Since 2016, we have helped businesses in Estonia and beyond through various acceleration and incubation programmes. Hundreds of entrepreneurs have gotten access to both financial and non-financial forms of support which enabled them to gain momentum. Through our projects, we continue to build the ecosystem and support its members, as well as collaborate with other clean economy builders internationally.
The Estonian Cleantech Association, Estonian Business School, and EIT Urban Mobility are collaborating on the Mobility Innovation Procurement project. The project aims to reduce barriers to innovation procurement in urban mobility, specifically in the context of the green transition. It will also work to identify key stakeholders for future initiatives. The anticipated outcome is a comprehensive procurement toolkit for green innovation, featuring best practice case studies and policy recommendations. This toolkit will serve as a valuable resource for local governments across the EU to implement similar initiatives.
Project Duration: January 2025 - December 2025
Total Budget: 14 400 €
"KOV 2.0 Kliimakindel Tulevik" aims to raise awareness among local governments and businesses about climate change, grounded in research, and increase their capacity to contribute to both mitigating climate change and adapting to it. As part of the project, we will demonstrate through various activities how climate change mitigation creates opportunities for new jobs and business development, supporting the growth of a clean economy. By providing practical solutions, we help prevent costly mistakes and actively contribute to climate change mitigation.
Project Duration: January 2025 - September 2025
Total Budget: 35 738 €
The project is funded from the NoPlanetB measure.
The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) is supporting the development of Estonia's startup ecosystem by equipping startups with the necessary knowledge and tools to navigate an ever-evolving business landscape. As part of this effort, the Estonian Cleantech Association has been commissioned to develop an environmental assessment toolkit tailored for the Estonian startup ecosystem. This toolkit intends to support startup ecosystem organisations in assisting startups to better manage, assess, and report their impact.
Project Duration: October 2024 - May 2025
Total Budget: 40 000 €
Project is co-funded by the European Union.
Project "Green Bridges: Fostering Estonian-Kenyan Digital Cleantech Collaboration" aims to grow collaboration between the Estonian and Kenyan digital-cleantech startup ecosystems to tackle pressing environmental challenges and promote sustainable development. By leveraging Estonia's expertise in digital innovation and Kenya's strengths in climate response, particularly in renewable energy, waste management, and agribusiness, this collaboration helps to exchange knowledge, technology, and resources to accelerate the adoption of climate technologies in both regions.
Project Duration: May 2024 - February 2025
Total Budget: 79 968 €
Project is supported by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV).
The "L2BGreen" Erasmus+ project aims to leverage scalable, digital ways of learning as the means to equip people with skills and knowledge on green entrepreneurship. The main outcome of this project will be that green entrepreneurs—i.e., people who are interested in or already engaged in developing new business models and processes with a focus on environmental sustainability—can improve their competences in an innovative, easy-to-access online learning environment.
Project Duration: April 2024 - March 2027
Total Budget: 1 499 148 €
Project is co-funded by the European Union.
The “Triple Bottom Line Baltic Impact Accelerator” (Baltic Impact Accelerator) tackles the challenges of new growth companies in the Central Baltic region by utilising the Triple Bottom Line (3BL) methodology that enables more growth (Profit) with specific consideration towards the environment (Planet) and society (People). Over 36 months, the project will implement an accelerator programme to help companies establish a presence outside home markets, raise investments for accelerated growth and nurture consortiums and partnerships among companies. Within the three acceleration cohorts, 96 scale-up companies will be supported (32 per cohort).
Project Duration: April 2023 - March 2026
Total Budget: 1 968 033 €
The total project budget includes an Interreg Central Baltic Programme contribution, which is allocated among the five project partners. The programme in Estonia is supported by Luminor.
