Our Fellows
All Heart from the Start
LabStart fellows and alumni are developing advanced energy technologies and next-generation materials, pioneering emission reductions, improving infrastructure, and more. And they're just getting started.
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Aidan
Mickleburgh
Linkedin
SolidSky
SolidSky is decarbonizing the petrochemical industry with novel catalysts from Berkeley Lab.
Ari
Brown
Linkedin
Bellwether
Bellwether uses acoustics engineering to increase the reliability and efficiency of electrical equipment and heavy machinery.
Betty
Watson
Linkedin
Venki Energy
Venki Energy is revolutionizing residential solar with technical solutions addressing the biggest adoption barriers.
Crystal
Cook
Linkedin
Stealth
Crystal is a repeat founder in community resilience infrastructure and alternative economic development models, currently exploring rural climate adaptation solutions.
Eli
Baier
Linkedin
Stealth
Eli is exploring solutions for demand-side management in residential and commercial buildings.
Emilio
Balderas
Linkedin
Aura Life Science
Aura Life Science is disrupting the manufacturing industry by reducing production costs by up to 4x in biomanufacturing and enabling truly carbon-negative production.
Harshul
Thakkar
Linkedin
An award-winning researcher, Harshul is exploring new direct air capture technologies.
Juan
Sepulveda
Linkedin
Juan is an experienced mechanical and aerospace engineer and is exploring innovations in the geothermal energy space.
Marianne
Boules
Linkedin
Marianne is leveraging expertise in utilities, regulations, and climate tech companies to drive innovation in smart grid modernization and compliance solutions.
Mill
McLane
Linkedin
Mill is launching an agrivoltaics company aimed at creating more profitable and effective systems.
Monica
Sanders
Linkedin
Monica is developing a tool to help tech leaders make data center siting and sustainability decisions that are equitable, transparent, and community-backed, reducing the chances of costly litigation.
Ni
Ni
Linkedin
Ni is developing conflict-aware ESG intelligence tools to advance accountability and resilience in supply chains powering the energy transition.
Reshini
Premaratne
Linkedin
Reshini is building a solution at the intersection of data center sustainability and grid modernization that enables public-private partnerships for transmission financing.
Saman
Koohmaraie
Linkedin
Saman is advancing innovative solutions in critical minerals and data center sustainability, building on experience through NASA and DOE startup studios.
Sara
Haris
Linkedin
Clean Crop
Clean Crop is focused on methane emissions mitigation from rice cultivation in India.
Sebastian
Garcia
Linkedin
Khaya Biosciences
Khaya Biosciences is converting waste from the beer and dairy industries into agricultural products that reduce cost and increase yields.
Tinia
Pina
Linkedin
Stealth
Tinia is creating liquid coolants for data centers that are non-toxic, flame resistant, and biodegradable to help address data centers’ massive energy and water consumption.
Warren
Ndlovu
Linkedin
Warren is developing low-carbon, high-performance wall panels that reduce construction waste and increase building reliability and fire resistance.
Adonis
Logan
Linkedin
CloudsN'Humans
CloudsN'Humans breaks down climate science through visual storytelling to inspire change.
Adriana
Esparza
Linkedin
Hyphae Composites
Hyphae revolutionizes industrial plastic recycling with on-site processing and proprietary additives, eliminating the need for virgin materials.
Betty
Cremmins
Linkedin
Stealth
Betty has identified the kiln heating process as her target area to decarbonize and is currently identifying technology that will solve this process.
Brian
Worfolk
Linkedin
Lukera Energy
Lukera Energy is turning methane emissions into carbon-negative methanol, a clean fuel that can replace the heavy fuel oil used today in marine shipping.
Guillermo
Gutierrez
Linkedin
Eco Mercantile Corporation
EcoMerc accelerates e-waste recycling by using AI-powered optical sensing to identify valuable metals swiftly.
Hamilton
Perkins
Linkedin
Hamilton Perkins Collection
HPC is a pioneer in depolymerization and biological funneling techniques to tackle mixed-waste plastic recycling.
Joseph
Vellone
Linkedin
First Light Carbon
First Light Carbon is developing direct air capture solutions utilizing HVAC systems in data centers and commercial buildings.
Joseph
Kao
Linkedin
Magnefy
Magnefy is pioneering an AI-powered, high-frequency magnetic sensing platform for real-time predictive maintenance of critical power assets.
Leilani
Vella
Linkedin
Beanstock Power
Beanstock Power builds demand response software optimized for vertical farming and increasing community involvement by localizing supply chains.
Satpal
Kaur
Linkedin
UnBOXED
UnBOXED creates affordable, dignified housing using 3D-printed blocks made from recycled polymers.
Sahil
Jain
Linkedin
Soil Sage
Soil Sage is delivering real-time soil health insights to farmers across India and Southeast Asia to improve yields and promote sustainability.
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