Greentown Labs

Climatetech internships turn into climatetech careers! It was great to welcome so many students, recent graduates, and other job-seekers to meet a dozen of our member companies who are hiring interns, co-ops, and full-time roles. Sending a huge thank you to everyone who came and to the wonderful colleges and universities in our network that work to connect their students with employment opportunities in climate and innovation. Your work does not go unnoticed, and we're so proud to host strong contingencies of students and alumni from our friends at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, all of the UMass schools, Northeastern University, Merrimack College, Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Babson College, Harvard University, and many, many more. Our next event is the ACCEL Year 3 Kickoff Event this Thursday, March 6—learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eGk3JHvp

Your February roundup of #startupnews is here—including: 💰 $230M for QuEra Computing Inc., bringing its total valuation over $1B 💲 New investments for MacroCycle Technologies, Imperium Technologies, Inc, CarbonQuest, and Stepwise 🤝 New strategic partnerships for XTPL, Haffner Energy, Pressure Corp, Kanin Energy, Type One Energy, PolyJoule, Inc., and HyperKelp, Inc. 🇯🇵 Circularise which has launched a subsidiary in Japan 🏆 Awards and recognition for SpadXTech, Mantel, SiTration, Inc., Tender Food, and change:WATER Labs Read our full list of milestones and announcements from our #startup community here: https://lnkd.in/eNMVZqeE

Events season is in full swing, the newest ACCEL cohort is here, and we released our 2024 Impact Report! Plus, we're #hiring for three roles on the Greentown team. Read our latest newsletter for the full events lineup and latest happenings:

Our members stayed busy this February! Take a look into life at Greentown this month: 💡 Our signature #EnergyBar featuring an introduction to our new CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter  🥪 A Black History Month lunch from Mikki's Cafe and Catering, Inc. Catering, Inc. in Houston  📝 A CTO + Technical Lead Roundtable where Sheri Palazzo discussed best practices for onboarding new team members  🥞 An intern and co-op networking breakfast that brought together new faces in the community ✏️ Our annual Climatetech Intern Fair, which connected Boston-area students with open roles at our member companies 🍩 Community Coffee and Donuts with Cummings Properties 🍻 CEO Networking at Aeronaut Brewing Co. in Boston and Axelrad Beer Garden in Houston  💰 Two virtual Fundraising Forums where founders presented their pitches and received feedback from fellow Greentown members 💝 A Galentine’s Day-themed gift swap hosted by Women of Greentown Our monthly Member Mixer happy hour with pizza and festive treats  📊 A session with Emerson and Puffer-Sweiven to highlight DeltaV’s user-friendly control platform 💲 A workshop with Austin Harms of Startup Venture Advisors that focused on how to raise money in down environments  🥽 The monthly meeting of safety representatives from every member with lab space  🍕 Go Texan Day Lunch & Networking at Greentown Houston to celebrate the Texas spirit  🌎 “Climate Salon: The ‘Other’ Footprints” led by Victoria Pisini, where attendees discussed solutions for critical footprints  💼 CEO + Co-founder roundtables in Boston and Houston, which provided founders a space to openly discuss challenges and insights about leading early-stage companies 📅 The Grand Opening of the Rice Nexus at Ion Houston and a presentation of the Rice Innovation Outlook 💻 “Software Day at the Ion: AI Proofing Your Startup” where Mercury portfolio companies shared their insights on adapting their companies to AI, hosted at Ion Houston 🏆 The The Massachusetts Founders Network Sustainability Challenge Final at Greentown Boston 📄 Office hours with our Partnerships team As always, sending a huge thank you to all of the mentors, resource providers, partners, and other climate champions who support our community! If you’re interested in learning more about what it’s like to be a Greentown member, you can learn more here:  https://lnkd.in/eUnbGQTT 

