1st GPCA Startup Nexus
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Young, agile start-up companies are the guarantee for new ideas and innovations. The challenges in a prosperous and growing world are enormous. Young companies want to expand their business. They need cooperation and capital. The large established companies and international investors are looking for very good ideas that need to be brought to growth.
The 18th annual GPCA Forum aims to promote the exchange between investors, startups and experienced companies. With the 1st GPCA Startup Nexus, there is now a suitable networking platform for this. On this stage, the best startups from the fields of Circular Economy and Climate Action, selected by the GPCA Expert Panel, will present their groundbreaking and forward-looking ideas.
On December 3 and 4, 2024, 10 start-ups (from the region and abroad) will be presented in Shark Tank-style presentations. This will be followed by a short Q&A session. There will also be the opportunity to hold confidential discussions in separate rooms. In this way, the GPCA Startup Nexus promotes business ideas and products for the markets and requirements of tomorrow.
Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Criteria for participation
Startup companies should focus on one of the following areas:
Circular economy
- Advanced chemical plastics recycling
- Advanced mechanical plastics recycling
- Dissolution/decontamination recycling for mixed plastic waste
- Traceability of the value chain (AI, blockchain technologies, etc.)
- Design for recycling (DfR)
Climate action
- Decarbonization of industrial processes (technologies such as CCU, CCUS, hydrogen, biomass, electrification, etc.)
- Renewable energy generation and management solutions
- Detection, monitoring and energy efficiency tools
Companies in the start-up phase should meet the following requirements:
- Your company has been founded.
- Your company was founded in or after 2017 (maximum 7 years old)
- Your technology has at least the maturity level of feasibility in the laboratory (Technology Readiness Level 4).
Further information can be found here.