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Dear Friends of Greentown Houston,

For those who were in attendance at our Climatetech Summit at the beginning of the month, you may have witnessed Greentown Houston’s most impactful event yet!

We had 400+ attendees come out to connect with our startup community—with many more tuning in virtually. This year’s summit focused on Houston’s role in the energy transition—from federal hydrogen hub funding, to the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, to the technologies being developed here. Take a look at our recap, complete with videos of our startup pitches and panels, a photo gallery, and more.

The summit showcased many of our incredible startups, which are also gaining recognition throughout the ecosystem—including at this year's Houston Innovation Awards. It’s our pleasure to support about 75 startups at Greentown Houston, including Syzygy Plasmonics, ALLY Energy, and Fervo Energy—all of which were winners of the coveted awards!

We’re proud to see our entrepreneurs making such impactful strides in their efforts to build a decarbonized, resilient future—and we need your help to continue supporting these incredible climatetech startups. Make a difference on Giving Tuesday this month by donating to Greentown’s critical work. We greatly appreciate your support; climate action takes a village!

Warmly,
The Greentown Houston Team

Meet Our Newest Members

FluxWorks created a magnetic-gear technology that is non-contact and lubrication-free, as well as being four times quieter than existing technologies with 99% efficiency. FluxWorks was the second-place winner of the 2023 TEX-E Prize!

Hertha Metals is at the forefront of transforming the iron and steelmaking industry through innovative technologies that revolutionize steel production while significantly reducing carbon emissions and costs.

Pirl provides next-generation electric vehicle charging stations to accelerate the transition to electrified transport.

Member Milestones

Aeromine received a $1.1M grant from the Danish Energy Agency’s Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program to conduct performance tests of its bladeless wind-harvesting tech.
GigaDAC received a Small Business Innovation Research grant for $275K+ to support its direct air capture tech that uses aerospace engineering.
EarthEn is partnering with Ørsted, a leading global clean energy company, and Newlab, a platform for deep tech startups, to scale up novel energy-storage solutions.
Energy Toolbase launched Sunstone Credit on its sales platform for direct commercial loan quotes for solar and storage projects.
Capture6—a Carbon to Value Initiative Year 3 participant—and Greentown member Ebb Carbon were named to Elemental’s Cohort 12.
DrinKicks’ CEO Kristeen Reynolds, an ACCEL participant, was named a 2024 IMPEL Innovator.
Helix Power received the 2023 Ocean Exchange WW Orcelle Award.
SkyH2O was named one of the Top Innovators of the Year by Success Knocks magazine.
Syzygy Plasmonics won the Best Energy Team award at fellow Greentown member ALLY Energy’s 2023 GRIT Awards.

Recent Read

As we celebrate our members’ incredible wins, we’re also shining a light on the connections our entrepreneurs need to make to grow and succeed. In this article penned by our Senior Vice President of Partnerships Aisling Carlson, she explains why corporate-startup partnerships may be our planet’s future.

Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events

Nov. 15: The Houston Startup Showcase [Ecosystem Event]
Our friends at The Ion invite you to explore the companies and organizations that are innovating in Houston. Starting with an ecosystem expo from 3-5 p.m., get to know startups, investors, corporations, and startup-development organizations that can help you achieve your goals in our region. Then join a pitch competition from 5-7 p.m. featuring seed-stage companies ready to scale!

Nov. 15: Illuminate Houston - An innovation Conversation [Ecosystem Event]
This event, hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership, features conversations that highlight Greater Houston and the ideas that challenge future thinking and catalyze innovation in our region. Join the Nov. 15 event to hear from Greentown member Cemvita!

Nov. 30: Carbon to Value Initiative Year 3 Final Showcase [Livestream Event]
Join us in New York City or via livestream to celebrate the culmination of the third year of the Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative! Hear from the eight Year 3 Cohort startups shaping the future of the carbontech industry as they each present their unique solutions, the progress they’ve made throughout the past six months of the C2V Initiative, and where they are headed next.

Dec. 7: Investor Speaker Series: Both Sides of the Coin [Greentown Houston]
Our next Investor Speaker Series installment will feature a sit-down with a Greentown startup founder and one of their investors as they talk about their experiences working together before, during, and after an equity investment was made in the company. Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most important relationships in a startup's journey and what best practices both founders and investors can follow to keep things moving smoothly. Stay with us afterward for an end-of-year happy hour celebrating what the Houston energy innovation ecosystem has done together in 2023 and raise a toast—from the event’s spiked hot chocolate bar—to an impactful year of climate action ahead!

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