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The Accelerator Partnership with a strong (re)- insurance player
Since October 2017, Munich Re I ERGO partner with the Climate-KIC DACH Accelerator to support the most promising sustainability startups in creating impact.
These 10 teams, refurbed, TWAICE, NÜWIEL, CAPMO, Daphne, Twingz, Kraftblock, Hades, kiteKRAFT, ecoworks already took part in the programme and gained access to mentors, sustainability training and financial support (up to €95k without equity taken).
Why do Munich Re and ERGO take part in such a Programme?
For more than 40 years, Munich Re has been dealing with climate change and the related risks as well as opportunities driven by new technologies. Munich Re (Group) combines reinsurance and primary insurance under one roof. It operates in all lines of insurance, with over 43,000 employees throughout the world. Its primary insurance operations are concentrated mainly in the ERGO Group, one of the leading insurance groups in Germany and Europe. In the financial year 2016, Munich Re (Group) achieved a profit of €2.6bn.
Today, to tackle the effects of climate change is at the heart of the Group’s corporate responsibility commitment. Putting knowledge to use, connecting it with the ideas and expertise of others to generate value for all — that’s what Munich Re I ERGO believe in.
The start-up programme with the Climate-KIC Accelerator is closely linked to Munich Re’s and ERGO’s approach to drive innovation. Moreover, the special expertise and shared value approach of Munich Re and ERGO presents an ideal match with Climate-KIC as an innovation community that focuses on climate change and connects a broad expert network from all three partners.
