Greentown is home to 300+ climate, energy, and industrial startups innovating for a better world. To support those startups, we have 130,000 square feet of innovation space, including nearly 50,000 square feet of prototyping lab space, as well as networks of 60+ corporate partners, 300+ active investors, and countless subject matter experts. Over Greentown's 15-year history, the organization has supported 700+ startups that have gone on to raise $15B+ and create 16,000+ jobs.
Greentown has hubs in Somerville and Houston, so while most of our members are based in Massachusetts or Texas, our membership is growing beyond these two states, and we intend to double down on that growth. New York's climate and energy ecosystem, with some of the country's most ambitious climate policy, deepest capital markets, and strongest research institutions, is a critical part of where we see Greentown's impact growing next, and this event is one step toward building deeper roots here.
Please join the Greentown leadership team to discuss how we can collectively shape the future of climate and energy innovation in New York and Massachusetts – we want to hear from you! You'll be joined by climate and energy leaders from the investment community, large corporates, government, foundations, academia, and the startup community itself, from the Northeast and beyond. Space is limited to keep the conversation intimate, so we hope you'll RSVP soon. Potential topics of discussion include:
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Seeding and sourcing innovation: How Massachusetts' and New York's university and research ecosystems can learn from each other to build a stronger, more connected pipeline from lab to startup
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Bridging the Second Valley of Death: How public dollars (through NYSERDA and MassCEC) and private capital across both states can help the most promising climate and energy companies scale from prototype to commercial pilot
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Keeping manufacturing in the Northeast: How Massachusetts and New York can work together, through shared infrastructure or incentives, to keep growing manufacturers here instead of losing them to other regions
Lunch will be provided. Once our discussion wraps up, we invite you to stay for the Greentown Startup Showcase from 1:30 to 3:30 PM to see climate innovation in action.
Big thanks to our venue sponsor, SOSV!
Agenda (times in ET)
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12:30 PM – 12:40 PM: Welcome and mingling
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12:40 PM – 12:50 PM: Welcome remarks / presentation from Greentown CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter
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12:50 PM – 1:20 PM: VIP discussion on cross-border climate and energy collaboration
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1:20 PM – 1:30 PM: Wrap up and establish next steps to increase collaboration between Massachusetts and New York
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1:30 PM: Beginning of Startup Showcase event
About Greentown
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Greentown enables entrepreneurs to bring their technologies into the world through world-class incubation support, programs for collaborative innovation, and a global ecosystem of corporates, investors, researchers, governments, and philanthropists dedicated to scaling transformational technologies.
Greentown Labs, the world's largest climatetech incubator network, provides entrepreneurs mission-critical access to labs, equipment, customers, capital, talent, community, and resources for business growth at its flagship incubators in Somerville, MA and Houston, TX.
Please note: By registering for this event, you consent to your name, title, and company/organization being shared with other event attendees. You consent to your image or likeness being used in content associated with the event. You release Greentown Labs and all partners from any and all liability stemming from any event-related incident.
