Cleantech Open is an accelerator that supports entrepreneurs and corporate innovators by providing resources needed to grow a successful cleantech businesses. Applicants receive world-class mentoring, hands-on training investor meetings, startup-corporate matching, and showcasing at both the regional and national levels and networking opportunities in addition to cash prizes. Major judging criteria include team, technology and market.
At Clean Energy Ventures we’re beating back climate change through energy innovation. We fund disruptive, capital-light technologies and business model innovations that can reshape how we produce and consume energy. Each startup we invest in has the potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions between our investment and 2050. Beyond funding, we provide hands-on guidance through dedicated leadership coaching, strategic marketing, IP development, and active board participation. Our collection of 19 Venture Partners guide our startups and enhance our value with their deep technical and operating experience.
Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) offers a two-year fellowship for innovators focusing on clean energy and science technologies. Through an annual call for innovators, four to six individuals will be selected to join CRI. Program participants will receive the financial and technical support needed to perform early-stage research and development (R&D) that may launch energy or manufacturing businesses in the future.
The Clean Tech Center at the Tech Garden in Syracuse is a NYSERDA-funded initiative focused on supporting companies commercializing environmental and clean energy technologies. Clean Tech refers to an emerging sector of products, services, and processes that harness renewable energy sources, reduce the carbon footprint, and advance sustainability.
In an effort to assist clean energy innovators to create manufacturing-ready prototypes, the DOE is providing the Build4Scale training program. The self-paced eight-module training provides the knowledge needed to assess manufacturing readiness, evaluate smart product design, and engage with manufacturing partners. Organizations and individuals involved in American manufacturing and technology innovation including energy hardware technologists: scientists, engineers, students, and innovators are requested to utilize this opportunity.
Propel[x] is an investment marketplace that gives investors the power to discover and fund visionary science and technology startups. Startups focusing on energy and green technologies are requested to get listed and engage with investors through the evaluation process. Applicants would also receive guidance from expert community in addition to investor feedback.
Innosphere Ventures accelerates the success of founders building technology and science-based companies through its incubation programs, office and specialized wet laboratory facilities, and venture capital funds. Innosphere’s incubation programs support the commercialization efforts of entrepreneurs, technical founders and university researchers who are launching and scaling high-tech startups.
Evergreen looks for early-stage, climate tech companies that fit the following criteria:
Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Once you submit the investment application form, we will provide an initial response within 2 to 3 weeks.
The North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center operated DSIRE database provides information on government and utility policies and incentives related to clean energy. Innovators looking out for financing opportunities can use this database to identify states with the best market potential for different technologies
