Urban Future Lab and SecondMuse are pioneering the GROW + TOGETHER Accelerator to merge the innovative forces of hardtech clean energy startups with the manufacturing industry in the Northeast US. Supported by an EPIC award funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions, this model accelerates hardtech startup integration into existing supply chains, overcoming common barriers to market penetration faced by innovative products. To qualify, startups and manufacturers must first register their interest for a virtual Startup-Manufacturer Matchmaking event, which will offer facilitated conversations to clear initial hurdles in the manufacturing process. Additional funding will support a 9-month program that links hardtech clean energy startups and manufacturers with technical support and a tailored curriculum to assist with contracting, fundraising, pilot opportunities and more.

The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across Africa, empowering them to address climate resilience and food security. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.

The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV), empowering them to address climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and two in-person residency weeks in the DMV. We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.

Technology commercialization is notoriously challenging in the building sector. Building tech investments often require long horizons that our planet does not have time for. Additionally, many new projects and businesses fall victim to ‘Valleys of Death’ during their early development stages. IMPEL equips early-stage innovators with technical and communication tools, so they can translate the premise and promise of new building technologies into the language of business. 

Uniquely embedded at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Building Technologies Division, and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office, IMPEL connects its Innovators to public and private sector pipelines, and a diverse network of investors, demonstration and technical experts, industry leaders, and policymakers to help our innovators reach their next milestone.

Powered by New Energy Nexus (NEX), we are thrilled to announce the launch the second round application for our 2024 NEX Climate Fintech Accelerator. Our mission is to propel fintech innovations that are crucial for climate finance. We provide an ecosystem of support, including business development, capacity building, and expansive networking opportunities.

Cleantech Open Northeast, NECEC won a Department of Energy DAC EPIC prize to hold a DAC Academy in the fall of 2024. The purpose is to accelerate five (5) Direct Air Capture (DAC) startups on the path to commercialization.  This is designed for startups at TRL 3-6. The startups can be from just about anywhere, as long as they can participate in person at the Bootcamp in NYC on October 16 and the Finale in Boston on December 10, meet regularly with their mentors, and attend the virtual webinars and workshops.

The Environmental Tech Lab is a collaboration between the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New York City Partnership Foundation, the nonprofit affiliate of the Partnership Fund for New York City. We provide companies with expedited paths to testing, expert feedback, access to key decision makers from DEP, and an accelerated go/no-go decision. We enable public sector climate leaders to source, evaluate, and Pilot new solutions to their most critical challenges.

ACCESS – Accelerating Contractors of Color in Energy for Sustainable Success – is a 10-week program for aspiring clean energy (energy efficiency & renewable energy) business owners that provides business coaching, connections, mentorship, and access to capital. Through weekly virtual classes and independent assignments, ACCESS participants will learn business fundamentals including customer discovery, product-market-fit, and go-to-market strategy, as well as storytelling and presentation skills. Participants will receive follow-on support that includes capital grants, mentorship pairing and facilitation, certification assistance to demonstrate minority ownership, and access to networking events and technical workshops.

BRIDGE stands for “Business Resources to Innovate, Develop, Grow and Excel” and through the NY-BEST BRIDGE Program, NY-BEST is providing battery and energy storage start-ups and businesses the tools and resources they need to successfully grow their companies. The Program was made possible through funding support from National Grid. Participating companies and ventures will receive direct one-on-one assistance from NY-BEST’s expert team.

With Halliburton Labs in your corner, you’ll have help preparing to demonstrate your technology at scale, derisk first customers, achieve your commercialization milestones—and attract investors who believe in you as much as we do. The first 12 months of our journey together starts with a customized playbook focused on your unique scaling milestones—from there, we’ll help you hit them. Expertise is what a person knows; experience is what they’ve done. Your future team at Halliburton Labs has both. Our practitioners perform day jobs delivering budgets, quality, reliability, safety, and results, while leading teams that manage inflation, supply chain disruptions, hiring, and other bumps in the road.