Global Scale-Up Programme 2.0 — GovTech Global Alliance

The Global Scale-Up Programme 2.0

Welcome to the award-winning GovTech Global Alliance Global Scale-Up Programme!

Our mission is to source, surface and scale climate tech solutions for global public sector applications.

We have just completed our second year of this hugely exciting and highly innovative programme which draws together leading GovTech and CivTech innovation programmes from around the world to deliver a global platform for fast-growth companies to access policymakers, procurers and investors across regional ecosystems. And from there, to present at events coinciding with COP27 in November.

For scale-ups this is an unprecedented access programme: we have 12 innovation teams across 9 countries waiting to help you gain access to the in-country innovation ecosystems. Last year, during a seven-week ‘Scale-up Safari’ preceding COP26, we scheduled 69 engagement sessions with policymakers and procurers, investors and innovators across ten participating countries. Over 200 introductions were made from 102 organisations, including the NASA open innovation team, the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the US Government, top researchers in the field of sustainability, ministers of environment and international trade, and gatekeepers of the €500m German family office funds.

For stakeholders across governments, NGOs, the climate change community, investors and sponsors this is a unique opportunity to engage and collaborate with scale-ups across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia to deliver real impact on climate change. Check out the government, academic and NGO teams participating in this year’s programme.

Company Successes

Gentian (UK) and WeDRT (UK) selected as part of Connected Places Catapult UK-LATAM Net zero resilience partnership as a result of COP27 presentations. Both raising seed funding.
ValAI (AU) secured $1m AUS seed funding and venture partnership agreement with lead sponsor of COP27 Innovation Zone.
CiRCLR (NZ) secured follow on meetings with Deputy Premier South Australia, Prime Minister New Zealand and Finland and selection on two NZ climatetech accelerators.
ReFlow (DK) secured major contract with €bn renewable energy distribution company as a direct result of their COP27 video presentation.

The GSUP 2.0 Challenges

There are two challenges that we focused on in this year. We continued the environmental theme. The first challenge explored the issue around helping redefine natural capital to give communities the tools for better decision-making on making use of natural resources. The second focusses more towards helping the public sector procure greener services - encouraging ‘green govtech’. These challenges are global issues and resonate in different ways in different parts of the world. Like last year, they are broad challenges thus allowing for a spectrum of solutions that tackle different elements of the challenges.

GSUP 2.0 Challenges

Adaptation and Green Growth

How can communities use data and technology to make ‘nature-smart’ choices and drive scalable green growth?

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Green Public Procurement (GPP)

How can data and technology help the public sector procure greener services and reduce the environmental impact of the supply chain?

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GSUP 2 Global Welcome
Opportunity for all the teams to meet and greet each other
Networking session - EUR / AF / AUS / NZ - companies
Structured networking session for companies in those time zones.
Welcome - the future of digital technologies
Panel debate − Theme 1: Life science
Panel debate − Theme 2: Energy and transport
How to be an entrepreneur in Denmark?
Investment Opportunities
Panel debate − Theme 3: Circularity and Smart Choice
South Australia Global Safari
South Australian Climate Tech Ecosystem and Opportunities for International Startups and Scaleups
Ministerial Opening address South Australia’s aspirations and progress towards Net Zero
Australia's Climate Technology Ecosystem
Overview of Climate Salad's national survey of the Australian Climate Tech Ecosystem
Panel Discussion
South Australian Perspectives, Reflections and Opportunities on how technology can help accelerate progress towards Net Zero and the opportunities it will create for companies
Why South Australia is a great place to start and grow a climate tech business and what support is available for international scaleups
Overview of South Australian market including capabilities and comparative advantages and supports available to international scale-ups
Introduction to Carbon Neutral Adelaide Partnership Program
Overview of the Carbon Neutral Adelaide Partnership Program, comprising over 200 companies working together to grow the climate tech sector in South Australia
Introducing the Global-Scale Up cohort to the particularities and opportunities of the Spanish public sector as a client, as well as to the state of the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region and its sustainability agenda.
Spanish Govtech Ecosystem
Lessons from foreign startups working in Spain
Experiences & strategies from successful green govtech startups working with the Spanish Public Sector
The green growth of the startup ecosystem in Spain
Pitching & Counterpitching session to Spanish Public Institutions
Ireland
The Role of Connected Hubs in Developing an Innovation Ecosystem
A founders Story: Scaling a business in a rural location
The role of a scaling hub in promoting innovation
The Western Investment Fund – helping companies scale
Experience of a Serial Founder
Germany
"Getting to know Germany & Baden Wuerttemberg as a business location
Start-up ecosystem/innovation ecosystem Baden- Wuerttemberg and Germany”
This will be an interactive session between CIVIC and the GSUP cohort where companies will have the opportunity to discuss and explore critical aspects of growing sustainability and how to keep impact at the core of their business model when scaling. Prior to the session, companies will be given some resources and some prompts to prepare them for the discussion.
Introduction to Lithuania & Speed networking session with public sector and corporate stakeholders
Networking session with investors
GSUP 2 EUR / AF / AUS / NZ networking