--- title: "Meet the startups participating in the Climate Innovation Labs Demo Day 2021" url: https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/ --- CLIMATE INNOVATION LABS # Youth Climate Innovation Labs Demo Day 2021 A project supported by the United Nations & the European Union. 22 of April, at 11:30 am CET [ATTEND DEMO DAY __](https://share.hsforms.com/1tAJB2Wt7QBG6xYpQnw0Vjg3yjcn) 1. [HOME](/) 2. [WHO WE WORK WITH](/community/) 3. [ENTREPRENEURS](/community/entrepreneurs/) 4. [SEEDSTARS PROGRAMS](/community/entrepreneurs/programs/) 5. YOUTH CLIMATE INNOVATION LABS DEMO DAY 2021 ![CTCN LOGO](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ctcn-logo-01.max-594x300.jpg) ![SAFEEM](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/safeem-card.max-594x300.png) ![United nations](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/un_-_3_logos.max-594x300.png) ![EU](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/eu-card.max-594x300.png) The CTCN Youth Climate Academy has come to an end, a program focused on helping idea-stage companies develop, implement and scale their solutions for climate action. The program has been organized by the UN [Climate Technology Centre and Network](https://www.ctc-n.org/) (CTCN), which is co-hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with [SAFEEM](https://www.safeem.org/) and [Seedstars](http://seedstars.com/). The project is funded by the European Union (EU) ## Youth Climate Innovations Lab Demo Day The CTCN Climate Academy was designed to help idea-stage companies develop, implement, and scale their solutions for climate action. Eleven startups specialized in energy sustainability, electricity, food, agriculture, deforestation, environments, waste management, and more are ready to pitch at the Youth Climate Innovation Lab Demo Day. ### **Watch the video now!** ## Meet the startups participating in the Climate Innovation Labs Demo Day 2021 ### Meet the startups participating in the Climate Innovation Labs Demo Day 2021: details Eleven selected startups from Africa and Asia pacific solving climate action and specializing in a variety of industries like energy sustainability, electricity, food, agriculture, deforestation, environments, waste management among others **will be pitching on the Earth Day at the Youth Climate Innovation Labs Demo Day the next 22 of April, at 11:30 am CET**. Startups will have the chance to meet in 1:1 meetings with investors, partners, and experts of the industry. A Project supported by the United Nations & the European Union. The event will be streamed on Seedstar’s channels: Facebook and YouTube. ## Teams from Africa and Asia-Pacific were selected to continue on and develop their ideas through the CTCN/ Seedstars Climate Innovation Academy. The teams advancing to the Africa region are the following: ### Teams from Africa and Asia-Pacific were selected to continue on and develop their ideas through the CTCN/ Seedstars Climate Innovation Academy. The teams advancing to the Africa region are the following:: details [ ![Community-Based Smart Microgrids](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/COMMUNITY_BASED_SMART_MICROGRIDS.max-320x550.png) AFRICA #### Community-Based Smart Microgrids An innovative distributed microgrid system that enables peer-to-peer energy sharing and trading, giving everyone the power to generate, consume and buy or sell electricity to their neighbors, thereby enhancing clean energy access for all. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/community-based-smart-microgrids/) [ ![Kawilab Energy Systems](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/KAWILABf-01.max-320x550.jpg) AFRICA #### Kawilab Energy Systems Solves the energy access challenge for smallholder farmers by providing finance for community-based biogas systems, as a means of promoting a sustainable circular economy. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/kawilab-energy-systems/) [ ![Afri-Carbon Pay](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Afri-Carbon_Pay.max-320x550.png) AFRICA #### Afri-Carbon Pay Connect users (Companies) to local forest project developers in Sub-Saharan Africa through an easy access digital platform to offset their carbon footprint through customized plans. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/afri-carbon-pay/) [ ![Agronovate](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/agronovate.max-320x550.png) AFRICA #### Agronovate Built a smart storage system that will eliminate food waste, farmers' low income, and carbon footprint by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud technology. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/agronovate/) [ ![Namanzi](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Namanzi.max-320x550.png) AFRICA #### Namanzi Supports hydroponic greenhouses through crowdfunding. Their platform provides hydroponic systems to marginalized and rural communities through crowdfunding to address the problem of food insecurity. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/namanzi/) [ ![Simplified Waste](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Simplified_waste.max-320x550.png) AFRICA #### Simplified Waste An app for municipal collection routes that uses QR code technology to deploy and track private waste collectors. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/simplified-waste/) ## For the Asia-Pacific region, the selected teams moving forward are: ### For the Asia-Pacific region, the selected teams moving forward are:: details [ ![The Last Mile](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/The_Last_Mile.max-320x550.png) ASIA-PACIFIC #### The Last Mile Solve the cold storage problem of vaccine wastage at “points of care” for vaccine administrators at sites located in communities with unreliable electricity by utilizing the power of solar energy to maintain the required temperature for a cooling storage system. