List: 74 Technology Accelerators for Sustainability, Green IT and Climate Tech Startups

Here are accelerators 71-74:

71. 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.

72. 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.

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

74. 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.