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Climate Tech
Climate Tech
Climate Tech
The Netherlands faces €100B in climate damage by 2050 — and the industrial base to fix it. Techleap’s Climate vertical connects the two.
The Netherlands faces €100B in climate damage by 2050 — and the industrial base to fix it. Techleap’s Climate vertical connects the two.
The Netherlands faces €100B in climate damage by 2050 — and the industrial base to fix it. Techleap’s Climate vertical connects the two.
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OUR STANCE
THE RISK WE CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE
THE RISK WE CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE
THE RISK WE CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE
THE RISK WE CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE
THE RISK WE CAN’T AFFORD TO IGNORE
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most climate-exposed countries — a quarter of its land sits below sea level, and flooding, heat stress, and saltwater intrusion are already causing measurable economic damage.
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most climate-exposed countries — a quarter of its land sits below sea level, and flooding, heat stress, and saltwater intrusion are already causing measurable economic damage.
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most climate-exposed countries — a quarter of its land sits below sea level, and flooding, heat stress, and saltwater intrusion are already causing measurable economic damage.
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most climate-exposed countries — a quarter of its land sits below sea level, and flooding, heat stress, and saltwater intrusion are already causing measurable economic damage.
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s most climate-exposed countries — a quarter of its land sits below sea level, and flooding, heat stress, and saltwater intrusion are already causing measurable economic damage.
At the same time, EU carbon pricing and border rules have turned decarbonisation into a direct cost and competitiveness question, not just an environmental one. Climate tech founders face long validation cycles, high capital needs, and regulatory environments generalist accelerators aren’t built for.
At the same time, EU carbon pricing and border rules have turned decarbonisation into a direct cost and competitiveness question, not just an environmental one. Climate tech founders face long validation cycles, high capital needs, and regulatory environments generalist accelerators aren’t built for.
At the same time, EU carbon pricing and border rules have turned decarbonisation into a direct cost and competitiveness question, not just an environmental one. Climate tech founders face long validation cycles, high capital needs, and regulatory environments generalist accelerators aren’t built for.
At the same time, EU carbon pricing and border rules have turned decarbonisation into a direct cost and competitiveness question, not just an environmental one. Climate tech founders face long validation cycles, high capital needs, and regulatory environments generalist accelerators aren’t built for.
At the same time, EU carbon pricing and border rules have turned decarbonisation into a direct cost and competitiveness question, not just an environmental one. Climate tech founders face long validation cycles, high capital needs, and regulatory environments generalist accelerators aren’t built for.
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How we help
Mapping the ecosystem
Mapping the ecosystem
Mapping the ecosystem
Mapping the ecosystem
Mapping the ecosystem
218 active ventures identified so far in the Dutch ClimateTech ecosystem, across mitigation and resilience
218 active ventures identified so far in the Dutch ClimateTech ecosystem, across mitigation and resilience
Focused on deep technology only
Focused on deep technology only
Focused on deep technology only
Focused on deep technology only
Focused on deep technology only
Long validation cycles, high capex, regulated deployment — not sustainability software or ESG tools
Long validation cycles, high capex, regulated deployment — not sustainability software or ESG tools
Targeting the real gaps
Targeting the real gaps
Targeting the real gaps
Targeting the real gaps
Targeting the real gaps
First-of-a-kind project financing, industrial procurement access, regulatory navigation, and growth-stage capital
First-of-a-kind project financing, industrial procurement access, regulatory navigation, and growth-stage capital
Connecting founders
Connecting founders
Connecting founders
Connecting founders
Connecting founders
To the Netherlands’ industrial clusters, water infrastructure, and research base
To the Netherlands’ industrial clusters, water infrastructure, and research base
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The opportunity
Dutch green-tech startups raised a record $700 million in 2024.
The Netherlands combines dense industrial clusters that need to decarbonise now, world-class water infrastructure as a live testbed, and strong applied research — assets few countries can match.
The goal: become the fastest place in Europe to pilot and de-risk industrial climate technology, and the most credible launchpad for Europe’s next climate tech category leaders.
Dutch green-tech startups raised a record $700 million in 2024.
The Netherlands combines dense industrial clusters that need to decarbonise now, world-class water infrastructure as a live testbed, and strong applied research — assets few countries can match.
The goal: become the fastest place in Europe to pilot and de-risk industrial climate technology, and the most credible launchpad for Europe’s next climate tech category leaders.
Dutch green-tech startups raised a record $700 million in 2024.
The Netherlands combines dense industrial clusters that need to decarbonise now, world-class water infrastructure as a live testbed, and strong applied research — assets few countries can match.
The goal: become the fastest place in Europe to pilot and de-risk industrial climate technology, and the most credible launchpad for Europe’s next climate tech category leaders.
Dutch green-tech startups raised a record $700 million in 2024.
The Netherlands combines dense industrial clusters that need to decarbonise now, world-class water infrastructure as a live testbed, and strong applied research — assets few countries can match.
The goal: become the fastest place in Europe to pilot and de-risk industrial climate technology, and the most credible launchpad for Europe’s next climate tech category leaders.
we bring all this together through
our flagship programme
we bring all this together through
our flagship programme
we bring all this together through
our flagship programme
we bring all this together through
our flagship programme
we bring all this together through
our flagship programme
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our Flagship Programme
pole position
pole position
pole position
pole position
pole position
Pole Position is Techleap’s cohort programme for the Netherlands’ most promising Climate Tech founders.
A focused group given direct access to the capital, policy, and industry connections above, over a fixed programme period.
Pole Position is Techleap’s cohort programme for the Netherlands’ most promising Climate Tech founders.
A focused group given direct access to the capital, policy, and industry connections above, over a fixed programme period.
Pole Position is Techleap’s cohort programme for the Netherlands’ most promising Climate Tech founders.
A focused group given direct access to the capital, policy, and industry connections above, over a fixed programme period.
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