Applications are now open for the 2017 Evergreen Climate Innovations Challenge! We invite all Midwest-based cleantech startups to apply for this nationally-recognized cleantech investment program.
This year will mark the 3rd consecutive year that Evergreen Climate Innovations is committing to invest up to $1M in early stage cleantech companies. Entrepreneurs and researchers throughout the Midwest are invited to submit their cleantech startups for the opportunity to join Evergreen Climate Innovation’s growing investment portfolio. The 2017 investments and the new cohort of Evergreen Climate Innovations Portfolio Companies will be announced at the Evergreen Climate Innovations Challenge event in Chicago on May 9, 2017.
What began in 2010 as a simple business plan competition to jumpstart the local ecosystem with cash prizes totalling $140,000 has now grown into the most competitive and high profile investment opportunities for cleantech startups in the Midwest. Since the first competition, startups have received $4M in funding, raised an additional $96M in follow on funding, and created over 300 new jobs.