We are a growth-stage accelerator. Our goal is to bring commercial opportunities to entrepreneurs who are building world-changing companies. Each year, we select 15-20 companies that best fit our mission, fund each company up to $1 million, and facilitate meaningful connections.
We have learned that startups in capital-intensive sectors face three major valleys of death: 1) Technology, 2) Commercialization, and 3) Market Expansion. Our role is to accelerate climate-tech startups by bringing forward meaningful commercial inflection points through real-world demonstration projects and tailored business models. By filling this gap, we support company’s success while driving social, environmental, and economic impact at scale.
1. Our program is built to support later-stage startups than most accelerator programs (Seed to Series C and beyond) to enable greater commercial expansion and growth. 2. We are known for deploying projects at the community level. We have supported expansion into new markets and customer segments. 3. Relocation is not required and we take applicants from all over the world. We convene our startups three times per year in Hawaii and California, and collaborate remotely throughout the year. 4. Beyond funding, we build custom ecosystems around each of our companies, including partner and customer introductions, policy and community engagement support, and coaching needed to succeed.
Our main pillars are:
- Energy
- Food and agriculture
- Water
- Mobility
- Circular economy
What we don’t fund:
- Project Developers (solar, wind, storage, etc.) selling third party products
- Consulting firms
- Marketing or PR agencies
- Nonprofits
- World-changing ideas without a prototype
- Companies with fewer than two full-time team members
- Acquired companies
For our 9th cohort, we seek 15-20 startups from any country in the world focused on addressing challenges in energy, mobility, agriculture, water or the circular economy. Applicant startups have typically secured seed-to-Series C funding, employ a minimum of two full-time employees and have a working prototype.
Startups may apply for one of three tracks:
- Go-to-Market Track, which provides up to $200,000 to Seed – Series A companies for customer discovery and validating a scalable business model;
- Demonstration Track, which provides up to $1M to Series A companies and beyond for project deployment in Hawaiʻi or Asia Pacific;
- Equity & Access Track, which provides up to $1M to Series A companies and beyond for companies that increase access to innovation in California’s frontline communities — the predominantly low-income and minority communities that are experiencing multiple and cumulative sources of pollution and the impacts of climate change first.
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