Launch Your Climate Tech Startup
Applications for Cohort 2025 will open in Q1 2025
Q1 2025
Applications Open
Submit your vision for climate innovation. Your journey starts here
End of Q1
Applications Close
Top ideas advance. We're reviewing applications to find tomorrow's climate leaders
Q2 2025
Candidates Interviews
Share your passion. We're connecting with promising innovators to explore potential
End of Q2 2025
Fellow Notifications
Final selections made. Congratulations to those joining our climate tech community!
Your Road to Runway
Passionate about climate and entrepreneurship
Willing and ready to launch a company full-time
Non-traditional, woman, BIPOC or even a first-time founder
Your Path to Climate Innovation
STEP 01
Background
Showcase your journey: Highlight experiences that fuel your passion for climate innovation
STEP 02
Past Experience
Demonstrate your expertise: Share key projects and skills that make you a climate tech pioneer
STEP 03
Your Startup Idea
Unveil your vision: Describe your groundbreaking solution to combat climate change
STEP 04
Choose Your Challenge
Explore a curated list of high-potential, licensable technologies identified and reviewed by lab partners and stakeholders
Propose different institutions or identify the needs and holes in the market
We Share Your Traits
Scientific Literacy
Competency to evaluate a technology's impact potential and market opportunity
Grit and Tenacity
Willingness to persist and make things work despite facing roadblocks along the way
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Storytelling savvy, vision, and an experimentation mindset to effectively manage risk
Authenticity and Coachability
Awareness of one's current position and openness to constructive feedback for moving in the right direction
Technological Motivation
Passion for specific technologies or technology fields that inspire the creation of a new business
Collaborative Mindset
Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and leverage collective expertise for innovative solutions.
Scaling Solutions with Expert Programming
"LabStart unlocked doors to NREL I wouldn't have been
able to open otherwise."
Aaron Fitzgerald
Co-founder and CEO
Received license and support from National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to manufacture carbon fiber precursors from CO2
Accepted into
Raised a follow-on oversubscribed pre-seed funding round
