Start-U-up: “Building cleantech highways to the market (Acceleration & Advisory)". Start-U-up is a boutique, private, MBA quality, (online) cleantech business accelerator based in Amsterdam, that helps cleantech startups and scaleups accelerate to global success. Start-U-up's mission is simple and straightforward: "Start-U-up co-creates cleantech champions". significantly contributed to the global
success of 25+ cleantech scaleups (as from their early stages), and has co-created cleantech business accelerator programs with global reach and global impact, including the following clients:
• The EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator (climate-kic.org):
The European EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator (as per end of 2020, Europe's largest cleantech business accelerator, with 1,800+ startups & scaleups incubated/accelerated throughout Europe and Euro 1.5 billion+ raised in external finance by cleantech startups & scaleups in the program), supports Europe's next generation of cleantech entrepreneurs through education, incubation/acceleration and (pre)seed funding. 20+ incubators/accelerators in the EU are part of the program. In the Dutch Climate-KIC program, 3 incubators/accelerators are part of the program: YES!Delft, Utrecht INC., and StartLife Wageningen. The program is funded by EIT, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (eit.europa.eu).
• ClimateLaunchpad (climatelaunchpad.org):
ClimateLaunchpad is the world's largest green business ideas competition. Its mission is to unlock the world’s cleantech potential that addresses climate change. Since ClimateLaunchpad's foundation in 2014 and as per 2025, ClimateLaunchpad has supported 5,000+ cleantech startup teams across 97 countries, delivered 500+ training bootcamps, and helped green startups raise over €0.5 billion in investment. ClimateLaunchpad is part of the Entrepreneurship offerings of EIT Climate-KIC.
• infoDev/Worldbank (infodev.org):
infoDev is a World Bank Group multi-donor program that supports entrepreneurs in developing economies. It oversees a global network of business incubators and innovation hubs for climate technology, agribusiness, and digital entrepreneurs.
• St John's Innovation Centre Ltd./Cambridge University/Royal Academy of Engineering (raeng.org). Besides accelerating cleantech startups and scaleups, Start-U-up also provides green/sustainable advisory top management services for corporates, governments and universities (e.g. ESG strategy advise for multinationals, corporate/university innovation spin-outs). Please contact [email protected] for 2-3 day (online) acceleration masterclasses in all development stages of cleantech startups and scaleups, or for advisory top management services for corporates, governments and universities. Join our global community (50+ countries) and follow Start-U-up's cleantech industry & startup news on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/start-u-up), Facebook and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3X1w3jE7tndsuMYbdKGC0Q). Example 1: Global Cleantech Markets Outlook 2020-2050: Ron Bloemers Opening KeyNote Innovation Forum 2019.
60 minute opening keynote speech (including Q&A) by START-U-UP founder Ron Bloemers at the sold-out MELT Innovatsioonifoorum (500+ people present) in Tallinn/Estonia (April 9th, 2019), with the title: "The cleantech revolution is here to stay, plus what it takes to accelerate it". The speech is available in HD on YouTube (see the description box below the video on YouTube for a summary of the speech): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUDLHN09ns&t=4s
Example 2: “There is huge space for every scientific discipline in fighting climate change”. Extensive interview of Cleantech Cluster Lithuania and Vilnius University with Start-U-up founder Ron Bloemers about the role universities can play in fixing climate change (April 30th, 2019): https://www.vu.lt/en/news-events/news/international-expert-on-cleantech-there-is-huge-space-for-every-scientific-discipline-in-fighting-climate-change
Example 3: "This is what it takes". Start-U-up founder and ClimateLaunchpad co-founder/trainer Ron Bloemers shares the basics of cleantech startup training, as part of a series of interviews with his fellow ClimateLaunchpad trainers across the globe on the ClimateLaunchpad website (www.climatelaunchpad.org, January 7th, 2019): https://climatelaunchpad.org/success-as-a-start-up-depends-on-how-fast-you-are-at-solving-problems/?fbclid=IwAR0rp-aw3_9NWJtG_yPDUQ8fN2vxz_IY8i9_NZzat-KXUpSUDApmLACFByo
Example 4: "The Vital Role of Cleantech Start-ups in Building a Sustainable Future". Interview by Morocco World News (MWN) with Start-U-up founder Ron Bloemers about The Vital Role Cleantech Startups Play in Building a Sustainable Future (25 July, 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DszknLjANnw&list=PLrmTg62X4bTIO06lr-exqZeXfXmX9ilbd&index=2
Example 5: "Ron Bloemers Powers Up CleanTech Start-Ups at ClimateLaunchpad 2024". Interview by Morocco World News (MWN) with Start-U-up founder Ron Bloemers about, among other things, the huge cleantech (startup) potential in Africa and Morocco (20 June, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgkmqOsOp48&list=PLrmTg62X4bTIO06lr-exqZeXfXmX9ilbd
Look for Ron’s professional profile on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ronbloemers
Start-U-up's toolbox: Definition/scope/status of global cleantech markets, renewable energy/cleantech, CDR, circular economy, ESG, cleantech startups & scaleups, business model design, identifying & quantifying climate impact, customer validation, business plan & financial modeling, startup valuation, finance & investor process, investor negotiation dynamics, startup accelerator, curriculum design & implementation, advise & consulting, training & mentoring, stakeholder management, green marketing & PR, sustainable (corporate) finance & investment.
