Denmark was the first to cross the finish line for the Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition, with it’s national competition choosing a winner on November 2. Seventy judges weighed in on the decision — a lot for the small country. The winning idea came from five young entrepreneurs: Tine Thygesen, Henrik Gedde Moos, Torsten Kolind, Rene Jeppesen and Kasper Hulthin.
View their inspiring videos to get a peak at what the Ideas Competition will offer.
This team will compete against groups from at least Brazil, New Zealand, Israel, China and United States at the Cleantech Open Gala, taking place in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The Cleantech Open is the world’s largest cleantech open ideas competition, combing the world for the best cleantechnology ideas.
Since 2000, Denmark’s Venture Cup has helped new and innovative entrepreneurs showcase their ideas. The Venture Cup Web site also features Venture Cup TV, which allows visitors to view profiles of clean technology entrepreneurs. Venture Cup TV will follow the competition, and will track Denmark’s representative at the Global CTO Ideas Competition.