Greentown Labs

Catch us at #ClimateWeekNYC! Our SVP of Marketing & Communications Julia Travaglini is speaking with Erin Glabets of our member Sublime Systems, Kavita Patel of MUUS Climate Partners, and our advisor Eric Fischgrund of FischTank PR on how climatetech #startups can prioritize resources, messaging, and time to build a brand that will get noticed by investors and customers—while adapting to the fast-shifting landscape. We know startups need to be resourceful and thoughtful in how they communicate their corporate objectives, value propositions and market opportunity. This panel will highlight best practices for: 📝 How to prioritize certain tools, professionals and resources 🤝 What investors and customers pay attention to and how to engage them 🚀 Clear takeaways that can be easily implemented and scaled Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/eRhhvNa5

We're bringing our founders onstage at Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week! On Sept. 11, join us for a morning of celebrating the people and stories behind our member companies plus a peek into how university research can be spun into a #startup. This event will showcase stories from Greentown founders Loretta Williams Gurnell of SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation, Laureen Meroueh, PhD of Hertha Metals, and Harrison Rice of GigaDAC plus a panel of our members discussing sectoral differences in building a climatetech startups feat. Sujatha Kumar of Dsider, Aaron Fitzgerald of Mars Materials (manufacturing), Carsten Westergaard of Aeromine Technologies, Inc. (electricity), and Alejandro Zotti of Decimetrix® (resiliency + adaptation). We'll also hear from TEX-E and Rice University on the climate-related work being done at Rice Innovation, which has been a launchpad for many of our #GreentownHTX startups. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gY8K_-hT

We’re excited to be representing Greentown #Houston in Norway! First, thank you to Innovation Dock for hosting us and three of our members (CalWave Inc., CLS Wind, and Advanced Ionics) at the World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) General Meeting for workshops, panel discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions to gain insights from the world's top energy cities and their innovation ecosystems. Our group also connected over visits to test facilities and a boat trip and hike to Pulpit Rock! Next up, we’re off to ONS 2024, where our startups will be exhibiting and participating in a pitch competition and our Director of Partnerships Manon Chappat-Alarcón will be speaking on a panel about Prioritizing Speed in Scaling-up. Sending a massive thank you to our partner Equinor for supporting this trip and connecting us to the Stavanger ecosystem!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our August #TransitionOnTap at Greentown Houston! We had a blast celebrating the end of the summer season with shaved ice and looking forward to Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week with a peek into the week's programming and mission from Jane Stricker of Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI), Brad Burke of Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Dale Winger of Halliburton Labs, and our SVP and General Manager Timmeko Moore Love. You can learn more about the official Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week and the events we'll be hosting and attending here: https://lnkd.in/eK5Wm84Y Don't miss other events at Greentown Houston—sign up for our newsletters for monthly updates on what's coming up: https://lnkd.in/gADNwiJ5

Behind every #climatetech solution, deployment, and fundraising announcement are the people making it happen—so this fall, meet your next investor, key hire, corporate partner, or advisor at an event! Those who know Greentown well know that fall is the best season of the year for convening the ecosystem through our best-in-class #events lineup—from our signature #EnergyBar and #TransitionOnTap networking events, to #ClimatetechSummit, to a career fair and investor-education workshop—there's something for everyone! Check out highlights from our upcoming fall event calendar in this month's newsletter, including where you can find Greentown at #ClimateWeekNYC, #VERGE24, and more:

Climate tech solutions are here, with emerging technologies, finance models and policy to support a low-carbon future. How can your organization implement these solutions? Join us at #VERGE24 (Oct. 29-31 in San Jose, CA) where leaders in the field are working on these challenges together, tapping into the knowledge and community needed to supercharge impact. Register before October 4 to get $300 off the Final Rate All-Access Pass and use our discount code V24GTL for an additional 10% off: https://buff.ly/3YtWXoJ Trellis Group

Join us on September 5 at #GreentownHTX for the #ACCEL Year 2 Showcase! Hear pitches from the cohort’s seven BIPOC-led startups, meet their founders, and learn about the progress they’ve made throughout the accelerator: ⚡ Axis Sky Renewables is developing vertical-axis wind turbines that are cheaper to produce, deploy, and maintain than traditional wind turbines. Andre Gafford 🛣 Carbon Negative Solutions uses proprietary AI to develop and commercialize carbon-negative concrete and products. Keith Crossland 💧 Aquasaic is developing a genetically engineered yeast to capture heavy metals in a non-toxic and energy-efficient way. Nikita Patil, PhD Shalmalee Pandit  💎 Cellsense utilizes algae and regenerated cellulose to develop scalable bio-embellishments with unique properties, such as bioluminescence. Aradhita Parasrampuria 🚰 Sankofa Dynamics uses energy-efficient technology and repurposed materials to passively extract water vapor from the atmosphere. Chauncy Spencer  🏢 EcoForge is creating affordable, high-performance building materials from local agricultural residues, replacing energy-intensive, fossil-based materials. Myung Bender Rongyu Na  💦 AtmoSpark Technologies Inc. is developing atmospheric water generation systems using its electro-condensation technology to deliver constant freshwater to those with limited access. Tejus Mane Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/dMSJ4sVx 

August was full of early-stage funding for our community—including $5.6M for Cala Systems, $4M for Adept Materials, $3.6M for florrent, $3.2M for Thiozen Inc., and more. In other news, Form Energy was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to deploy the “largest energy storage project by energy capacity announced yet in the world" and our members were selected for Amazon Web Services (AWS)’ Clean Energy Accelerator 4.0 cohort (Moment Energy, PolyJoule, Inc., Salient, & Syzygy Plasmonics) and Generative AI Energy Lab (Dsider and SeaDeep) Read the full roundup of #startupnews from this month: https://lnkd.in/ghWmjUXk

We’re #hiring a Membership Manager at Greentown Houston! This role will have a key impact on cultivating a community of high-impact climatetech startups in our Houston incubator through identifying and screening startup applicants, managing the member-data collection process, and providing onboarding support for our newest #climatetech startups. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/emmWwYMN

The deadline for the TEX-E Bootcamp for Climatetech Entrepreneurship has been extended to Sept. 1, 2024! Students and faculty across #Texas are invited to apply to join this weekend intensive short course focused on student-led #climatetech entrepreneurship led by Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Managing Director and Professor Bill Aulet. Learn more and apply👇