ACCEL Year 3 Showcase
Join us at Greentown Houston on Sept. 18 as part of Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week for an opportunity to celebrate ACCEL, an accelerator program for startups led by BIPOC and other underrepresented founders from Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space (BGS).
Greentown and BGS know the climatetech industry must change the status quo to equitably position founders from all backgrounds to lead startups that will address climate change, support the development of diverse workforces, and fiercely advocate for the deployment of clean technologies in historically underserved communities.
Join the third ACCEL cohort for a showcase featuring their technologies, what they’ve accomplished in the first six months of the program, and where they’re headed next. At this event, you’ll also have the opportunity to network with industry leaders who are passionate about and building an inclusive and sustainable future. Learn more about the Year 3 Cohort below!
Andros Innovations (Cambridge, Mass.) has developed a revolutionary reactor that produces ammonia more cheaply, cleanly, and safely than traditional methods do.
Carbonext (Houston, Texas) is leveraging a proprietary, off-the-shelf 3D-graphene technology to develop integrated solutions with carbon-coated silicon anodes to address current challenges in the graphite ecosystem, as well as lithium-battery anodes.
FAST Metals (Worcester, Mass.) has developed a hydrometallurgical-recovery process capable of extracting iron, aluminum, scandium, titanium, and other rare-earth elements from industrial tailings such as bauxite residue—also known as red mud—which is produced as a waste byproduct in the primary extraction of aluminum.
Inductive Robotics (Austin, Texas) deploys autonomous robots that deliver EV charging directly to parked vehicles in commercial parking facilities, using a subscription-based model.
PLASENE (Houston, Texas) offers an innovative platform that converts plastic waste into liquid fuel and low-carbon hydrogen by leveraging proprietary catalysts and modular, scalable, pre-engineered units.
Respire Energy (Boston, Mass.) is redefining energy storage with a safe, low-cost, and long-duration metal-air battery designed for microgrids. Built with non-flammable and earth-abundant materials, it delivers eight-plus hours of reliable energy storage and backup power.
Tato Labs (Brooklyn, N.Y.) is developing scalable, innovative, bioplastic products and packaging solutions that leverage potato starch, protect and preserve the natural ecosystem, and minimize plastic waste.
Thola (Portland, Maine) provides an on-demand marketplace for commercial-building sustainability and safety management, with a mission to decarbonize old buildings.
About ACCEL
ACCEL is a year-long program that combines acceleration with a curated curriculum, incubation through a Greentown membership, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts. The program is designed to bolster startups led by BIPOC and other underrepresented founders as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities that structural inequities put out of reach. Learn more about ACCEL here.
About Browning the Green Space
Browning the Green Space is a coalition of leaders and organizations, primarily in the New England region, that share the passion to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) in clean energy. Their goal is to increase the participation and leadership of Black and Brown people and of women (collectively, “underrepresented groups”) in the clean energy space and beyond (e.g., wasted food, water, agtech) in the Northeast. Learn more about Browning the Green Space here.
Questions? Please reach out to Greentown Labs' ACCEL Program Manager, Rachel Cerato (rcerato@greentownlabs.com) and Events Manager, Benita Mahanta (bmahanta@greentownlabs.com).
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