Global Forum
October 2022
Read the Final Press Release
Entrepreneur, Mentor, Partner? Get Involved!
Welcome to the Cleantech Open Global Forum,
held In-Person on October 25th-27th,
co-located with VERGE 22
at the San Jose Convention Center, CA,
and celebrating the 77 startups
completing the 2022 Accelerator.
(Since Global Forum was 100% in-person, there was no live-stream)
Congratulations to:
US National Winner: Renegade Plastics Corp
US National Runner Up: Verde Technologies
US People's Choice: Verde Technologies
Awarded on 10/27
Wednesday 10/26:
National Finals Pitches *PUBLIC* (Marriott)
Aquora Biosystems
NTP Technologies
Relyion Energy Inc
Renegade Plastics Corp
Tycho Solutions
Verde Technologies Inc.
Showcase (Startup Pavilion SJCC)
Thursday, 10/27:
Investor & Partner Connect (Marriott)
Global Forum Awards Luncheon (Marriott):
Keynotes, Alumni Journeys,
Quick-Pitches, Awards and Networking
The Road to Global Forum:
Tuesday 10/25:
Top 18 National Semifinals Judging
24 judges, 18 companies in four panels
10/20:
Partners Panel Reverse Pitch
"You Survived CTO - What's Next?"
See 15 partners' offerings
10/11 - 10/13:
Investor & Partner Connect on Zoom
68 companies, 26 investors,
441 one-to-one meetings
10/3 - 10/6:
Global Ideas Pitch Competition on Zoom
20 Global Semifinalists from 11 countries
See the Global Ideas page
9/20, 9/28-9/29:
Regional Finals Judging and CTONE Event Boston
6/1 - 6/3:
National Academy Kickoff Workshops
91 startups commenced
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