FAQ "The Green 100" at a glance

“The Green 100” is an event organized by the Climate and Energy Fund, which is taking place for the third time this year . The aim is to attract more private capital to green projects and support them in successfully positioning themselves on the financial market.
This is to be achieved through two separate, parallel formats as part of “The Green 100”: A Green Finance Fair and a Matchmaking Session.

For the first time, „The Green 100“ will be part of  the „ViennaUP – the Start-up Festival„, which took place from 8. – 16. 5. 2025 in Vienna.

„The Green 100“ took place on May 14, 2025 at Aula der Wissenschaften, Wollzeile 27A, 1010 Wien.

The Green 100” is organized by the Climate and Energy Fund, which is financed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate- and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK)

The Green Finance Fair is the biggest green finance fair in Austria. At the fair, business professionals, private individuals and green ventures or companies who want to implement green projects can inform themselves about green finance.

In addition to the exhibition, there will be a curated stage program, as well as sessions and workshops on the topic.

The Fair especially targets start-ups, green projects or ventures, business professionals and private individuals.

You can get information about how to finance their green business idea or green project as well as how to recognize and avoid greenwashing, about the EU-Taxonomy, ESG-reporting, and on the consumer side, you can find information about how to sustainably invest your assets and how to avoid engaging in greenwashing offers.

Yes, the entrance is free of charge for every visitor.

Yes. You can access every area of the event barrier-free.

We are looking for exhibitors with solutions in the field of green financing and investment:

• Financial services provider (e.g. bank, insurance, VCs)
• Platform or intermediary
  (e.g. crowdfunding/investing plattform, networking/matchmaking platforms or services, capacity building, consulting, FinTechs, digital tools, citizen partizipation)

If you are not sure if your business fits into these groups, please don´t hesitate to contact us

The services contribute directly or indirectly towards attracting more private capital to green projects and/or avoiding green washing.

For exhibitors in the financial service sector and investors category, the following also applies:

• In any case, the exhibitor’s portfolio must include certified products (Austrian Ecolabel (UZ49) or EU Eco Label).
• Investment products to be offered at the trade fair must in any case be certified (Austrian Ecolabel (UZ49) or EU Eco Label).

After the application closing date, an independent jury of experts will evaluate all submitted and completed applications. All projects will be evaluated in terms of their relevance to the field of green finance(e.g. supporting green projects in terms of bankability, creating transparency and avoiding green washing).
In the case of financial service providers, the transparent and plausible depiction of the products to be offered is also reviewed. For platforms or initiatives, the added value for visitors is also included in the assessment.

All exhibitors will be provided with standardized trade fair equipment free of charge. This includes a stand of approx. 3 m2, a high table, two chairs, stand signage and a power connection.
In addition to the opportunity to present yourself on site, all exhibitors will be listed on the website´s eventplatform B2Match and on our social media channels.

There are also Workshops, Sessions and a curated programm accompanying the event

The application deadline for projects ended 16th of February, if you applied before we will be in contact shortly.

Green projects or ventures with a green business modell who:

• are for profit or profit oriented
• have a positive effect on climate protection or to climate change adaptation within Austria
• are investmentready
• have a concrete need for investment to succesfully implement their project or business idea at the time of the matchmaking session

The time-frame to apply for our matchmaking ended 16th of February.

Now an independent Jury of experts will evaluate all fully submitted applications according the following criteria:

• contribution to climate protection or climate change adaptation within Austria
• plausibility and quality of the application
• added value of your participation
• investment readyness of your project / venture
• potential of the business model

You will receive a notification about your participation around end of March 2025

With your positive notification, you will get the following benefits:

• Tailored matchmaking with curated investors from Central and Eastern Europe (min. 2 curated, 30 minute on-site meetings on May 14th per project/venture guaranteed)
• Access to our b2match „The Green 100“-platform for display and exclusive access to The Green 100 investors pool for additional meet ups
• Preparatory workshops where you will be supported in preparing for your on-site meetings

• You get access to a pool of quality-tested green ventures and projects
• You will be matched with exactly the right ventures / projects for you based on your specific details
• You get access to our eventplatform, where you can find even more green projects and ventures
• We take care of the Matchmaking and scheduling at “The Green 100” on May 14 at the Aula der Wissenschaften, 1010 Vienna

Before projects get access to the Matchmaking, they are reviewed by an external Jury of experts according to the following criteria:

• contribution to climate protection or climate change adaptation within Austria
• plausibility and quality of the application
• added value of your participation
• investment readyness of your project / venture

Of course, it is not possible to predict which projects will be in the pool this year as the application phase is active. But in the following, you`ll find an overview of last year`s pool:

• Stage: start-ups from every stage, with the majority of projects in the early stage or proof of traction phase
• sector: projects from every sector were to be found, with a majority in renewable energy / energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, circular economy and infrastructure

You can register here: Submission Link