ClimAccelerator 2026 (Organiser call)

ClimAccelerator is a global accelerator programme run by Climate KIC that supports climate-focused start-ups with resources, mentorship and international networks. The 2026 edition focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Deep-tech solutions for climate challenges. Climate KIC is inviting Organisations de Soutien à l'Entrepreneuriat (ESOs) worldwide to become local organisers and run cohorts of start-ups under the ClimAccelerator brand. Selected partners must recruit and support start-ups, run a Demo Day and report impact metrics.

Use of the Climate KIC brand and affiliation to the European Union; access to programme management platforms, educational content, mentor networks and an investment team; impact evaluation services; access to the WeClim Equally gender handbook; global network connections.

The call is open to Organisations de Soutien à l'Entrepreneuriat (ESOs) worldwide, including incubators and accelerators specialised in climate or tech, venture builders, universities and research centres, or consortiums of multiple entities.