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/the-last-mile/) [ ![Farm-In-a-Box](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Farm_in_a_boxf-01.max-320x550.jpg) ‎ASIA-PACIFIC #### Farm In a Box Addresses challenges faced by novice growers by providing them starter kits, which can be progressively updated as they learn more. A simple, easy to use, and self-sustainable farm in a box. It has the selected 3 best no-maintenance plants. 1 of them is ready to eat in 5 days, another gives good luck and the final one purifies the air. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/farm-in-a-box/) [ ![Waster](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Wasterf-01.max-320x550.jpg) ‎ASIA-PACIFIC #### Waster A green-tech, app-based solution providing curated routes that navigate tourists through the wonders of Nepal to plastic bottle bins WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/waster/) [ ![Nirwallna](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Nirwallna.max-320x550.png) ASIA-PACIFIC #### Nirwallna Turns urban heat islands into refreshing greeneries through effective green walls and green spaces. This is a performance-oriented early analysis green wall design tool with a sensor-based real-time feedback system. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/nirwallna/) [ ![Space_era](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/space_era-01.max-320x550.jpg) ‎ASIA-PACIFIC #### Space Era We provide sustainable, affordable, and habitable shelter for climate refugees and Displaced migrants worldwide. WATCH THE PITCH ](https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/climate-innovation-labs-demo-day-2021/space-era/) ## Our mentors ### Our mentors: details ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Pratik_Renuse.max-376x376.jpg) FOUNDER, VINNYANA Pratik Renuse ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Srinu_Chowhan.max-376x376.jpg) HEAD OF MARKETING, ENOC LINK Srinu Chowhan ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/jose_miguel.max-376x376.jpg) VENTURE FELLOW, INCLUDED VC Jose Miguel Reta ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Serdar_Yucel.max-376x376.jpg) MANAGING DIRECTOR, REBELROAM Serdar Yucel ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Rene_Churquina.max-376x376.jpg) FOUNDER, BOLIVIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HUB Rene Churquina ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Nuno_Veloso.max-376x376.jpg) DIRECTOR, IMPACT & INNOVATION, RIPPLESEED Nuno Veloso [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nunoveloso/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Yonah_Welkar.max-376x376.jpg) EXPLORER & INNOVATOR, YONAH & FUND Yonah Welkar ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Jovin_Hurry.max-376x376.jpg) SENIOR STRATEGIST, COMPANIES, INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORK Jovin Hurry ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Tim_Cakir.max-376x376.jpg) CHIEF GROWTH OFFICERS, PLANET OF VAPES Tim Cakir ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Vishal_Verma.max-376x376.jpg) INVESTOR RELATIONS, STARNEWS MOBILE Vishal Verma [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalverma85/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Vartika_Manasvi.max-376x376.jpg) FOUNDER & CEO, STACKRAFT Vartika Manasvi [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vartikamanasvi/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/James_Donovan.max-376x376.jpg) DIRECTOR, FOUNDER’S INTELLIGENT James Donovan ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Mukil_Ganesan.max-376x376.jpg) DEMAND GENERATION & GROWTH, FACILIO Mukil Ganesan ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/valentin_rudolf.max-376x376.jpg) CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT AT CTCN Valentin Rudloff ## Project team ### Project team: details ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/anurag.max-376x376.jpg) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ASIA Anurag Maloo [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragmaloo/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Daria_Markova.max-376x376.jpg) EIR & ENTREPRENEUR SUCCESS LEAD AT SEEDSTARS Daria Markova [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dashtoomuch/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Ada.max-376x376.jpg) SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER AT SEEDSTARS Adaeze Zita Edokwe [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adaeze-zita-edokwe-53324057/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Irma.max-376x376.png) INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR AT CTCN Irma Juskenaite [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/irma-juskenaite-0a9a9a4/) ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Karina.max-376x376.png) KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATIONS AND GENDER MANAGER AT CTCN Karina Kolbrún Larsen [__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinalarsen1/) ## About us ### About us: details ![CTCN](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/CTCN_logo.max-150x150.png) Climate Technology Centre and Newtwork (CTCN) The CTCN promotes the accelerated transfer of environmentally sound technologies for low carbon and climate-resilient development at the request of developing countries. 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