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European acceleration programs focused on sustainability and climate change in cities: a comparative analysis

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Sustainability and climate change are concepts which are getting noticed transversally in sectors such as the entrepreneurial field as it provides disruptive solutions. In fact, there is increasing interest in startups’ creation and acceleration programs. Startups are exposed to a dynamic ecosystem, allowing synergies to emerge at different levels and between public and private entities. This paper aims to analyze the European ecosystem focused on incubator and accelerator programs with a special emphasis on sustainability and climate change. To this end, a database with 80 acceleration programs, which contains different parameters, was designed. The results show a significant high percentage of climate startup accelerators receiving public funding, their uncertain future, the role they play as agents of change, and the impact of cultural differences between countries. Finally, we analyze the particular case of Clean Cities ClimAccelerator.

Source: UPM Digital Archive (Technical University of Madrid)

Authors: Horta Bellido, Ana, Moreno Fuentes, Tomás, Mazorra Aguiar, Javier, Navarro Carrillo, Elisa, Armuña González, Cristina, Feijoo González, Claudio Antonio

Institution: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities, Partnerships for the goals, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7046899251

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