Amazon opened applications today for its third annual Amazon Sustainability Accelerator (ASA) climate tech programme in Europe and the UK.
The programme connects startups and scaleups with Amazon Operations to pilot technology, helping Amazon achieve its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Selected applicants will participate in an eight-week programme that culminates in a pitch to launch a fully-funded pilot within Amazon Operations. For Amazon, reaching net-zero carbon requires more than ambition; it requires proven technology deployed at scale.
But for climate tech startups, bringing a product to a large-scale pilot at a global organisation can take years of pitching. The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator climate tech programme was built to close that gap.Since the programme’s 2024 launch, 28 startups from a pool of over 1,100 applicants have joined, and Amazon has funded over $3m in equity-free pilots across 16 projects.
The programme turns climate ambition into operational reality. Startups from the first two cohorts such as Shayp, Cartesian, Solaq and Over Easy Solar are already piloting energy, water, and waste solutions across Amazon's European fulfilment network, with early results informing decisions on wider deployment.What sets this programme apartThe programme compresses months of pitching and navigating a large organisation into eight weeks. At the end, startups have the chance to secure a live pilot, not just a certificate. "ASA actually delivers," says Gregoire De Hemptinne, CEO and cofounder of Shayp, an AI-driven water monitoring company that participated in the programme in 2025.
