Greentown Lab just opened a new funding opportunity, looking for startups at TRL 3 and above that decarbonize supply chains, namely through supply chain management, packaging products and materials, alternative foods and ingredients, and green fleets and battery management. Winners will access Greentown Lab’s network, programs, and labs, and will receive $25,000 in non-dilutive grant funding. Apply by August 8.

With an active energy mentor network,  the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator has deep expertise in the energy industry. The accelerator serves to accelerate the energy transition by supporting early-stage startups that contribute to significant energy efficiency improvements, are developing energy derived from renewable, zero-emissions sources or are curbing the environmental impact of all types of energy production, distribution or usage, or enabling progress toward net-zero carbon. This includes: Alternative Fuels, Biomass Energy, Carbon Neutrality, Management or Accounting (Emissions monitoring, ESG tracking, carbon tracking/measurement or carbon capture/sequestration), Digital Technologies for Energy (Artificial intelligence, smart trading, computational chemistry tools, remote sensing/IoT), Energy Efficiency or Storage (Carbon reduction technologies, battery technologies, fuel cells, architecture, engineering, or construction technologies or Infrastructure efficiencies), Geothermal Energy, Hydrogen, Nature-based solutions for carbon footprint reduction (Reforestation/afforestation or circular economy applications), Solar Energy, Waste Heat to Power, and Wind Energy.

Our ground-breaking accelerator program combines 90 days of intense workshops, network & learning sessions with €150,000-500,000 investments. Founders join us from all over the world, and we invest in climate startups working within food, transport, energy, natural assets, infrastructure and new frontiers. Our program is designed to guide founders through complex entrepreneurial issues, add structure, and help you raise your next round.

Empower Innovation has a searchable directory of public and private funding opportunities curated for empower innovation users. It is an initiative of the California Energy Commission.

The IDB is a seven-week, 100% virtual course designed to spark and develop science and technology innovations towards readiness for the next stage of development. Participation may put you on the path to accessing resources and assistance for America’s Seed Fund, a federal funding program for research and development for small business innovations. To be eligible, innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and/or companies must be located in Texas. We strongly encourage women and minorities to apply along with innovators/ventures located in rural and/or socio-economically disadvantaged zones.

Enter one or more of this year’s challenges for the chance to win cash prizes and move on to the finals, where our panel of judges will decide on the grand prize winner!

Upcoming challenges include:

• Reuse, Recycle, Revamp (May 1 – June 12):
• Hack it Back (June 12 – July 24)
• Climate Resilient Communities (July 24 – September 4)
• Save the World Wildcard (September 4 – October 16)

Prizes include: 1st place – $50,000 + Supplyframe DesignLab Residency, 2nd place –  $20,000, 3rd place – $15,000, 4th place – $10,000,5th place – $5,000. Top 50 finalists will win $500.

A collaboration between New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Newlab, the Resilient Energy Studio cultivates local energy storage capacity by working with entrepreneurs, community organizations, energy experts, and leading industry stakeholders to advance energy storage for a sustainable urban future.

The Studio supports goals that are critical to NYC’s climate agenda, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in disproportionately impacted environmental justice communities, and increasing the amount of renewable energy that can be stored and utilized as back-up power sources. Leveraging test sites across NYC, the Studio is working with local leaders to align around areas of opportunity to pursue through pilot projects.

Early-stage hardware and software companies and researchers with solutions and capabilities well-suited to deploy innovative energy storage concepts in urban environments should apply. Technologies can be suited for residential, commercial, or industrial environments, and teams should come equipped with demonstrated knowledge of the necessary safety testing requirements to operate in NYC.

LACI helps startups develop their technologies, secure funding and financing, access customers and markets, test and pilot their solutions, and unlock their full potential. Our startups go further, faster, together with LACI! Each of our programs will accept and fund 15-20 companies that best fit the program criteria, our mission, and the needs of the communities we serve.

Are you an ambitious cleantech startup, hungry to create solutions in clean energy, zero emissions transportation, or smart and sustainable cities that would benefit from hands-on support through market access, business services, and introductions to funders? Then our two-year, Incubation program is right for you! Or maybe you would benefit from for our one-year Innovators Program which offers a lighter-touch, high-impact concierge style ecosystem access opportunity.

1 Hotels Fellows will work in partnership with NRDC’s Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) program to identify pressing environmental issues and needs across the country, and then organize and execute projects that help communicate and amplify the business and economic case for smart policies to address these issues. Fellowships are restricted to early or mid-career professionals. Fellows will be chosen by a committee of seasoned entrepreneurs and environmental leaders, including members of E2’s national network of business leaders and NRDC’s environmental experts.

The 100+ Accelerator works with AB InBev, The Coca Cola Company, Unilever and The Colgate-Palmolive Company to identify the thorniest sustainability challenges in their supply chains. Do you have a potential solution? Check out the list below to see if you qualify. If you prove the viability of your solution through the pilot phase of the 100+ program, you may end up with one (or more!) new corporate clients.

• Circular Economy
• Water Stewardship
• Smart Agriculture
• Climate Action
• Inclusive Growth
• Biodiversity
• Corona Plastic-Free Challenge