Skipso - The Global Cleantech Platform

Skipso OverviewEnabling Sustainable Innovation

Company Purpose

enabling sustainable innovation www.skipso.com

Skipso aims to leverage the power of the Internet to accelerate the next wave of

Cleantech Innovation

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Cleantech / Sustainability

Web 2.0Open

Innovation

The Problems We Address


We address the issue of climate change and the fight for energy

independence

Macro Level:

We tackle the roadblocks that hinder Cleantech innovation

Industry Level:

User Level:

We enable collaboration, professional matchmaking and Innovation on a global

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The Opportunity


“This is largest economic opportunity of the 21st century, the mother of all markets”

[John Doerr]•$400b / year new investments by

2012 •20% renewable energy consumption

and 20% increase in efficiency by 2020

•$16.9b current R&D spend too low to support required growth

•20 millions new jobs created

Source: New Energy Finance, Worldwatch Institute, EU

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How Do We Define Cleantech?


Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency

& Distribution

Clean Products

& Production

Waste & Pollution

Water Management

Other Sectors

What products and how do we produce them?

What is left and how do we manage it?

How do we get and use water?

All other sectorsHow do we generate energy?

How do we use energy?

•Solar

•Wind

•Bioenergy

•Geothermal

•Hydro

•Marine

•Other sources

•Transportation

•Energy Infrastructure

•Energy Storage

•Buildings

•Materials

•Smart Industrial Production

•Product Design & Innovation

•Emissions

•Waste Management

•Soil Remediation

•Water Treatment & Purification

•Water Use Efficiency

•Water Pollution

•Management & Business

•Agriculture

•Others

•Smart Grid

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The Solution: A Cleantech Innovation Ecosystem


Skipso

Investors

Executives

Service ProvidersCleantech Start-ups

Professionals

Policymakers

EntrepreneursResearchers

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Who Uses Skipso?

• Gain easier access to capital, resources & support services

Cleantech Entrepreneurs

• Solve innovation challenges in return for cash, publish research findings

• Generate leads to sell expert advice services to the cleantech community

Professionals / Experts

Industry Executives

Cleantech Investors

• Tap into entrepreneurs globally as well as selected experts to support their deals

• Network, share knowledge and find selected jobs globally

Academics / Researchers

• Outsource R&D, sponsor innovation challenges, find top management talent

• Share industry content reaching a broad professional cleantech community

• Promote their research, get funding and participate in innovation challenges

• Create a company profile and generate business leads

Service Providers

Businesses

Content Providers

Universities & Research Institutions

• Advertise products and services targeting specific talent pools

Advertisers

Community (Talent Pools) Organisations / Businesses

Policymakers

• Promote their ideas and policy to stimulate growth in clean technologies globally

• Develop ad hoc applications for the Skipso community

Developers


The Skipso Open Innovation LabThe Skipso Open Innovation Lab enables organisations to accelerate their clean tech innovation by tapping into a worldwide network of experts and innovators


• Any scientific or business problem an organisation faces in the different stages of the innovation life-cycle: from idea generation to growth

• An entrepreneurial competition, sponsored by organisations looking to foster clean tech innovation

• Every challenge must be related to the fields of clean technology or climate change

Innovation Lab Challenges:

How Does it Work?Skipso supports organisations throughout the life-cycle of the challenge as well as providing a platform to reach out to a wide community of challenge solvers


• Organisations formulate and post challenges to a worldwide community of clean tech experts and innovators

• Skipso advertises the challenge throughout the Skipso network allowing challenge solvers to register and submit their solutions

• Best submissions are selected and cash award paid if the solution provided satisfies requirements

• Comprehensive Intellectual Property protection provided to seeker organisation

The Innovation Challenge Process


Innovation Seekers pay a cash award to the solutions that satisfy their requirements

What Types of Challenges?Skipso Challenges are designed to support organisations in any stage of the innovation life-cycle or simply to foster clean tech innovation


SKIPSO IDEA CHALLENGE

Connect with passionate people around the world to

get groundbreaking ideas for your clean tech business or

product

SKIPSO R&D CHALLENGE

Tap into a global network of experts that can help you crack

the most complex technical challenges at a fraction of the

cost

SKIPSO RFP CHALLENGE

Find solutions or expertise by outsourcing to top suppliers or consultants within the Skipso network that will bid for your

job

SKIPSO START-UP CHALLENGE

Sponsor or create entrepreneurial competitions to find next-generation clean

tech entrepreneurs around the world

What are the Benefits?Skipso challenges are the right solution if you are a private or public organisation operating in the environmental and clean tech sectors and are looking to:


• Overcome project roadblocks by tapping into the minds of top experts and thinkers

• Increase R&D success and reduce time-to-market by ‘opening up’ your R&D departments to a world-wide network of experts and scientists from specialised clean tech fields

• Decrease R&D costs – only paying for solutions that work

• Foster entrepreneurship or discover the most innovative ideas and products from cleantech innovators around the world

• Gain brand awareness and visibility by sponsoring open clean tech innovation challenges

Example – The Rwanda Electrification ChallengeSwiss NGO Mabawa is looking to harness the power of Open Innovation to

bring electricity to the rural village of Nyamyumba, Rwanda


Contact Us


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The Skipso Team – Enabling Sustainable Innovation

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