ACCELERATOR

Accelerate and grow your cleantech startup

Join the 3rd wave of innovators to transform your Cleantech solutions in water, waste, energy, or transportation into a scalable startup through expert guidance and $29K in cash grants.

The accelerator in brief

We hold a track record in growing Lebanon's top cleantech startups

The Clyntech Accelerator is a dynamic 10-month program by Berytech, designed to support entrepreneurs with tech innovations in the cleantech sector. We provide the essential resources, knowledge, networks, and funding needed to accelerate your startup’s growth.

12 Startups

supported per batch

10-Month Support

throughout two phases

Up to $29K

Cash Grants

Eligibility criteria

Who is this program for exactly?

We’re on the lookout for top-notch cleantech startups with innovative tech that:

Are partially or fully operating in Lebanon
Have at least two co-founders, one of whom is Lebanese
Working on a tech-enabled or science-based product or service
Have a validated prototype or MVP in the cleantech value chain
Have a multidisciplinary and complementary team
Preferably have a positive social or environmental impact
Are willing to commit to a 10-month program

What solutions are we looking for?

Since clean technology aims to address environmental challenges, we are looking for innovative solutions that focus on reducing negative environmental impacts, promoting sustainability and enhancing resource efficiency. The most promising opportunities in cleantech are:

Water & Wastewater Management

Covering solutions such as monitoring forecasts, process controls, wastewater treatment, metals removal, water treatment, and clean water reuse.

solid waste management

Covering solution in waste reduction and recycling, disposal capacity and second material market, waste management and transportation, and utilizing energy content for waste. This could also span across sustainable materials and packaging, circular economy, and waste management.

Transportation

Covering solutions such as public transportation, energy-efficient vehicles, the use of big data in transport management, smart car-sharing, improving infrastructures, green transportation, Biofuels, emission reduction, and fuel dependency.

Energy

Covering solutions in energy creation (wind, solar, water, biomass), energy efficiency and optimization, resource management systems. This includes solutions that span across renewable energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, smart grid, energy storage, carbon capture.

Reasons to apply

Here’s what we can offer you

Startup Funding

Benefit from $27K cash injections for accelerated startups.

Prototyping Facilities

Access our state-of-the-art Electronics & Hardware Fabrication Lab with expert technical support.

Business Coaching

Be part of bootcamps, training, and one-on-one mentoring sessions to develop crucial entrepreneurial skills.

Customer Access

Gain promising connections and visibility in local & international markets.

Industry Connections

Build linkages to the cleantech community and tap into a pool of dedicated local and international experts.

Immersion trips

Get the opportunity to travel to one of the top cleantech accelerators in Europe, the Yes!Delft accelerator at The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands.

“The program helped us to validate our idea, build our MVP, shift from an idea stage to a real product available in the market, learn how to scale our startup, participated in the two trips to the Netherlands that helped us to make connections at a global scale, and put us in a much stronger position.”

The program's timeline

Throughout your journey in the Clyntech program, you will receive training and mentorship on product development, marketing and go-to-market, finance, legal, intellectual property, management, fundraising, governance and pitching.

In other words, you’ll be building and optimizing your MVP, testing it with early adopters, refining your financial and marketing strategies, and perfecting your pitch; all while sharpening your entrepreneurial skills as startup founder.

Acceleration Phase 6 months · 12 startups

Twelve selected startups will receive capacity building and join the Acceleration phase where they will benefit from:

$12K cash grant per startup to build their MVP
Linkages with sector stakeholders
A design thinking bootcamp to develop their solution
Local and regional pitching and networking events
The opportunity for 5 startups to travel to the Netherlands on an immersion trip to the YES!DELFT accelerator at The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

Incubation Phase 4 months · 8 startups

Out of the 12 startups, 8 will be selected to continue to the Incubation phase where they will benefit from:

$17K in matching cash grants to establish their operations
Linkages with advisors and potential investors
A Demo Day pitching event to present their solutions to stakeholders and potential investors
Participation in the Green Innovation Days event with exposure to a 5K+ audience
The opportunity for 3 startups to travel to the Netherlands on a Soft Landing Trip to the Yes!Delft accelerator at The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).