Swiss Cleantech Business Incubator

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Authors
Dominic Hofstetter, Lead, Emerald Technology Ventures
dominic.hofstetter@emerald-ventures.com

Reto Largo  Climate-KIC  
reto.largo@sl.ethz.ch

About Emerald
Emerald Technology Ventures is a global leader in clean technology venture capital focused on energy, advanced materials, and water. Founded in 2000, Emerald has managed three venture capital funds and two separate accounts totaling over USD 440 million in assets. Investors include leading financial institutions and multinational corporations. Emerald’s 18 investment professionals work out of offices in Zurich and Toronto.

About Cleantech Switzerland
Cleantech Switzerland is the export platform dedicated to the Swiss cleantech sector and has been developed by Osec, Switzerland's trade promotion organization, on behalf of the Federal Government. It provides small and medium-sized Swiss cleantech businesses with information, services, and contacts and helps them access cleantech markets around the world.

About Climate-KIC
Climate-KIC is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) aimed at driving innovation in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation through integrated and creative partnerships between business, academic and public institutions. Launched in December 2009 just one week after the 15th session of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties in Copenhagen, Climate-KIC is now well established with coordination centers in Paris, London, Zurich, Berlin, and Utrecht, and a regional center in Brussels.