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👀 Here's Who is Attending
PLUS: Sold-out startup fair, workshops announced, discover Lausanne's best kept secrets
The HackSummit is just around the corner.
In just two weeks, 850 climate founders, funders, corporates will be making their way to the lakeside city of Lausanne for the HackSummit 2025 on 15-16th May.
Representing 30+ countries, the Summit brings together a truly global community of climate operators building the future, ready to collaborate and unlock fresh thinking.
Together, they’ll forge new partnerships, make deals that shape the next stage of their growth and create friendships that last a lifetime.
The attendee list is rapidly becoming the who’s who of ClimateTech (check out the map below), and there are only 50 passes left before we sell out.
👉 Good news, there’s still time to get your ticket before we sell out. Use code FINAL50 to save 15% when you book today.
Scroll on down to:
Find out Who will be in the Room
Meet the Workshop Session Hosts
Discover the Sold-Out Startup Fair
Take Part in Lausanne’s Surprise Walk
🔍️ Wish you were here?
👆 Here’s a birds eye view of who you can expect to meet at the HackSummit on May 15-16th.
You’ll mix with hundreds of like-minded Founders, Funders and Operators during 1-1 networking, stage sessions, small-group workshops and at the Side Events.
In the room, you’ll find:
Founders. Some of the industry’s most-funded ClimateTech's to stealth-mode startups making their debut: Aerones, Riverion, Woodoo, Again, Endolith, Epoch Biodesign, GA Drilling, Renaissance Fusion, UNDO, WA3RM
Investors. 30+ General Partners and 100s more investors: Extantia, Atlantic Labs, Astanor, Contrarian Ventures, Climentum Capital, ECBF, Blume Equity
Corporates. Scouting for long-term partnerships: L’Oreal, DSM, Peugeot, Yanmar, Shell, Cosun, Maersk, Honda, Nestlé, Tetra Pak, Ingredion, Patagonia
Catalysts. The family offices, LPs, institutions, and asset managers fuelling the ecosystem with catalytic capital: Rabobank, LGT Capital Partners, Lightrock, Rentenbank, Kieger, Ordway Selections, BNP Paribas
💡 Pro tip: Book your place today to be first in line to start arranging 1-1 meetings when the networking platform goes live on May 6th.
🚀 Sold-out Startup Fair
Across 10 verticals, from Switzerland, Europe and around the world, you’ll find 50+ promising ClimateTechs at the Startup Fair.
Get ready to meet the founding teams behind advancements in circular and nature-positive solutions, green chemical recycling and innovation, energy harvesting technologies and multifunctional ingredients and emulsions, plus many more.
Highlights include:
Cyclize: Plasma sources for chemical recycling
PolyPlants: Advanced tissue culture technology
WildinSYNC: Environmental DNA and remote sensing
Protein Distillery: Clean and multifunctional ingredients
Vaulted: Low-carbon circular structural floor solutions.
Verretex: Regenerating textile from 100% recycled fiber glass
Rematter: High-tech manufacturing for the construction industry
Sparxell: 100% natural, high-performance biodegradable colour platform
Evolium Technologies: Manufacturing and marketing second-life batteries
TileGreen: Alt-concrete, carbon-negative building materials from plastic waste
🗝️ These startups are all actively seeking their next big collaboration, investment, or partnership to scale their impact. Are you holding the key to their next breakthrough?
💡 Workshops Revealed
Small group workshops hosted by industry leaders are a rare opportunity to dig deeper into critical topics to share experiences and opinions.
The first 4 workshops at HackSummit will cover:
Navigating Climate Tech Investment in Africa. An intimate conversation on scaling ClimateTech in Africa with real-world insights and strategies that work.
Demystifying US FoodTech Regulations. A must-attend for startups trying to decode the future of food regulation and navigating FDA & USDA hurdles in the Trump era.
Accelerating Climate Tech with Philanthropy. We’ll unpack how philanthropic capital can spark early-stage climate breakthroughs, with real stories, hard-won lessons, and first-hand experiences.
Advice for Adapting and Thriving in a Volatile Political Environment. A breakout to help Founders get smart on policy, risk, and strategy in the European arena.
🙌 Bring your big ideas, spark lively debates and challenge the status quo in a room where no questions are off limits.
850+ Founders and Funders will soon be heading to our hometown, Lausanne for the HackSummit, a city full of culture, innovation, and hidden beauty.
Come early or extend your trip: We’ve teamed up with Travelise for our most surprising experience yet. Open to all attendees on May 14th and 17th, the Surprise Walk is guided via an app and reveals hidden landmarks, food spots, and nature trails in real time.
Beyond the Summit, Lausanne in May is the perfect place to kickstart your summer. With 100+ beaches, 40+ terraces, 30+ museums, and over 100 hiking trails, there’s no shortage of ways to explore, relax, or recharge.
🩱 Bring your swimsuit for a dip in the lake, hiking boots to explore the nearby mountains and a sense of adventure to enjoy everything Switzerland has to offer.
It’s all happening in Lausanne this May 15–16. Two days. Hundreds of founders, operators, and investors in one place. And with just 50 tickets remaining, lock in yours today with code FINAL50 to save 15% on your pass.
It’s time your get yours before we’re fully sold out.
Will we see you in Lausanne, in just 2 weeks?
Laura at Hack
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