Award winners
2020
Early Stage Company of the YearAwarded to the highest-ranked "product development/pre or early revenue" company in the list (with the highest non-affiliate nomination score in phase 2) |
Rising Star Company of the YearAwarded to the highest-ranked new entrant in the list (with the highest non-affiliate nomination score in phase 2) |
Graduate of the YearGraduate of the Year – awarded to the most impressive exit (as rated, by the financial investors in the expert panel) of a GC100 alumnus company (i.e. that has at one time been on the GC100 list). The exit must have happened in the 12 months prior to the cut-off date (1 September 2018). The award recognizes the management team who has achieved the most impressive exit, in the eyes of the investor panelists. We wish to award this to 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. |
Discontinued Awards
2019
2018
Continued ExcellenceAwarded 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 YearAwarded 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 YearAwarded 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) |