WHERE TO FIND GREENTOWN AT CERAWeek 2025👇 #CERAWeek is almost here, and our Houston community is gearing up for the biggest event in energy! 🌎 Here's where you can find our team and members throughout the week: 🔹 Tuesday 3/11: Our CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter will be speaking at “Financing the Future: Scaling Clean Energy Through Innovative Investment Strategies,” which will dive into the role of financial markets, green finance, ESG investing, and private equity in funding the deployment of clean-energy technologies at scale. https://lnkd.in/e-PVyQfW 🔹 Tuesday 3/11: Our Board Chair Bobby Tudor will be speaking at "The Green Gold Rush: A Multi-trillion-dollar Opportunity?" about the immense economic potential of climate solutions. https://lnkd.in/e9PJeqhc 🔹 Throughout the week: many of our members and alumni will be presenting at #CWAgora, including Advanced Ionics, Amplified Industries, Inc., Blueshift, Carbon Negative Solutions Inc, Carbon Upcycling Technologies, CarbonQuest, Corrolytics, Dioxycle, ElectricFish, Elementium Materials, Inc., Hertha Metals Inc., Kanin Energy, Mars Materials, Osmoses, Oxylus Energy, Solidec, TerraFixing, Thiozen Inc., Transaera, Inc., Decimetrix®, Kauel, and more! 🔹 Join us at our #TransitionOnTap at Greentown Houston on Thursday, 3/13 to meet our CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter, sponsored by Trade & Invest British Columbia 🔹 We're co-hosting the MIT Climate & Energy Ventures (CEV) and Prize (CEP) Reunion on Monday evening with Daniela G., Tod Hynes, Ben Soltoff, Jennifer Turliuk https://lu.ma/i4ir5yqi See you there! https://lnkd.in/ekqhf6Ba

It's spring events season, and we'll be at all of the big conferences in #climatetech! Here's where you can find our members and team around the ecosystem over the next few months: ▫️ Decarb Connect North America (2/25-27) ▫️ MIT Energy Conference (3/3-4) ▫️ Innovate UK finals event (3/6) ▫️ MIT Climate and Energy Prize Semifinals (3/6-7) and Finals (4/17-18) ▫️ CERAWeek (3/10-14) ▫️ ARPA-E Innovation Summit (3/17-19) ▫️ H-Town Roundup (3/24-28) ▫️ Cleantech Open Northeast / ACT Kickoff Party (at Greentown Boston) (3/25) ▫️ National Renewable Energy Laboratory Industry Growth Forum (3/26-28) ▫️ EarthX2025 E-Capital Summit (4/22-24) ▫️ FORGE Spring Showcase (4/22) ▫️ Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Earth Night (5/1) Check out exactly who's going + get our discount codes in the "Ecosystem Events" section of our events page—we'll see you there! https://lnkd.in/e3cZ33-t #NRELIGF #IGF2025 #CERAWeek #CWAgora #DecarbConnect #EarthX2025 #ECapitalSummit #EarthX Houston Exponential #MITCEP #HTownRoundup #HTR2025

ANNOUNCING: the eight startups selected for Year 3 of #ACCEL, our accelerator for BIPOC-led startups with Browning the Green Space! 🔹 Andros Innovations has developed a revolutionary reactor that produces ammonia more cheaply, cleanly, and safely than traditional methods do. Its founder is Laron Burrows. 🔹 Carbonext Inc. 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. Its founder is Olanrewaju Tanimola. 🔹 FAST Metals 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. Its founders are Sumedh Gostu and Anthony Staley. 🔹 Inductive Robotics deploys autonomous robots that deliver EV charging directly to parked vehicles in commercial parking facilities, using a subscription-based model. Its co-founders are Madhav Ayyagari and David Alspaugh. 🔹 Plasene 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. Its founders are Sohel Shaikh, Alper Gulludag, and Romolo Raciti. 🔹 Respire Energy 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. Its founders are David Hsu, Xiaowei Teng, and Candy Wong. 🔹 Tato Labs is developing scalable, innovative, bioplastic products and packaging solutions that leverage potato starch, protect and preserve the natural ecosystem, and minimize plastic waste. Its founders are Mecca McDonald and Mia Dunn. 🔹 THOLA provides an on-demand marketplace for commercial-building sustainability and safety management, with a mission to decarbonize old buildings. Its founder is Nneile Nkholise. Learn more and read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/dWKQ9Hv8 Register to meet these founders at the Year 3 Kickoff Event on March 6: https://lnkd.in/eGk3JHvp Thanks to our Curriculum + Resources partner VentureWell and funders Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Equinor, MassDevelopment: Growth Capital Division, Microsoft, Shell, and Barr Foundation for their support of the program!

