Tenity is proud to announce the selected startups for the Joint Innovation Accelerator Program for Sustainable Finance by Commerzbank in collaboration with Tenity and neosfer.
This initiative aims to evaluate and accelerate a potential collaboration with Commerzbank through an organized and efficient process in Frankfurt.
The selected startups represent a diverse range of innovative approaches. Each brings a unique solution in various sustainability areas such as biodiversity/climate data, real estate/renovation management, supplier management, and corporate mobility.
Meet the selected startups:
IKOSIA, Germany, https://ikosia.de/
Improving energy efficiency for greater sustainability. They offer an all-in-one platform for comprehensive renovation measures.
VREED, Germany, https://vreed.de/
Vreed makes digital technologies applicable to everyone involved in the real estate market and brings digital building twins to life.
Novo, Germany, https://novo.eco/
Novo provides an overview of where a building stands today in terms of energy efficiency and where it can be taken in the future.
Deedster, Sweden, https://deedster.com/
Accelerates business by connecting and engaging audiences and employees with sustainability data, insights and actions.
Carployee (Pave Commute), Austria, https://pavecommute.app/
An app for employees that recognizes and rewards sustainable commuting. It can be used to find carpools, participate in team challenges, and celebrate colleagues.
KIRI, UK, https://kiritechnologies.com/
The mission of Kiri is to accelerate the adoption of sustainable behaviours and drastically change the approach to sustainability by creating a community of forward-thinking consumers and brands.
Veridion, Romania, https://veridion.com/
Veridion offers comprehensive business data enrichment for private companies, delivering accurate classification and real-time insights for procurement, insurance, market intelligence, and more.
EIVEE, Denmark, https://www.eivee.io/
EIVEE calculates CO2 emissions with market-leading precision across scope 1, 2 and 3. They deliver industry-leading data quality for company’s entire carbon footprint.
Pelt8, Switzerland, https://www.pelt8.com/
Pelt8 is providing a platform helping companies move away from excel spreadsheets to save time and money with their sustainability data collection and reporting.
Fuchs&Eule, Germany, https://fuchs-eule.de/
Fuchs &Eule encourage as many homeowners as possible to make their homes energy efficient. To achieve this, they combine energy expertise with digital innovation, believing that now is the time to act to combat the climate crisis
Bettina Storck, Head of Group Sustainability Management at Commerzbank, says: “Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy, our aim is to become a net zero bank by 2050 at the latest. Both new ideas and innovative approaches help us advance this topic, particularly in the area of sustainable finance. We’re pleased to support the Joint Innovation Accelerator Program for Sustainable Finance and look forward to collaborating with the selected start-ups to bring expertise and innovation together.”
According to Kai Werner, together with Matthias Lais, Managing Director of neosfer: “With their innovative, sustainable business models the selected start-ups undoubtedly have the potential to drive the sustainable transformation in the financial sector. We are very much looking forward to supporting them with our experience as an innovation unit and our broad network in the coming weeks.“
Andreas Iten, CEO & Managing Partner at Tenity, adds “we are thrilled to partner with Commerzbank and neosfer in launching this innovative accelerator program. The selected startups are at the forefront of sustainable finance, each contributing unique and impactful solutions. Through this collaboration, we aim to drive significant advancements in sustainability within the financial sector, fostering a future where finance and environmental responsibility go hand in hand."
This program includes sessions and events uniquely tailored to enable collaborations, from open exchanges, to use case definition, PoC roadmap preparation, PoC validation, fundraising, growth hacking, as well as pitch training. The program will conclude with Demo Day on 30 October 2024 at the Impact Festival in Frankfurt, Europe’s largest B2B community for sustainable innovation organized by neosfer.