AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS / AGILITYPR.NEWS / March 19, 2021 / Today, global accelerator Startupbootcamp is going live with its second initial public offering. This funding will be used to accelerate 30 sustainable startups in order to help achieve the UN’s sustainable development goals. In early February the Dutch government recognized their achievements and awarded them the One Single Hub subsidy to further their efforts in growing innovative businesses.

As global leaders begin preparation for the climate change conference this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made it clear that 2021 is a crucial year for climate change and achieving essential sustainability goals, saying the following in a recent briefing to UN member states.

“The world remains way off target in staying within the 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Agreement.” Said Guterres, “This is why we need more ambition, more ambition on mitigation, ambition on adaptation, and ambition on finance.”

Businesses around the world are proving they have this ambition, as the global Green Technology and Sustainability market is forecast to grow from USD 11.2 billion in 2020 to USD 36.6 million in 2025. The startup industry, in particular, is seeing rapid growth in regards to sustainable development, largely due to the dramatic growth of impact investing, growing 42% from 2019 to 2020 to the significant sum of $715 billion. Despite this increasing enthusiasm for purpose-driven investments, 64% of asset owners identify a lack of robust data when it comes to making their investment decisions.

Global accelerator Startupbootcamp is making it safer for impact investments to be made where it counts. With previous programs having realized an average return on investment of 82% for investors, the Dutch government also picked up on their success, awarding them with national grants to continue growing the Dutch innovation scene. In their mission to accelerate startups and scaleups that focus on environmental, social, and economic issues, this year they are launching their program Startupbootcamp: Sustainability. They will be rigorously selecting the most exciting startups around the globe with the assistance of AI technology, and de-risking them through collaboration with their global network and extensive training suite.

Director of Startupbootcamp Kauan von Novak said: “Startupbootcamp works because it is more than just an accelerator, it is a global ecosystem, essential in creating the collaborations we need to see to solve some of the worlds biggest problems. It is fantastic to see that the Dutch government has also recognized this, awarding us with the One Single Hub subsidy. With this national support, we can continue to accelerate innovative businesses and grow a supportive network that can tackle sustainability.”

Building this trust between investors and startups is a key goal for Startupbootcamp, one that will help them further our progress towards the UN’s sustainable development goals. Startupbootcamp CEO Patrick de Zeeuw believes that when it comes to building a better future, the power of startups shouldn’t be underestimated.

“In recent years, it has become clearer than ever that we have to reevaluate our processes, our products, and the way our economy works. We as a society are in need of a more sustainable approach towards energy, food consumption, and financial equality. European tech companies are responding to this demand, with high levels of capital investment and the number of sustainable startups growing rapidly, leading the change we want and need to see.”

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