We're #hiring for three roles at our Somerville, MA incubator! Are you ready to take the next step for your career in climatetech? Check out these openings in #labops, events/community management, and membership sales: 🟣 Wet Lab Manager: We're looking for someone passionate about chemistry, environmental science, engineering, and safety to help maintain a safe and efficient lab environment, manage equipment and supplies, and provide technical support to our members working in our BSL-2 wet lab. 🟢 Membership Manager: We're looking for someone passionate about a wide range of climate solutions recruit new members and lead intake activities, including business development and sales, the application and approval process, onboarding, lab-intake facilitation, and data management and reporting. 🟠 Community and Events Coordinator: We're looking for someone passionate about community-building and event experiences to support the planning, promotion, and execution of a wide range of events, from large-scale conferences to intimate workshops, while also contributing to the overall startup member experience. Might know someone who would be a great fit? Send this post their way + encourage them to apply! Check out the full job descriptions and apply here: https://lnkd.in/enJbKzX3 #careers #openroles #ClimatetechCareers #climateworkforce #operations #sales #community #events #marketing #laboperations #safety #startups

We’re delighted to be Strategic Partner at the Decarb Connect North American event, taking place Feb. 25-27 in Houston! Join us alongside 300+ industrial leaders (including many of our partners!) from across the decarbonization ecosystem to take a deep dive into how you can drive forward your net-zero journey. Key topics on the agenda include: ▪️ CO2 infrastructure ▪️ Green procurement ▪️ Permitting ▪️ Scope 3 ▪️ The energy transition workforce ▪️ Reaching FID 2025 also sees the return of the Next Gen Awards, which puts a spotlight on startups working on breakthrough technologies across: CCUS, decarbonizing industrial heat and electrification, alternative fuels, and new this year, the individual rising star. Past award winners and finalists include our members/alumni Mantel, Ardent, and Syzygy Plasmonics! Our team members Manon Chappat-Alarcón and Victor Martinez will be there—reach out to get in touch and see you there! Book now and don’t forget to use code GTL-25 to save 25%: https://hubs.li/Q032RcsH0 #DCNA #decarbconnectnorthamerica #decarbconnect #greentownlabs #CCUS #carboncapture #netzero #ccs #alternativefuels #technology #industrialheat #electriification #netzero #investment #energytransition

Another year of the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme is wrapping up! Now concluding its fifth year, this program with the Urban Future Lab, Greentown, and Innovate UK is accelerates the market entry of international climate-focused companies into the United States. It allows a competitively selected cohort of businesses to explore the potential of the U.S. market and provides them with access to world-class mentors; a tactical, focused cohort curriculum; and connections to funding, partnerships, and customers to build a presence in the New York and national markets. You can meet the five startups in this year's cohort and hear panels about entering new markets and conducting customer discovery at the final showcase event in New York City on March 6. This year's cohort includes: ❄️ Camfridge's solid-state cooling technology cuts carbon and reduces the cost of refrigeration for commercial users. ♨️ Kensa's 'Networked Heat Pumps' approach offers the cheapest, lowest carbon heating and cooling available, at the lowest energy system impact. 📊 Olsights creates visually interactive digital tools that enable developers and permitting authorities to quickly screen for viable development opportunities in hydrogen, CCUS, and their connection to the grid.   ♻️ ReVentas' novel dissolution recycling process for waste plastic can remove all pigments and additives from post-consumer Polyethylene and Polypropylene, the two most common plastics in use, and produce a high-quality virgin-like replacement.  Trust Electric Heating manufactures and installs smart heating technologies that offer optimal energy efficiency, providing significant savings on heating bills and enhancing comfort for end users. Register here: https://lu.ma/l1cpunja