Pacific Northwest-based entrepreneurs building clean technology startups now have another option to help their companies accelerate growth.
Oregon BEST and the CleanTech Alliance today unveiled Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator, a new business accelerator designed for early-stage clean technology startups.
“Our region is uniquely positioned to lead the nation in clean technology innovation, but launching and sustaining a successful cleantech company presents unique challenges,” David Kenny, executive director of Oregon BEST, said in a statement. “For this reason, Oregon BEST and the CleanTech Alliance teamed up and designed this new accelerator program specific to cleantech market forces.”
Participating companies will have access to mentorship, resources, and competition prize money to help grow their startups. The program, which is non-dilutive, will kick off in June and last 12 weeks. Companies must be incorporated (or in the process of doing so), have a product or service in the cleantech industry (or are interested in serving the cleantech market), and have no more than $1 million total funding to date. Interested startups can apply here — the deadline is May 15.
