Greentown Labs

March was an exciting month for our members, from CERAWeek to workshops on the evolving startup landscape to a social with a special tasting of Tender Food’s new alternative pork! Check out what our members were up to this month: 💰 “State of Government Funding: Growth in Grants,” a virtual workshop hosted by the Scout team  ✏️ A workshop with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) about how the new administration is impacting startups and how they can adapt 📊 An Angel Networking Happy Hour at Greentown Houston with Houston Angel Network, TiE Houston, GOOSE Capital, and Swan 🍕 CEO + Co-founder Roundtables in Boston and Houston provided members with a space to collaborate on shared experiences  🌎 “Climate Communications Amid a Changed US Energy Policy,” a workshop with Eric Fischgrund of FischTank PR 🍗 Our monthly Member Mixer featuring a special Tender Food tasting of their new alternative pork  🍩 Community Coffee and Donuts ft. Edgar Garcia from our partner Tech Superpowers 🍻 CEO Networking at Aeronaut Brewing Company in Boston and Axelrad Beer Garden in Houston  💡 The #ACCEL Year 3 Kickoff Event, which introduced this year’s cohort of eight startups in collaboration with Browning the Green Space  📈 “Scaling First-of-a-Kind Cleantech” with Greentown member Next Rung Technology 💼 A workshop on negotiating as women led by EIR Nupur Amin  🎉 The kickoff party for Cleantech Open Northeast / ACT's 2025 accelerator program 📑 A workshop on the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Debt Fund focused on  the benefits of debt vs. equity and loan applications  🤠 The H-Town Roundup Bio-Industrial & Clean Energy Tech Session hosted at Greentown Houston celebrated five years of innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration 📅 Our #CERAWeek: Transition on Tap networking event in Houston ft. our CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter 🚃 Transportation Sector Pitch Day featuring a panel discussion, eight startup pitches, a member showcase, and networking opportunities 🥪 A CTO + Technical Lead roundtable where Sheri Palazzo led members in an action-learning exercise  🥽 The monthly meeting of safety representatives from every member with lab space 💲 Two virtual Fundraising Forums  🤝 Office hours with our partnerships team

Meet a handful of our newest members, plus see Climatetech Summit dates, latest member milestones, our lineup of upcoming events, and startups spotlights in our latest newsletter:

Big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Bio-Industrial and Clean Energy Tech sessions of H-Town Roundup yesterday! It was great to hear about bio-industrial innovations from Paul Palmer and Carlos Estrada of BioWell and First Bight Ventures, Julian Mauricio Villegas of Koch Modular, and Chris Wild of San Jacinto College, plus a fireside chat with Bobby Tudor, our Board Chair and the Chair of Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI). Thanks to all who joined us for this session of #HTR2025! Houston Exponential #HTownRoundup

March brought three Series A funding rounds (AgZen, Glimpse, and Capture6), a $30M DAC offtake agreement (Phlair), a ribbon-cutting for Boston's first curbside EV charger (it's electric,) and lots of #CERAWeek awards for our members! The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center also awarded funding to 12 of our members + alumni, many of our founders were named to prestigious lists and accelerators, and more. Check out this month's roundup of #startup news from Greentown's community of 200+ climatetech innovators: https://lnkd.in/ebKdTAnt

Building-envelope retrofitting. EV chargers powered by local buildings. Treatment for low-concentration methane emissions. These are just a few of the technologies being developed by the nineteen startups that joined our community so far this year—let us introduce you! Meet our newest members: Agrilab Technologies, LLC, Highland Park Technologies, THOLA, QEA Tech, Respire Energy, RotorVault, Andros Innovations, ATOM-X, Demia, FAST Metals, Orien Energy, Plasene, RepAir Carbon Capture, Tato Labs, Anvil Capture Systems, Concept Loop, GeoFuels, Resolute Methane, and it's electric 👇

The driving philosophy behind SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation’s work? Human capital drives innovation. The thinking behind the organization’s mission is grounded in two simple facts: the underserved and untapped talent gap is growing for future leaders, and particularly, women and girls—but so are opportunities in the STEM workforce. The solution? Project-based, paid internships that fast-track girls and rising "leadHERs" from underserved communities into careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—and into greater economic mobility. Watch Loretta Williams Gurnell’s pitch from #ClimatetechSummit 2024, and learn more about this member of our Houston community: https://lnkd.in/ecQTfzw

The transportation sector is the largest contributor to U.S. GHG emissions, accounting for 28% of total emissions—which is why we need innovative solutions to decarbonize how we move, from the fuel used in cars and planes to the composition of new forms of transportation. That's what our Transportation Sector Pitch Day was all about. Thank you to the corporate partners and investors who joined us to meet eight Greentown members developing technologies tackling a wide range of the transportation value chain: 🌊 e-Ski Watercraft: electric personal watercrafts 🔋 Glimpse: scans to visualize battery quality 🔋 EVident Battery, Inc.: inspections for EV battery packs ✈️ RenewCO₂: converting CO2 into fuels and chemicals like SAF 🚤 Flux Marine: 100% electric outboard motors for boats 🚙 MoveEV: Accurate calculations + fast payments for EV fleets 🛬 Haffner Energy: waste biomass-to-SAF, hydrogen, and more 🔌 Ivys Inc.: hydrogen refueling for fuel-cell vehicles Thank you also to Tara Spencer of MoveEV, Clenilson J Goncalves of Embraer-X, and Jamey Tesler of Mass Mobility Hub for joining Aisling Carlson for a panel discussion on industry and investment trends in sustainable transportation, representing a range of industries and perspectives on decarbonizing the sector! #transportation #decarbonization #innovation #electricvehicles #SAF #aviation #hydrogen #mobility #smartcities #EV #EVadoption #battery

Exciting news: the Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week is back! Mark your calendars for September 15 – 19, 2025.   This week brings together leading energy and climate venture capital investors, industry leaders and startups from around the world to showcase the most innovative companies and technologies that are transforming the energy industry while driving a sustainable, low-carbon energy future. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eK5Wm84Y

BOSTON-BASED STARTUPS: Apply by this Wednesday, March 26 to showcase your technology at this year's Climate Tech on The Plaza! This event is a fantastic opportunity to share your solution with the City of Boston's wide audience, including industry professionals, researchers, students, residents, and fellow entrepreneurs. Selected participants will have the opportunity to present their technology through live demonstrations, pitches, or poster sessions. Many of our member companies exhibited at last year's event and will be showcasing this year, too—it's sure to be a great event! The deadline to apply is this Wednesday, March 26—learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/d_Qeur_7

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Climatetech Summit 2025 will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Greentown Houston and Thursday, Nov. 6 at Greentown Boston! The world is at an inflection point: there’s an unprecedented demand for energy globally, emissions must be drastically reduced, and resilience has never been more critical. Meeting this growing demand requires audacious entrepreneurial innovation at the nexus of energy generation and decarbonization, coupled with corporate leadership, philanthropic action, and community engagement. We’ll dive into these challenges and opportunities together at Climatetech Summit, and emerge with tangible actions to foster more collaboration. Get your tickets for our biggest event of the year here: https://lnkd.in/edjBD8D9