![]() (Infrastructure, Water)įrom June 13th to June 17th 2022, the selected cohort will participate in one-week intensive virtual workshops on improving investment-readiness. ![]() These solutions build resilience to the reduction in availability, quality and security of water due to water stress and drought. Renar (Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico) offers consulting and infrastructure solutions to achieve water sustainability, adaptation, and contribute to the well-being of communities. These solutions build resilience to damages to physical infrastructure and critical services due to hazardous weather and increase the availability of energy for customers to adapt to increased heat stress. (Agriculture, Supply Chain)īioEsol (Zapopan, Mexico) provides energy storage solutions for solar energy users looking to become more resilient to outages, as well as more independent from the saturated grid. Their solution enables customers to build resilience to reductions in agricultural productivity due to changing weather and precipitation. (Agriculture, Supply Chain)Īdapta Consultoria e Serviços (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) helps public, private and financial institutions to design and implement climate resilient solutions for their business. This solution builds more resilient food systems by increasing the shelf stability of fresh foods and reducing food wastage. PolyNatural (Providencia, Chile) produces a 100% natural emulsion and plant-based fruit coating that reduces food waste by preventing dehydration and maintaining freshness for a longer period of time. This solution builds resilience to water scarcity and the reduction of agricultural productivity due to reduced water availability. LYNKS (Valle del Cauca, Colombia) operates a software that gathers water, soil, and climate data to provide automated insights for efficient use of water for irrigation of crops and other industrial processes. This solution builds the resilience of farmers to mitigate the risks of extreme weather events and weather volatility that affect crop yields, crop prices and farmer incomes, reducing business disruptions and impacts to human livelihoods. Luxelare (Los Mochis, Mexico) helps farmers access climate change insurance, eliminating barriers that otherwise would increase the cost or make it inaccessible altogether. The solution builds resilience to the reduced availability, quality, and security of water due to water stress and drought as well as towards impacts to human health. (Water Management)ĮW Tech (Bogota, Colombia) provides natural and sustainable solutions for water treatment and replacement of chemicals used in crops and potable water. The solution builds resilience to water stress, increased drought and water scarcity which impacts the availability and price of water. Here are the eight selected startups:Ĭapta Hydro (Santiago, Chile) operates an IoT solution for water management systems that allows utility and commercial customers to remotely control water resources and better distribute and ration whenever possible. ![]() These companies are supporting technologies, products, and services that help increase climate resilience and adaptations of local communities and vulnerable businesses to specific impacts of climate change. Eight top companies from four different countries composed the final cohort, 80% of them are working outside the major technological hubs in their country. 52% of the application pool has at least one female founder. More than 100 startups from 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean applied to be part of the accelerator, including: Antigua and Barbuda, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Jamaica. The open call had a focus on supporting startups and small and medium-sized enterprises that are scaling market-based and contextualized solutions to critical climate adaptation and resilience challenges. NEW YORK, NEW YORK & MEXICO CITY, MEXICO., 13 June 2022 – The Lightsmith Group (“Lightsmith”) and Village Capital announced that eight startups were selected to be part of the ASAP Climate Accelerator focused on spotlighting climate innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean. 8 Companies selected for the ASAP Latin America and the Caribbean SME Accelerator - ASAPĨ Companies selected for the ASAP Latin America and the Caribbean SME AcceleratorĪccelerator Partnership Program will accelerate 8 startups that are providing climate adaptation and resilience solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. ![]()
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