Luxembourg, 19/09/2025 — SPONSOR (SCOP) has been named the winner of the pitch competition at the prestigious Catapult: Green FinTech programme, organized by the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) with the support of the Ministry of Finance, Luxembourg.
The programme brought together 10 leading global startups driving innovation in sustainable and digital finance. Over the course of one-week, participating companies worked closely with experts, investors, and policymakers to refine strategies for scaling impact in climate and green finance.
“Being recognized among such an outstanding global cohort is a true honour,” said Michael Grimm CEO & Co-Founder of SPONSOR. “This award validates our mission to transform global climate mitigation and infrastructure projects into scalable, bankable structure that generate carbon credits, renewable energy, and sustainable industrial outputs — while unlocking billions in climate-positive investment opportunities.”
The Catapult initiative is a cornerstone of Luxembourg’s commitment to advancing sustainable finance and supporting technology-driven solutions that enable the green transition.
About S.P.O.N.S.O.R. (SCOP)
SPONSOR (SCOP) is a global cooperative incorporated in Luxembourg uniting the climate finance industry. All customers are member-owners, collaborating through high-impact action to address the climate crisis. In addition to its AI-enabled platform, SPONSOR offers advisory services to governments and utilities to advance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and to project developers and sponsors to help climate mitigation projects reach financial close, faster. Built by project finance experts and software engineers, the SPONSOR platform shortens the process of origination to financial close – unlocking capital, reducing risk, and enhancing collaboration across stakeholders.
SPONSOR’s mission is to empower its members to scale the climate mitigation industry from USD2 trillion to USD5.5 trillion annually, the level required to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis.
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