Awards

Early Stage Company of the Year

Awarded to the highest-ranked "product development/pre or early revenue" company in the list

Rising Star Company of the Year

Awarded to the highest-ranked new entrant in the list

North American Company of the Year

Awarded to the highest ranked company in North America

Europe and Israel Company of the Year

Awarded to the highest ranked company in Europe and Israel

Asia Pacific Company of the Year

Awarded to the highest ranked company in the Asia Pacific

Graduate of the Year

Graduate of the Year awards are made to the most impressive exits of a Global Cleantech 100 alumnus company (i.e. one that has been on any of the Global Cleantech 100 lists published since 2009). The exit must have happened in the 12 months prior to the cut-off date for the most recent list. The award recognizes the management team who has achieved the most impressive exit, in the eyes of the investor panelists. We wish to recognize a company that has both managed to realize good returns for its investors through the exit and has secured bright future prospects for the company, given the strategic progress it has made pre-exit and given its new ownership.

Automation of Everything Award

(Sponsored by ABB Technology Ventures):

Awarded to the company with the most impact on industrial automation and energy efficiency

Continued Excellence

Awarded to the highest-ranked company of the companies who have been on the list for at least three years in a row (including this one)

Financial Investor of the Year

Awarded to the financial investor with the highest percentage of their qualifying cleantech portfolio companies on the list (with a minimum of 4 on the list, and a minimum of 10 qualifying portfolio companies overall)

Corporate Investor of the Year

Awarded to the corporate investment team with the highest percentage of their qualifying cleantech portfolio companies on the list (with a minimum of 3 on the list, and a minimum of 8 qualifying portfolio companies overall)

GE Innovation Award

(Sponsored by GE Ventures):

Awarded to the company that best represents GE's innovation themes in advancing smart power