Active Surfaces

🎉 Alumni of the Month: Active Surfaces and AeroShield Materials 🎉 It's been an exciting summer for Cleantech Open Northeast alumnni! In August, we are once again delighted to have a double Alumni of the Month award: Active Surfaces (2023) and Aeroshield (2019). These companies are both making remarkable progress in their respective industries, setting high standards for innovation and influence. 🚀 Active Surfaces 🚀 Active Surfaces is commercializing an ultra thin-film solar technology based on decades of MIT research. Their technology provides thin-film solar panels for commercial warehousing applications, which can unlock terawatts of dual land use next generation deployment. This month, Active Surfaces raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round led by Safar Partners. They also expanded their offices to a 4,800-square-foot facility in Woburn, Massachusetts. Visit Active Surfaces at https://lnkd.in/gakjQkFu 🚀 Aeroshield 🚀 AeroShield is a material science company that has developed and scaled the world’s most transparent silica aerogels. Founded by one of the inventors of the material and spun out of MIT, AeroShield’s mission is to make our lives more sustainable and comfortable. Aeroshield has opened a new 12,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Waltham, Massachusetts! The facility will enable AeroShield to scale its production of transparent aerogel materials and will also serve as its R&D headquarters. The funding will support expanding the team to over 30 employees. Aeroshield was also awarded $14.5 million from ARPA-E's SCALEUP program to scale the manufacturing of its transparent aerogel materials for energy-efficient windows. This funding will help AeroShield develop a pilot manufacturing facility in collaboration with commercialization partners. To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/dFdgnytm In the Cleantech Open Accelerator, AeroShield was the 2019 National Grand Prize Winner, and Active Surfaces was the 2023 National Grand Prize Runner Up. Both companies are led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology alums and they are both members of Greentown Labs in Somerville! Congratulations to both Active Surfaces for their recent accomplishments. Your dedication to innovation and sustainability continues be a model of climate action & innovation! #ctoalumnisuccess #alumniofthemonth

🏭 Active Surfaces is Growing! 🏭 Active Surfaces has officially moved from Somerville to Woburn, marking a significant milestone in our journey as a leading climatetech startup. This relocation not only provides us with a larger space to innovate and demonstrate R&D-scale manufacturing but also positions us closer to a vibrant ecosystem of partners and resources dedicated to advancing climate technology, including other Greentown Labs startups and/or MIT spin-outs like Phoenix Tailings, Boston Metal, Gradiant, amongst others. We look forward to continuing our mission in Woburn with Cummings Properties and making a positive impact on our planet! . . . . https://lnkd.in/g97vD3bT #ActiveSurfaces #Cleantech #Innovation #Sustainability #Woburn #ClimateTech #Growth #Teamwork Folia Materials, Nth Cycle, Phoenix Tailings, Radical Plastics

☀️ "Solar in the Built Environment" Trivia ☀️ Who are we? Active Surfaces is an MIT spinout with a lightweight, flexible solar technology that accelerates adoption in the built environment and rapidly mitigates CO2 emissions at global scales. Learn more about here: - https://lnkd.in/dJMMvqj - https://lnkd.in/gAcRHyyK . . . . . (Answer: 1954)

☀️ "Solar in the Built Environment" Trivia ☀️ Who are we? Active Surfaces is an MIT spinout with a lightweight, flexible solar technology that accelerates adoption in the built environment and rapidly mitigates CO2 emissions at global scales. Learn more about here: - https://lnkd.in/d9MZhmpM. - https://lnkd.in/gG94C6MN. . . . . . (Answer: 35 GW)

**VOTE FOR ACTIVE SURFACES BELOW**!! Active Surfaces has been nominated as a finalist for the NECEC's 2024 Green Future Gala Award in the Emerging Company of the Year category! 🎉 This recognition is a testament to our dedication to redefining solar energy's role in combating climate change by making solar accessible, affordable, and adaptable for more people in more places. Your support can help us continue our mission to bring groundbreaking solar technology to the built environment. We invite you to join us in this journey by voting for Active Surfaces and spreading the word. Your vote can make a significant difference! 🔗 Read more about the nominees and **CAST YOUR VOTE HERE**: https://lnkd.in/dTwZBViC Let us know in the comments if you voted so we can thank you! Let's unlock a brighter, more sustainable future together! 🌞 . . . . . #VoteGreenFuture2024 #NECEC #CleanEnergy #CleanTech #ClimateEconomy #GreenFutureGala #ActiveSurfaces #SolarEnergy #SustainableFuture #Innovation

