ZERO is the Italian Cleantech Accelerator of the National Accelerator Network of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), launched by CDP Venture Capital Sgr - National Innovation Fund, Eni, LVenture Group and ELIS, and supported by Corporate Partners Acea, Maire Tecnimont, Microsoft and Vodafone.
Manifest
Innovation is a cycle.
Build, advance, blaze a path and then start over. Each time, with infinite potential.
ZERO is the starting point to make things better, sooner.
For those who are aware that a faster transformation process is crucial in every Industry. That technological innovation is a push to reverse the trend of this exorbitant growth, making it sustainable.
ZERO is committed to rebuild collective habits on solid and lasting pillars: decarbonisation, renewable resources, intelligent waste management and circular economy.
ZERO is contributing to carbon neutrality.
ZERO is contributing to change.
ZERO is contributing to transformation.
ZERO is the meeting point between those who have a solution in mind and those who can offer tools and skills to make it happen.
Why ZERO
We created ZERO to intercept startups with great business potential and a zero-impact in terms of emissions.
The Road to Zero shared around the world aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050: all the technologies, products and services that contribute to the protection and maintenance of natural resources are needed.
The future belongs to them.
€ 80k
of investment for every startup
5 months
Acceleration Program
What we are looking for
Software Startups
with a working MVP
Hardware Startups
Working prototype and roadmap defined for mass production
Energia
Soluzioni per efficientare la produzione e lo stoccaggio di energia, migliorando lo sviluppo di vettori energetici sostenibili.
Risorse idriche
Soluzioni per una gestione integrata più sostenibile delle acque, in un’ottica di protezione della biodiversità.
Gestione dei rifiuti
Soluzioni per implementare lo smaltimento, il riutilizzo e il riciclo, allungando il ciclo di vita dei prodotti per diminuire e valorizzare gli scarti in chiave Waste-to-Energy
Città sostenibili
Soluzioni e servizi volti al miglioramento di infrastrutture secondo criteri di sostenibilità per rendere le città sempre più prospere e resilienti, sviluppando una mobilità pulita e condivisa in ottica di decarbonizzazione.
How the selection works
All applications will be evaluated and the best ones will pitch their projects during the Selection Day. Up to 12 of them will have access to the Program.
The Program in short
€80k
Investimento fino a €80K in cash per un’equity dal 5 al 10%
Perks
180+ perks pari a €2M in cloud, prototyping, SEO, marketing, supporto clienti e pagamenti
Hub
1 anno di postazioni per il tuo team al Polo Eni a Roma Ostiense
Open Innovation
Matching tra le migliori startup selezionate con 100+ Corporate del network di LVenture Group ed ELIS
Acceleration
5 mesi di Accelerazione + 6 mesi come Resident post Programma
Network
200+ Investitori
SDGs
Accesso ad altri canali di finanziamento in ottica di Sustainable Development Goals
Kind
Beni, servizi e operazioni in natura offerti dai Corporate Partner