List: 107 Technology Accelerators for Sustainability, Green IT and Climate Tech Startups

Here are accelerators 101 and beyond.

101. Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²): As of August 2024, this was a $50 million clean technology program funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

• The program selected 10 organizations in August 2024 to participate in the inaugural cohort of the new Scalable Tech Track program for cleantech adoption. Moreover, IN² as of that time was accepting applications from cleantech startups ready for large-scale pilots with at least one year of post-revenue traction.
• The program in November 2024 selected three startups for its next cohort in the Emerging Tech Track. The startups are Blip Energy of Chicago, Illinois; Evercloak of Ontario, Canada; and Transaera of Somerville, Massachusetts.

102. Women in Tech Accelerator: For its 2025 cohort, the Standard Chartered Kenya and Strathmore University’s Women in Tech Accelerator attracted 84 applications, with 15 startups selected for a 12-week accelerator program, Dawan Africa reported. The program focused on sustainability, ESG integration, financial modlling, and product development.

103. Ycombinator ClimateTech: The accelerator of of February 2024 has funded more than 100 climate tech startups, and together they are worth over $10 billion. Startups in this accelerator typically focus on such areas as Energy Related, Science Required, Climate Adaptation, Green Fintech, and Carbon Accounting & Offsets.

104. YouWeb IV: This is a climate change and carbon management incubator. Companies in the incubator include Equatic, Heirloom and CarbonBuilt.

105. The Zayed Sustainability Prize: This organization in February 2025 opened its call for submissions for 2026. The US$5.9 million fund empowers small and medium sized enterprises, nonprofits, and high schools to develop sustainable solutions and transform their communities, according to organizers.

106. ZEBOX: This international accelerator, backed by 14 major corporations, will showcase 10 decarbonization startups at the CES 2025 conference in Las Vegas.

107. Zero: The fourth edition of this clean tech accelerator, backed by CDP Venture Capital, launched in December 2024. Key backers of the accelerator include ENI, Acea, Marie Tecnimont and Microsoft Italia.

More Sustainability Accelerators: Did we fail to mention a sustainability-focused accelerator? If so please email me the details (accelerator name, website, focus, etc.).

Note: Blog originally published September 1, 2023. Updated regularly thereafter.