Early stage accelerator-VC empowering purpose-driven founders in AgriFood, Energy and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart is an early stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood, and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart invests in early-stage startups from each of the three funds and provides access to capital, market, and expertise by connecting founders with co-investors, mentors, partners, corporates, and the wider Rockstart network. Rockstart has invested in more than 350 startups and its alumni value to date is more than €1.3bn. Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive change …

Investing in a sustainable and green urban future The Smart Cities Marketplace is designed to bring together relevant stakeholders from across Europe to exchange ideas, to launch projects and to improve policy. The Smart Cities Marketplace is a support hub for all that are interested in and challenged by financing Smart City solutions. We currently count 7500 members from across Europe and beyond. The Smart Cities Marketplace is part of the Smart Cities and Communities family representing more than 100 cities from 34 countries – with more than 500 market ready solutions for other cities to be inspired by. Privacy …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Accelerating sustainable energy innovations EIT InnoEnergy operates at the centre of the energy transition and is the leading innovation engine in sustainable energy. It brings the technology, business model innovation and skills required to accelerate the green deal, progress towards Europe’s decarbonisation and re-industrialisation goals, whilst also securing a reliable supply of clean energy. Recognised as Europe’s top cleantech and blue economy venture capital firm and investor in 2023 by Startup Genome, one of Europe’s top 10 most active deeptech investors by Sifted in 2023 and the most active investor in the energy sector in 2022 by Pitchbook, InnoEnergy backs …