# Cleantech Group

> Cleantech Group is a global market-intelligence, advisory, advocacy, and events company that helps corporations, investors, governments, nonprofits, and startups make decisions about clean technology. Founded in 2002 by Nicholas Parker and Keith Raab, it turned the word cleantech into an organizing category and now combines a 40,000-plus-company network with analyst research, consulting, curated introductions, rankings, and forums.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Nicholas Parker (Co-founder and former Executive Chairman), Keith Raab (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Membership and Members Hub, Innovation Advisory, Global Cleantech 100 and regional programs, Cleantech Forums and events, Policy advocacy
- **Notable:** Popularized the term cleantech as an investable and researchable market category beginning in 2002., Expanded its taxonomy from 11 segments covering fewer than 500 companies to more than 1,500 segments and more than 40,000 companies., Recorded the trillionth cumulative dollar invested in global cleantech innovation in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Membership and Members Hub** — Proprietary research, company and investor data, capital-flow tools, analyst access, briefings, and network introductions spanning more than 40,000 companies and 21,000 investors. A free Innovator's Plan lets startups maintain their profile; broader memberships begin with a sales consultation.
- **Innovation Advisory** — Custom market landscapes, technology scouting, due diligence, ecosystem design, partner identification, pilot strategy, and commercialization roadmaps.
- **Global Cleantech 100 and regional programs** — Expert-reviewed lists and reports identifying private companies with strong innovation, market potential, and momentum, including the Global Cleantech 100, Cleantech 50 to Watch, APAC Cleantech 25, and LATAM Cleantech 25.
- **Cleantech Forums and events** — Curated meetings, showcases, research sessions, and facilitated introductions for innovators, investors, corporations, policymakers, and service providers. Published 2026 North America ticket prices ranged from $1,645 to $3,400 before discounts.
- **Policy advocacy** — Coalitions connecting innovators, investors, and policymakers through Cleantech for Europe and related initiatives in France, the UK, Iberia, and Italy.

## Achievements

- Popularized the term cleantech as an investable and researchable market category beginning in 2002.
- Expanded its taxonomy from 11 segments covering fewer than 500 companies to more than 1,500 segments and more than 40,000 companies.
- Recorded the trillionth cumulative dollar invested in global cleantech innovation in 2023.
- Built a network spanning more than 100 countries, 21,000-plus investors, and 75,000-plus individual members.
- Reports facilitating more than 4,000 ecosystem connections annually and maintaining more than 1,500 market touchpoints per month.
- Established the Global Cleantech 100 as a recurring signal for private-company innovation and market momentum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published new analysis on data-center flexibility, sustainable beauty and personal care, and the business case for alternative magnets.
- **2026-04** — Set the 2026 Cleantech Forum Europe as a capped 250-person retreat in Sitges, Spain, focused on dealmaking and curated connection.
- **2026-01** — Released the 2026 Global Cleantech 100 and framed economic durability, critical-mineral security, power predictability, and water resilience as defining themes.
- **2026-01** — Convened Cleantech Forum North America in San Diego and inducted AMP and Boston Metal into the Global Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame.

## Links

- Website: https://cleantech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleantech-group
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/cleantechgroup
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CTGchannel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleantech

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Last updated: 2026-09-26