Deadline: 25-Mar-22
Are you building an innovative product within the sustainability vertical and want to scale fast and maximise your impact? If yes, then apply for Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator Program!
The Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator is a 3-month program that is designed to support entrepreneurs who are in the early stages of building sustainability focused products. They offer expert-led workshops, mentorship, office space and access to networks to help navigate the challenges of starting a business within sustainability.
The program is best suited to start-ups building products that offer improvements in at least one aspect of sustainability and are committed to building and growing their business with environmental impact in mind.
Benefits
- Monetary Grants
- £10K cash grant
- £5K Sponsored Amazon Advertising Credits
- USD$25K AWS Activate Credits
- Expert Mentorship: The accelerator brings together experts who have experience in e-commerce, sustainability focused physical goods and start-up growth.
- Tailored Curriculum: Workshops, bootcamps and expert speakers, covering a range of topics that are fundamental for any early stage company, ready to scale.
- Amazon Launchpad 1 Year Free Access: Dedicated support and free access to Amazon Launchpad for one year. Amazon Launchpad provides cutting-edge start-ups with engagement tools, merchandising and strategic support.
- Climate Impact Assessment: Understand the climate impact potential of your product, develop strategies how to optimise it and receive external validation.
- Office space: Office space for 3 months in the Amazon HQ in Shoreditch, London.
- Flexibility: The accelerator will be operated in a hybrid-manner. Start-ups can join online, or in person. This will be subject to applicable Covid-19 restrictions.
- Community: Peer learning and exchange with a community of like-minded founders driven by sustainability.
Eligibility Criteria
- Stage: Early-stage start-ups.
- Product: Physical products within the sustainability vertical. Companies should be beyond prototyping stage, having (some) production capacity.
- Location: EEA, Switzerland or UK based.
- Themes: They are looking for start-ups aiming to make it easy for customers to shop more sustainably. Products will have quantifiable improvements in at least one aspect of sustainability, some of these themes include: Recycled and upcycled materials and products, reusable everyday items, eco-friendly gadgets and tech, more-sustainable clothing, shoes, and accessories, plastic alternatives etc.
For more information, visit https://sell.amazon.co.uk/programmes/launchpad/sustainability-accelerator
