Climate Tech Pre-Accelerator summer 2021

MEIA is excited to announce the upcoming Climate Tech Pre-Accelerator that will be run virtually by MEIA and Mtech Ventures from June 1, 2021 through August 2, 2021.

The Climate Tech Pre-Accelerator is an opportunity for faculty, students and researchers at any Maryland-based research institution or federal laboratory to explore the potential markets for their inventions.  The Pre-Accelerator targets technologies that have been demonstrated in laboratory environments (TRL 1,2,3), but where the market application is unclear.  The Pre-Accelerator helps answer the question, "Can this technology be turned into a business?"

We'll match you with industry-specific mentors to perform customer discovery and develop your business model canvas. The Customer Discovery curriculum will be taught by Dan Kunitz, Executive Director of the DC NSF I-Corps Node.

The Climate Tech Pre-Accelerator is primarily focused on hardware and software technology products that will have positive environmental benefits such as reducing green house gases or reducing pollution. The program is sector-agnostic.

Information Sessions

Information Sessions will be held April 7 and April 21 from 12-1pm.  Join Mtech's Jolene Gurevich and MEIA's Ben Margolis for a program overview plus Q&A session.  

Register for April 7 from 12-1pm.

Register for April 21 from 12-1pm.

Timeline

Applications are due April 30th by 5pm.  Notifications will be made by May 14th. 

This part-time program runs approximately June 2 through August 3rd with weekly meetings.  Each participant should dedicate about 5 hours of work per week to the program.

Fees

The program is free to participants.

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