Activate empowers scientists to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. The two-year Activate Fellowship is the most immersive, supportive, and comprehensive program for early-stage hard-tech science entrepreneurs to access the funding, technical support, networking, community, and time they need at the outset of their entrepreneurial journeys. Activate does not charge any fees or equity to participate.
Upward Labs is a Startup Lab and Venture Fund that developed the ideal ecosystem to fast-track startups in the US. In January 2022, Upward launched its Net Zero Lab & Fund designed to generate innovative solutions to substantial challenges in front of the real estate industry. The Lab pairs the most innovative Net Zero startups from around the world with a limited number of large commercial and multifamily owners, operators and developers who are committed to achieving Carbon Reduction and Net Zero in their properties.
The Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation commits $30M to fund big bet projects that accelerate technological advances in climate information and action. Selected organizations may receive up to $5M in funding, along with access to Google’s technical expertise and products, to accelerate progress toward a more sustainable and resilient future.
Ideas should apply technology by creating or enabling new solutions and approaches. Applications can also propose innovative applications of existing technology – solutions that apply AI and machine learning are encouraged!
Join AxBC, a cohort-based course that arms climate founders with the behavior change expertise to save the planet.
The LGES Battery Challenge 2022 is designed to accelerate the adoption of new battery technologies and business models around the world.
Transformative battery solutions in transportation, electricity grids, home storage, and new applications will be the key to unlocking the next stage of the clean energy transition. Having access to safe, clean, and independent energy is becoming universal.
Up to USD $1,000,000 cash prize will be awarded among all winners of the challenge.
Up to 10 selected finalists will be sponsored to participate in a workshop and pitch day with LG Energy Solution researchers, investors, and innovation teams. Selected finalists will have potential opportunities to collaborate with LG Energy Solution on a proof-of-concept pilot project and further investment opportunities.
Whether you are an individual with an idea, a climate impact startup, non-profit, established organisation, or volunteer group working on tackling the climate crisis, we’re here to help you find passionate, talented people to get involved with your climate cause through:
Donations – Small actions, big changes. Get your project funded with individual donations.
Skilled volunteers – Find passionate, talented people who want to use their skills and expertise to support projects and create a better planet for all.
Grow your team – Find candidates looking for full-time employment and ready to join your team. Please tell us a little about your organisation, yourself, and which of these types of engagement you’re interested in, and we’ll be in touch shortly to further understand what your needs are and get your project published on our platform.
The Resilience in Climate Equity award will be given to outstanding Women of Color in the Climate & Environmental movement. The award is meant to recognize the often hard, diligent, unpaid, and underpaid work of Women of Color in the movement. Preference will be given to Women of Color who have been historically excluded from mainstream environmentalism.
Award winners will receive: a stipend of $5,000, professional coaching, the opportunity to join us for our healing retreat in Belize February 2023, and the opportunity to join us for our first annual Rise to Thrive convening in 2023 and present on the work you do in the Climate, Conservation & Environmental community
The goal of this RFI is to reach clean energy companies focused on building decarbonization and electrification retrofits, including new and innovative hardware and software that could be employed in 2023 via LACI Community Benefit Pilots. LACI seeks to identify key resources for building decarbonization that will help Los Angeles and the county reach their climate goals. Intended outcomes for LACI Community Benefit Pilots focused on clean energy include:
Decarbonization for existing single and/or multi-family buildings
Reducing energy burden in DACs
Improving grid resilience
Local economic and workforce development
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
Improved air quality and health (indoor and outdoor)
Sponsored by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) is a collegiate competition challenging multidisciplinary student teams to develop and present a business plan that leverages DOE national laboratory-developed and other high-potential energy technologies. EnergyTech UP awards cash prizes to teams that successfully identify an energy technology, assess its market potential, and propose a strategy for commercialization.
NSF’s SBIR/STTR program focuses on transforming scientific and engineering discoveries into products and services with commercial and societal impact. The deep technologies it funds show promise but their success hasn’t yet been validated. And, each year, it awards $200+ million in research and development (R&D) funding to about 400 startups across the United States. Although NSF accepts proposal’s year round, it recommends submitting before the end of the current submission window on October 26.
The Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize recognizes the nation’s most innovative incubators. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), the EPIC Prize awards cash prizes to regional incubator teams that submit the most creative and impactful plans, then implement those plans to develop strong clusters, connections, and support for energy startups and entrepreneurs. OTT has also partnered with three other program offices to date to provide Bonus Prizes. In addition to the $4 million in Core Incubator Prize funding, $50,000 Bonus Prizes will be available for incubators supporting water power and/or the blue economy, buildings technologies, and solar technologies.
