Energy Camps
Energy Camps
Freiburg and East Africa
The Energy Camps are at the heart of Startup|Energy.
The two- to three-month energy camps for selected startups take place in Freiburg and in Kampala, East Africa. The events are interrelated and aimed at promoting the exchange of startups in both regions.
Three phases
1.
Application and selection procedures
Up to five startups participate in each Energy Camp. These are selected by a jury in a selection process.
2.
Individual coaching sessions
Each startup receives three coaching sessions (live or online) over a period of two months on the topics of market and customers, product, sales, financing. At the end there is a mature presentation of the business idea.
3.
Workshop: Networking and Competition
At the workshop, which lasts several days, other startups as well as investors and experienced entrepreneurs critically question business ideas. The start-up is the final| Energy competition.
Eight thematic areas
Startups that offer solutions from one of these eight areas can apply for the Energy Camps:
- Production from renewable energy sources
- Applications to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as health, education, water, health, consumption, mobility
- Social, economic and social transformation processes
- Financing solutions
- Resilience Engineering (Safety and Reliability)
- Storage
- Distribution
- Measurement and control systems (control, distribution, billing)
Dates
Energy Camp East Africa
1 March 2021
Start of the application phase
15 April 2021
End of the application phase
May / June 2021
Individual coaching sessions
22 – 24 June 2021
Workshop Kampala
Energy Camp Freiburg
1 August 2021
Start of the application phase
15 September 2021
End of application phase
October / November 2021
Individual coaching sessions
29 November – 1 December 2021
Workshop Freiburg
