJ, United States
26 wks · $550k · ~12% equity
Up to $550K + a 6–9 month hard-tech engineering residency
Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Nairobi, Kenya
24 wks
Kenya’s climate-technology incubator
Tasmu Digital Valley
Doha, Qatar
Qatar’s smart-city digital innovation hub
Startupbootcamp Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12 wks
Global accelerator’s Dubai smart-city program
Qatar Science & Technology Park
Doha, Qatar
Qatar’s home for technology innovation
TAQADAM
Remote
26 wks · $40k · equity-free
KAUST six-month startup accelerator
SINE IIT Bombay
Mumbai, India
52 wks
IIT Bombay’s technology business incubator
Startup Wise Guys SaaS Africa
Remote
26 wks · $65k · ~12% equity
Up to €65K for ~12% + a structured program
StartinUP Incubator Network
Remote
13 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Plug and Play Sustainability
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Rockstart Energy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Cleantech Open
Remote
12 wks · $150k
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Powerhouse
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Uplift Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia
10 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Romania ClimAccelerator
Bucharest, Romania
12 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Black Sea ClimAccelerator
Remote
52 wks · $95k
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Blue Economy ClimAccelerator
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
PNG Greenpreneurs Initiative
Port Moresby (7 provinces), Papua New Guinea
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
GCIP-Kazakhstan Acceleration Program
Astana, Kazakhstan
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
ClimAccelerator Tanzania
Remote
12 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL
Golden, CO, United States
$250k · equity-free
Up to $250K + a structured program
UNSW Founders 10x Accelerator
Sydney, NSW, Australia
10 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Taronga Hatch Accelerator Program
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
StartUp Perú PLUG
Lima, Peru
$40k · equity-free
Up to $40K + a structured program
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