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The BEAM program brings together innovative partnerships that spark growth and collaboration. Meet: Rongyu Na, Co-founder, along with Co-founder Myung Bender, of EcoForge, is leading the charge in sustainable manufacturing with hemp-based materials that lower carbon emissions by 40% and save energy. ???? Through their work, Rongyu is helping industries shift towards greener production methods. Seth Coe-Sullivan, CEO and Co-founder of NS Nanotech, brings expertise in nitride semiconductor technology to the table, including innovative solutions like ShortWaveLight215 for personal disinfection. ???? With Seth’s mentorship, Rongyu is gaining valuable insights to expand ECOFORGE’s impact, scale operations, and accelerate the transition to more sustainable manufacturing. The BEAM Program connects visionary Brown alumni entrepreneurs with experienced mentors to ignite innovation, drive growth, and foster transformative connections. ?? Applications for the Spring 2025 cohort are now open—don’t miss your opportunity! For more info: https://lnkd.in/ediMifxP #MentorshipMatters #SustainabilityInnovation #BrownAlumni #TechLeadership #BEAMProgram Brown University Brown University Alumni & Friends Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship Brown University Entrepreneurship Program

Bio-embellishments made without microplastics. Vertical-axis wind turbines. Building materials that forgo toxic chemicals. These are just a few of the innovations being developed by the entrepreneurs in this year's #ACCEL program—and which we were honored to celebrate at the Year 2 Showcase! ?? Too often, structural inequities put critical funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities out of reach for BIPOC founders. A program by Greentown and Browning the Green Space, ACCEL is a year-long intensive for underrepresented climatetech entrepreneurs that combines acceleration, incubation, and extensive mentorship to bolster the businesses. We celebrated this year's cohort of incredible founders at the Year 2 Showcase featuring pitches, a technology exhibition, and networking with key climate action leaders from throughout the climatetech ecosystem. Thank you to all who attended and continue to support these groundbreaking companies! ?? AtmoSpark Technologies Inc. is an atmospheric water generation company with a patented electro-condensation technology, which has a lower energy footprint than that of current water-generation methods, led by Tejus Mane. ?? Aquasaic is harnessing biology to clean water for planetary and human health, led by Shalmalee Pandit and Nikita Patil, PhD. ?? Axis Sky Renewables creates innovative wind solutions, specializing in vertical-axis wind turbines that are less expensive to produce, deploy, and maintain than traditional wind turbines, led by Andre Gafford. ?? Carbon Negative Solutions Inc is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products, led by Keith Crossland. ?? Cellsense develops interactive bio-embellishments that create new possibilities for designers while eliminating microplastics and replacing fossil-fuel-based material at scale, led by Aradhita Parasrampuria. ?? EcoForge is developing affordable, high-performance building materials from local agricultural residues, replacing energy-intensive, fossil-based materials, led by Myung Bender, Rongyu Na, and Alex (Kaixi) Yang. ?? Sankofa Dynamics creates low-cost, eco-friendly solutions for water, air, and energy problems, led by Chauncy Spencer. Thank you to Funders Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Microsoft, Equinor, Ion Houston, Barr Foundation, bp, and Somernova and Curriculum + Resources Partner VentureWell for supporting this program! Learn more about ACCEL and this year's cohort: https://lnkd.in/gYCGMpdw Interested in becoming a Year 3 sponsor? Get in touch: https://lnkd.in/evtj6GqQ

EcoForge is developing a line of sustainable alternatives to toxic, fossil-fuel-based building materials. EcoForge, an #ACCEL Year 2 startup, makes composites that cut building emissions, are made of naturally-occurring salts and polymers, and replace petroleum-based components used in most of today’s building materials, all while remaining affordable and high-performing. Watch Co-founder Rongyu Na’s pitch below! #innovation #technology #sustainability #startups #climatetech #buildingtech #builtenvironment

Welcome to our new #TeamBGS Coalition Members - Aquasaic Corporation, AtmoSpark Technologies Inc., Avangrid Renewables, Axis Sky Renewables, Cellsense, Carbon Negative Solutions Inc, EcoForge, Next Rung Technology, Sankofa Dynamics, STEAM Ahead, and THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INITIATIVE, LLC. As Coalition Members with Browning the Green Space, they have all pledged commitment to take action on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in support of a just energy transition for Black and Brown communities. Learn more about the coalition and how to join our growing community for learning and accountability:?bit.ly/bgs-membership

Cleantech Open Northeast has welcomed 43 innovative startups into its 2024 cohort! Selected from a competitive pool of 70 applicants, this year’s cohort is diverse, driven, and ready to commercialize high-impact solutions to improve our environment and combat climate change. ???? Congratulations to all the selected startups! We can't wait to see the positive impact you'll make. ?? AlGreen, AP Renewables, Aquadynamics, arculus, BioDome Inc., ChargeWonder, Climative, Coulomb Technology, Credential, Currents, D.TO, EcoForge, Enchargo, EV Bots Inc., FiberCrete, Finev Inc., Gencores, GigaFlow Inc., GlobeWater & Solar, Grain Ecosystem, Green Spear, Hydrogel, HydroPhos Solutions, Liteon Corp, Mosso, NET Offset, New Paradigm Energy PBC, Next Marine Solutions, Inc., Ohm Digital Solutions, ONE POWER USA, Photon Vault, Pinegem, PTech, Rehydrate, Revvit, SuryaTech, Sustainabli, Syrena DAC, Terrament, Turnover Labs, Viridium Energy, VUV Technologies, Inc., VybeEnergy Read more here!: https://lnkd.in/ee6v4CXb

What do vertical-axis wind turbines, carbon-negative concrete, and atmospheric water generation have in common? ...They're all solutions being driven by startups in Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space's #ACCEL program. The ACCEL program provides access to funding, networking connections, resources and more for #sustainability-focused startups led by underrepresented founders. Microsoft teammates in Cambridge joined cohort members from Boston, Houston and New York City at the launch event for the accelerator's second year, proudly supported by Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund. The future of climate tech is bright! ??

Year of 2 #ACCEL is here! Thanks to all who joined us to kick off the second year of our accelerator program with Browning the Green Space to bolster BIPOC-led climatetech startups as they develop their solutions, build diverse workforces, and advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice in #climatetech. The seven startups selected for this year's program are developing innovations like vertical-axis wind turbines (Axis Sky Renewables), carbon-negative concrete (Carbon Negative Solutions), portable atmospheric water generation (AtmoSpark Technologies Inc.), bio-based embellishments for the textile and beauty industry (Cellsense), building materials made from agricultural residues (EcoForge), engineered yeast for water purification (Aquasaic), and atmospheric water generation for water, air, and energy problems (Sankofa Dynamics). We're grateful to our funders Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Microsoft, Equinor, and Barr Foundation and Curriculum + Resources Partner VentureWell for their support of the program. Don't miss the next update from #ACCEL—sign up for updates straight to your inbox here: https://lnkd.in/eaQpVgDe