Grateful for the partnership with Saint-Gobain and excited about the continued relationship. Big thanks to our mentors, Hua Wang and Sahas Rathi! Inspiring to see so many high-impact technologies driving sustainability in the built environment. 🌱 ☀

🎉 Happy 2nd Birthday To Active Surfaces! 🌞 This week marks a significant milestone for us at Active Surfaces as we celebrate our two-year anniversary. From an idea born out of MIT research and our CTO's, Richard Swartwout, vision, to a growing force in the climate tech industry - our journey has been nothing short of incredible. A huge thank you to our dedicated team whose relentless innovation and hard work continue to drive us forward. The team's unwavering commitment is what transforms challenges into opportunities and ideas into reality. We are equally grateful to our investors and the broader community for believing in our vision for the future of solar. Some quick highlights: - We closed an oversubscribed pre-seed of $5.6M: https://lnkd.in/eczXCP5w - Shiv was Forbes 30 Under 30: https://lnkd.in/eu5ScnS6 - Rich gave a TedX: https://lnkd.in/gWuMSAvQ - Moungi Bawendi won a Nobel Prize: https://lnkd.in/eQjw8Nzr - We had tremendous support from the climatetech ecosystem, winning the MIT 100K, Kajima Innovation Prize, the Sembcorp Industries Ltd Greennovation Prize, National Runner-up at Cleantech Open Finals, among other accolades. - Awarded MassCEC Catalyst grant and Phase 1 for DOE Lab MATCH. - Our team has grown from 4 to 8+, with rockstar industry veterans and technical experts. - We've set up operations in a new facility and onboarded key equipment! This is just the beginning. Stay tuned as we unlock more solar for more people in more places! . . . . #ActiveSurfaces #Anniversary #Innovation #SolarEnergy #ClimateTech #ThankYou Third Derivative Cleantech Open For ClimateTech Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Swissnex Greentown Labs Browning the Green Space Saint-Gobain

☀️ "Solar in the Built Environment" Trivia ☀️ Who are we? Active Surfaces is an MIT spinout with a lightweight, flexible solar technology that accelerates adoption in the built environment and rapidly mitigates CO2 emissions at global scales. Learn more about here: - https://lnkd.in/g_EQ_ufb - https://lnkd.in/gFaNAz5J . . . . . (Answer: <30%, big untapped potential!)

🎉 Exciting Team Update! 🎉 Active Surfaces is growing! We're thrilled to welcome Dusty Stahl to our Active Surfaces team! Dusty joins us as a Director of Business Development, demonstrating a deep passion for combining exciting engineering innovation and creative business strategies to grow clean energy access worldwide. Dusty comes to us from General Motors, where he worked in various engineering and leadership roles to bring electric vehicles to market. A proud alumnus of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Dusty furthered his academic journey with a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and various roles at energyRe and Clean Energy Ventures. 🔎 Why Active Surfaces? Dusty sees Active Surfaces as a company with massive potential to open new markets for solar power through unique technology and a clear value prop.  “It’s exciting to join a team so well positioned to make a dent against climate change while building a sustainable business model to drive impact at scale.” When not in the office, Dusty loves to hike, kiteboard, or work on his motorcycles. 👋 Let's extend a warm welcome to Dusty as we embark on new adventures and continue our journey towards a sustainable future! . . . . General Motors Harvard University Climate Symposium at Harvard Business School The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University #climate #climatetech #solar #activesurfaces #builtenvironment #MBA #futureofsolar #climatejobs

Thanks Springwise for the feature for our innovation in the property & construction sector. We're excited to bring more solar for more people in more places! https://lnkd.in/eEtcTnYM . . . #constructiontech #proptech #solar #activesurfacs #springwise