574 green start-ups in the running for €500,000

20 april 2021

Last Thursday at 12:00 CEST the entry period of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge 2021 closed. In total, 574 green start-ups submitted their business plan and entered this year's edition.

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Former winner of green startup competition receives investment of 100 million dollars

16 april 2021

Ecovative, the pioneer of mycelium materials, raised more than 100 million dollars this month from various investors in order to further expand its production. Ecovative’s founder Eben Bayer was 23 years old when Ecovative was named the first winner in 2008 of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, one of the world's largest annual competitions in sustainable business plans.

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Join our interactive FAQ Webinars on 18 March and 1 April

11 march 2021

To make your application process easier and give you an opportunity to ask questions, our partner Impact Hub Amsterdam is hosting two interactive FAQ Webinars.

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€1 million for best sustainable start-ups

1 march 2021

Green start-ups from the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden, the countries with a Postcode Lottery, can compete for a place in the final of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge. 

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British start-up wins half a million euros for sustainable alternative to plastic and bioplastic food packaging

25 february 2021

Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge runner-up prize of 200,000 euros goes to another British start-up for patented, competitively priced and fully recyclable Printed Circuit Board substrate called Soluboard®

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“We've been forced to be very flexible, just like the start-ups entering our competition.”

21 september 2020

Part of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge team for nine years, Project Leader and Chair of the Dutch preliminary jury, David van der Leij, plays an integral role in overseeing all elements of the competition.

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Six start-ups compete for grand prize of 500,000 euros

1 september 2020

Start-ups from Germany, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Norway and Sweden have been announced as the finalists.

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“The exercise of zooming out is so useful.”

21 august 2020

For its 2020 edition, Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge once again tapped into the expertise and network of scouting partner, TNW. A multifaceted tech and innovation platform, it boasts an international community of start-ups and investors.

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“Just do it! It’s a nice process, and can have a great impact on your team. The boost it gives you as entrepreneurs is priceless!”

9 july 2020

Meet Field Factors, a finalist of Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge 2019. Committed to making smart use of a natural resource - rainwater - the start-up uses natural systems to implement treatment and infiltration technologies in urban areas.

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