Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator
Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator is designed specifically to accelerate early-stage cleantech startups. Powered by VertueLab and the CleanTech Alliance, the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator is a business accelerator program that delivers mentorship, curriculum, connections, and funding opportunities designed specifically for early-stage cleantech startups.
Applications are closed for the 2024 cohort.
2023 Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator Graduates, Mentors, and Sponsors
Program Information
The Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator program begins in late May and continues through mid-September.
To participate, companies must:
Be an incorporated company (or in the process of incorporating).
Have a cleantech product or service, or be interested in serving the cleantech market.
Have raised no more than $1 million in funding.
Program Benefits
Connections that make a difference.
The CleanTech Alliance and VertueLab networks provide access to mentorship, businesses, utilities, service providers, and investors from across the region.
Visibility for your company and brand.
Established CleanTech Alliance and VertueLab industry events, programs and marketing outreach to provide top-level visibility with a targeted audience.Specialized cleantech skill-building.
The curriculum is designed uniquely for cleantech companies, with lessons on cleantech funding pathways, manufacturing, and planning and marketing sustainability.Robust Modules.
Curriculum modules include, Business Model Canvas, Sustainability, Introduction to Manufacturing, Financial Projects and Exit Strategy, Go-To-Market Strategy, HR Legal Compliance and Team Building, as well as, Pitch Deck Preparation and Practice.Impact Measurement and Management.
The curriculum covers the What and Why of IMM, approaches to forecasting impact, and best practices for ensuring an inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment in your business.