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WomenINvestEU Matchmaking on Sustainability & Climate Tech
2026-04-22 10:30 - 12:15 (Europe/Brussels)
WomenINvestEU is inviting entrepreneurs from women-led or women owned startups with innovative business solutions to apply for its fifth online matchmaking event. This session, happening on 22 April, from 10:30 to 12:15 CET, is a chance to pitch your solution to the experienced, gender-conscious investors in our network.

Through this initiative, WomenINvestEU aims to channel investment into businesses developing innovative and scalable solutions across key sustainability and climate sectors. The aim is to support technologies and platforms that reduce environmental impact, accelerate the transition to clean energy, enhance sustainable food systems, and enable efficient use of resources through circular practices.

We’re looking for businesses under the following categories:

Environmental solutions (e.g. energy efficient platforms, electric transportation)

Clean and renewable energy (e.g. geothermal power replacing fossil fuels, solar panels)

Agritech (e.g. sustainable farming solutions)

Decarbonisation solutions (e.g. carbon capture, green hydrogen, solutions for decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries)

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (e.g. recycling and composting systems, waste-to-energy solutions, critical raw materials)

Selected participants should be:

women-led or have a woman co-founder;

based in the European Union;

companies developing disruptive, impactful solutions with a competitive advantage in the market;

seed and series A investment stages.

The evaluation process and preparation for the event will follow the estimated timeline outlined below:

13 March – Deadline for applications;

16 to 27 March – Evaluation of the applications;

30 March – Communication of the call’s results to the selected startups;

31 March to 17 April – Pitch training sessions with selected startups;

22 April – Event Day.

Why join?

This is a chance to level up your pitching skills and forge important connections with gender-conscious investors, creating opportunities for future deals.

Before the event, selected entrepreneurs will be invited to dedicated training sessions to help them deliver the best pitch on the event day. In order to prepare the selected participants for the session, the WomenINvestEU team will also provide coaching on critical topics, such as innovation disruption, team, product/service, go2market strategy, impact and financial plan.

In collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), all eligible applicants will also have the opportunity to benefit from support from EEN regional advisers who can provide free specialized training, advisory and support services that may benefit your startup.

During the matchmaking event, entrepreneurs will be able to introduce their startup to a curated list of members of the European Network of Gender-Conscious Investors with a track record in supporting women-led or women owned startups building sustainability and climate tech solutions.

Finally, entrepreneurs will get the chance to be invited to one-to-one meetings with interested investors after the event to explore potential follow-ups and deals.
