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The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V) is a unique partnership among the Urban Future Lab at New York University-Tandon, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA. The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and members of the Carbontech Leadership Council.
Year 3 of the C2V Initiative returns with its world-class partnership accelerator program, bringing exclusive access to industry leaders and nonprofit experts who are shaping the carbontech marketplace of tomorrow. Startups selected to participate in the program will have the opportunity to engage with the Carbontech Leadership Council, an invitation-only group of executive leaders across diverse industry sectors driving the future of carbontech. Startups will gain market insights and explore collaboration opportunities with CLC members to unlock this trillion-dollar market. Specifically, startups will have the opportunity to hear firsthand from CLC members about their carbontech strategies, to present to them directly, and to access experts and industry knowledge from within the participating corporations.
Cohort startups will also gain access to the C2V Initiative’s extended network of startup alumni, investors, government funders and ecosystem supporters, allowing them to overcome their specific barriers and significantly raise their visibility profile in the carbon management industry.
Please review the Call for Applications and Applicant FAQ for more information, and feel free to reach out to Dominick Protomastro, dprotomastro@greentownlabs.com with any questions.
You will find more easy to access details below.
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Program Benefits for Startups:
Commercial Maturity: actively investigating product-market fit and seeking partnerships
There is no minimum or maximum public/private funding limit
Geography:
Applicants may apply from anywhere in the world.
Events will take place both in-person in New York City, Boston, or Houston, and virtually (see RFP for more info).
A $10,000 stipend will be given to each selected startup to help cover expenses associated with travel and any other program activities
Year 3 of the C2V Initiative returns with its world-class partnership accelerator program, bringing exclusive access to industry leaders and nonprofit experts who are shaping the carbontech marketplace of tomorrow. Startups selected to participate in the program will have the opportunity to engage with the Carbontech Leadership Council, an invitation-only group of executive leaders across diverse industry sectors driving the future of carbontech. Startups will gain market insights and explore collaboration opportunities with CLC members to unlock this trillion-dollar market. Specifically, startups will have the opportunity to hear firsthand from CLC members about their carbontech strategies, to present to them directly, and to access experts and industry knowledge from within the participating corporations.
Cohort startups will also gain access to the C2V Initiative’s extended network of startup alumni, investors, government funders and ecosystem supporters, allowing them to overcome their specific barriers and significantly raise their visibility profile in the carbon management industry.
Please review the Call for Applications and Applicant FAQ for more information, and feel free to reach out to Dominick Protomastro, dprotomastro@greentownlabs.com with any questions.
You will find more easy to access details below.
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Program Benefits for Startups:
- Participation in a six-month accelerator program, including customized programming to help startups bridge the gap between the technology development challenges of today and the carbontech markets of tomorrow
- Collaboration Opportunities with C2V’s Carbontech Leadership Council, comprised of industry-leading multinational corporations from diverse industries (including the building materials, EPC (engineering, procurement and construction), advanced materials, specialty chemicals and catalysts, energy, and consumer products sectors), as well as prominent government and non-profit thought leaders
- Access to the C2V Initiative’s rich network, including high-quality, experienced mentors; and resources from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer networks, including membership at one or both of the Greentown and UFL incubators for the duration of the program
- A $10,000 stipend per selected startup to support their participation in the accelerator
- Carbon Capture, such as atmospheric (e.g. DAC) or point source (esp. from hard-to-decarbonize sectors)
- Carbon Conversion to Added-Value Products, such as CO2 mineralization into building materials, CO2 conversion to fuels (e.g. SAF) and chemicals (and related feedstocks like syngas)
- Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), such as ocean alkalinity enhancement, enhanced rock weathering, etc.
- Enabling Technologies, such as Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for carbontech (software and/or hardware), financing and insurance, carbon markets
- Nature-based (e.g. soil, forest/biomass, ocean),
engineered-based and hybrid approaches are considered
in scope - All carbon conversion processes (e.g.
thermochemical, electrochemical, photochemical,
biological, mineralization, etc.) are in scope - Previously established direct CO2 uses such as
EOR are not in scope
Stage: - Technological Maturity: TRL 4-7, i.e. validated in a laboratory environment
Commercial Maturity: actively investigating product-market fit and seeking partnerships
There is no minimum or maximum public/private funding limit
Geography:
Applicants may apply from anywhere in the world.
Events will take place both in-person in New York City, Boston, or Houston, and virtually (see RFP for more info).
A $10,000 stipend will be given to each selected startup to help cover expenses associated with travel and any other program activities