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THE
EXTREME
WEATHER EVENTS
PLANETech, together with KKL-JNF, is on a mission to identify technologies that tackle Extreme Weather Events
$1M for investments and pilots
After receiving applicants from all over the world for our four tracks we are proud to announce our winners!
Repath, HYDS, Sightbit & Eversense were chosen to work on pilot projects to support the climate goals of our partners. Emnotion was chosen as a winner for the investment track and has joined the InNegev incubator.
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more intense, and are reaching record costs globally.
We are launching a unique competition to identify technologies that can tackle them
Participants can win $500K in pilot and investment with our partners
Competition Partners
Who Can Participate
We are looking for technologies that can better predict, prevent, manage, and recover from wildfires, floods, storms, extreme temperatures, and more
Established startups from Israel and abroad
Early innovators including academia and second-time entrepreneurs
Companies that are looking to pivot their technology toward this area
Timeline
We are building a 5 months timeline to address Extreme Weather Events in the long term
May 2nd
ROUNDTABLE - Exclusive Event
We are gathering major Israeli stakeholders to discuss how technology can help us adapt to Extreme Weather events. Together with government entities, tech companies, emergency organizations, and experts, we are building a new leadership for climate risk management
COMPETITION LAUNCH EVENT
Join us for the main event. Talks, and reveal of the competition tracks.
STARTUP APPLICATION PROCESS OPENING
Call for startup is live! Apply to the competition on our website
June 1st
June 23rd
June - September
September 20th
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Closing of the application process
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS
Reveal of the startups that will be selected for the next phase
MENTORING & CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Selected finalists will receive mentoring from our experts and support from PLANETech to assess their climate impact.
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Winners will be announced during our main conference, PLANETech City
Early Stage Track
$310K INVESTMENT FOR EARLY-STAGE STARTUPS*
DROUGHT AND DESERTIFICATION
What they are looking for:
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Wildfires protection in arid areas
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Flash floods prediction and prevention
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Extreme temperatures and climate
​*This track is for Israeli startups, investment is subject to the IIA committee.
More about InNegev
Pilot Tracks
Three different tracks with 3 guaranteed pilots of $50K
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$50K PILOT FOR 1 WINNING STARTUP
WILDFIRES AND FOREST
What they are looking for:
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Wildfire prediction and prevention
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Forest management and resilience to climate change
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Prediction and resilience to floods in rivers and streams
More about KKL-JNF
$50K PILOT FOR 1 WINNING STARTUP
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODS
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Technological solutions to help Government, businesses, and citizens to reduce vulnerability and be more resilient to heavy extreme rainfalls in mountain environments.
More about Andorra
$50K PILOT FOR 1 WINNING STARTUP
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
What they are looking for:
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Forecasting of heatwaves to better plan the availability of power production
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Geomagnetic storms that can provoke large sparks or short-circuits in the electric lines.
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Hurricane forecast to avoid damage to the PV infrastructure
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Floods forecast to protect hydropower plants
More about Enel
Experts & Contributors
How to Apply?
Application process opens on May 2nd
