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Start-ups

From idea to investment – support & funding for start-ups at every stage

CATAL1.5°T supports your ideas and provides your climate venture with funding, know-how and access to networks of domain experts, mentors and investors.

What’s new at CATAL1.5°T?

Impactdays
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CATAL1.5°T Initiative present at Impact Days in Mexico City

15.07.2024Josué García, GIZ

On June 20 Erika Sanchez from the CATAL1.5°T Initiative took part in the panel "Are Social and Economic Development at Odds?", which was held during the Impact Days – an event organized by Impact Hub in Mexico City. The panel looked at different perspectives on challenges and opportunities identified in green economy businesses, climate financing, and climate and technology entrepreneurship. The CATAL1.5°T Initiative also confirmed future calls for its Accelerator and Pre-Accelerator programs, along with a series of 'climathons' (climate hackathons) in Latin America.

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West Africa

ESG Training for West African Venture Capital Investors

18.07.2024 - 07:00 UTC-7

The West African CATAL1.5°T platform will offer an intensive two-day training on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in Senegal to which selected West African Venture Capital (VC) investors have been invited.

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First CATAL1.5°T Bootcamp for the Accelerator Program Bootcamp held in Latin America

25.05.2024Josué García Pérez, GIZ

Ten Climate Tech start-ups from four Latin American countries have begun their acceleration process with the first CATAL1.5°T Acceleration Bootcamp. During the program they will have access to funding of 100K euros, mentoring and networking sessions to enhance their development.

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Empowering Climate-Tech Start-ups: Insights from the CATAL1.5°T Global Workshop 

28.05.2024Angeli Regala, GIZ

CATAL1.5°T Initiative to advance efforts in supporting climate tech start-ups

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CATAL1.5°T launches its acceleration program dedicated to SMEs and start-ups in West Africa

24.04.2024Morgane Awu, Communication Officer, Investisseurs & Partenaires

The CATAL1.5°T acceleration program is officially launched in West Africa. 30 companies in the climate sector will benefit from technical and financial support to accelerate their growth.

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Launch of the CATAL1.5°T video

26.10.2023The catalist-Team

This video explains the CATAL1.5°T Initiative's purpose in less than three minutes

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CATAL1.5°T at the UNCCC Climate week in Panama

01.11.2023Milena Stolz, GIZ

The CATAL1.5°T Latin American platform hosted a one-hour panel discussion on opportunities & challenges for Climate Tech entrepreneurship promotion in Latin America on October 23rd, 2023.

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Launch of CATAL1.5°T Acceleration program for Latin American climate-tech startups

01.11.2023Milena Stolz, GIZ

Start-ups can now apply to receive access to workshops, experts, and the opportunity to receive funding up to €100,000 euros.

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Launch of the CATAL1.5°T Platform West Africa

23.11.2023 - 13:00 UTC+1

GIZ and Climate-KIC present CATAL1.5°T at the Africa Start-up Connect Week in Berlin

Applications for our start-up programmes are open

Ideator, first-time founder or serial entrepreneur – no matter your experience and the stage of you climate tech solution, you can find your support programme here.
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Tackle climate change with your community!

Climathons

Climathons are our ideation programme: the events bring together local citizens, innovators and entrepreneurs with ideas that address the challenges of climate change with technology. Take part and create an impact!
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Get your climate tech solution market-ready!

Pre-accelerator

Our pre-accelerator for climate tech start-ups provides you with training, technical support and funding. Let’s take your prototype to the next level!
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Scale your way to VC!

Accelerator

Your climate venture is already well on its way to making a positive impact on climate change? Prepare to successfully navigate the challenging growth phase – with training & coaching, networking and repayable grants!

About the CATAL1.5°T Initiative

The Initiative is is funded by the international Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in cooperation with top-tier global and regional partners.

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