Commerzbank’s Sustainable Finance Accelerator Program in collaboration with Tenacity and neosfer have selected their first 10 sustainable finance startups.
With Pelt8A Swiss start-up was also selected.
This initiative aims to evaluate and accelerate a potential collaboration with Commerzbank through an organized and efficient process in Frankfurt.
The selected startups represent a wide range of innovative approaches. Each of them brings a unique solution in various areas of sustainability such as biodiversity and climate data, property management and renovation, supplier management and enterprise mobility.
Bettina Storck, Director of Group sustainable development management has Commerzbanksaid:
“Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy. Our goal is to become a net-zero carbon bank by 2050 at the latest. New ideas and innovative approaches help us to advance this topic, especially in the field of sustainable finance. We are pleased to support the Joint Innovation Accelerator Program for Sustainable Finance and look forward to working with the selected start-ups to bring together expertise and innovation.”
This program includes sessions and events specifically designed to enable collaborations, from open exchanges to use case definition, PoC roadmap preparation, PoC validation, fundraising, growth hacking, as well as pitch training. The program will conclude with the Demo Day on October 30, 2024 at the Impact Festival Frankfurt.
Meet the 10 selected sustainable finance startups:
IKOSIA | Germany
Improving energy efficiency for greater sustainability.They offer an all-in-one platform for complete renovation measures.
VREED | Germany
Vreed makes digital technologies applicable to all players in the real estate market and brings digital twins of buildings to life.
New | Germany
Novo provides an overview of a building’s current situation in terms of energy efficiency and possible progress in the future.
Goddess | Sweden
Accelerate business by connecting and engaging the public and employees with sustainability data, insights and actions.
Carployee (cobblestone route) | Austria
An employee app that recognizes and rewards sustainable travel. It can be used to find rides, participate in team challenges, and reward colleagues.
KIRI | United Kingdom
Kiri’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of sustainable behaviors and radically change the approach to sustainability by creating a community of forward-thinking consumers and brands.
Veridion | Romania
Veridion offers comprehensive commercial data enrichment for private companies, delivering accurate classification and real-time insights for purchasing, insurance, market intelligence, and more.
EIVEE | Denmark
EIVEE calculates CO2 emissions with unmatched accuracy across scopes 1, 2 and 3. They provide industry-leading data quality across the entire company carbon footprint.
Pelt8 | Switzerland
Pelt8 provides a platform that helps businesses ditch Excel spreadsheets to save time and money in their sustainability data collection and reporting.
Fuchs&Eule | Germany
Fuchs & Eule encourages as many homeowners as possible to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. To achieve this, they combine energy expertise with digital innovation, convinced that it is time to act to combat the climate crisis.
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