World Bank/IFC She Wins Climate Acceleration Program 2025: Empowering Women-Led Climate Startups

About She Wins Climate

The She Wins Climate Acceleration Program 2025 is a groundbreaking initiative launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Implemented by adelphi, VC4A, and EBAN, this program is devoted to supporting women-led local weather startups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Program Objectives

The program goals to boost the funding readiness and fundraising capabilities of women-led startups that supply revolutionary local weather change options. Through a complete acceleration program, members will profit from:

• Investment Opportunities: Gain entry to prime buyers and pitch occasions.
• Mentorship: Receive steerage from world specialists in local weather innovation and feminine entrepreneurship.
• Visibility: Showcase your startup to a worldwide community of companions and stakeholders.
• Tailored Training: Improve your funding readiness and pitching abilities.
• Business Technical Support: Get help with every day enterprise operations.
• Peer-to-Peer Learning: Connect with different feminine entrepreneurs to change experiences and insights.

Key Program Details

Application Deadline

March 17, 2025 (7 days left!)

Target Regions

The program focuses on startups based mostly in:

• Eastern Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye.
• Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Focus Sectors

Startups within the following sectors are inspired to apply:

• Clean Technology & Energy
• Green Transportation & Electric Motors
• Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydropower, and many others.)
• Smart City Solutions & ICT
• Waste Management & Recycling
• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
• Circular Economy & Environmental Services

Who Should Apply?

This program is designed for ladies founders main climate-focused startups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. To be eligible, you should meet the next standards:

Participant Requirements:

• Age 21+
• Identify as a lady
• Founder, co-founder, proprietor, or government of a startup
• Fluent in English

Startup Requirements:

• Women-Owned or Women-Led (See definition beneath)
• For-Profit & Legally Registered (Operating for not less than one 12 months)
• Market Presence & Revenue-Generating
• Early-Stage (Pre-SEED, SEED, or Series-A funding)
• Majority Operations in Target Countries
• Tech-Enabled Climate Solutions (Focused on decreasing emissions, sustainability, conservation, and many others.)

Women-Owned/Women-Led Definition:

• 51% or extra owned by a lady/ladies OR
• At least 20% possession by a lady/ladies with:
  • A girl in a key management position (CEO, COO, President, VP)
  • 30% or extra of the board of administrators comprising ladies (if relevant)

How to Apply

Applications are actually open! Submit your application by March 17, 2025, to hitch the She Wins Climate cohort. The 10-month program begins in April 2025.

Apply Now

For technical assist, contact assist@vc4a.com.

Selection Criteria

The choice course of is extremely aggressive, with purposes evaluated on:

• Innovation (20%) – Uniqueness and impression of the answer.
• Impact (20%) – Potential to deal with local weather change challenges.
• Scalability & Growth (30%) – Market potential and enlargement technique.
• Market Traction & Financials (30%) – Business efficiency and sustainability.

Providing correct and truthful info is crucial. Misrepresentation could end in disqualification.

Get Involved!

Are You an Investor or Partner?

For buyers, fund managers, or entrepreneurial assist organizations (ESOs) thinking about collaboration, please attain out or fill on this Partnership Form.

Refer a Startup!

Do you already know a women-led climate-tech startup in Eastern Europe or Central Asia? Refer them! Help us empower ladies entrepreneurs driving local weather innovation!

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