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Team Leader Maximilian van Praag

 Pluvr has developed sustainable and regenerative soils for home gardening, horticulture, and agriculture. They process locally sourced food and yard waste into compost, which is then fed to their population of earthworms to produce nutrient-rich castings (worm manure). These earthworm castings serve as the core ingredient in all  soil mixes, which incorporate only sustainable and regenerative inputs to create optimal solutions for indoor and outdoor gardening, horticulture, and agriculture.

Team Leader Larry London

Barrow Green is developing next-generation heating and cooling solutions that are compact, energy-efficient, and free of harmful refrigerants. Designed for flexibility across a wide range of applications, our technology supports both personal and large-scale climate control needs. Our first product is a wearable cooling vest aimed at protecting workers and consumers from extreme heat, helping people stay safe, productive, and comfortable as temperatures rise.

Team Leader Nanbo Liu

Co-founded by Nanbo Liu and Mike Wen, OpenGrid’s GridCharge VPP Solution is a hardware-backed platform that integrates up to 1 MW of energy storage and battery-backed EV chargers with advanced Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology to enhance grid resilience and optimize energy use. The system transforms passive electricity consumers into active grid participants—enabling real-time demand response, leveraging EV chargers and energy storage to balance grid load, reduce peak demand, and improve overall energy efficiency. 

Team Leader Bipendra Basnyat

Agri-Ai is an AI-powered animal detection and deterrence system designed to protect crops, gardens, and green infrastructure from wildlife damage—particularly from deer, raccoons, rabbits, and groundhogs. By combining computer vision, edge computing, and bioacoustic deterrence through parametric speakers, our system detects wildlife in real time and activates targeted, non-lethal deterrent signals. 

Team Leader Gloria Baldwin

Capital Logistics is focused on developing and customizing high-density (HD) charging solutions specifically designed for semi-trucks. The company aims to provide reliable, efficient, and scalable charging infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the commercial transportation industry, supporting the transition to cleaner, more sustainable freight operations.

Team Leader Justin Beitzel

OkaTerra offers sustainable materials and design solutions to meet the growing demand for low carbon architecture and interiors. Their offering includes innovative materials that significantly reduce carbon footprints by working with Local farmers and Sawyers to grow regenerative supply chains for the furniture industry.

Team Leader Larry Davis

Green Mechanics specializes in reducing nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay using Algal Turf Scrubbers, an approved best management practice that naturally removes nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediments from waterways.

Team Leader Samuel Bendek

Elastic Energy has developed a novel battery that stores energy using tree-sap-based elastic materials instead of lithium or other critical minerals. A motor stretches an elastic band from about 20 to 100 meters to store energy. When released, the band contracts and spins a generator, producing electricity—without chemical reactions, fire risk, or rare materials.

Team Leader  Elizabeth Jeffers

Canopy Minerals makes mineral exploration faster, cheaper, and less destructive by analyzing minerals in tree leaves to detect underground metal deposits. With the world needing up to 3 billion tonnes of new minerals by 2050 for the clean energy transition, Canopy’s method offers a smarter alternative to traditional drilling.

Team Leader  Sajith Kumar

Team Leader  Suman Kunwar

Team Leader Paige Shelborne

Team Leader Dietrich Ruehlmann

Team Leader Founder: Aaron Wright 

Team Leader Edwin Luevanos 

Team Leader Malcolm Fabiyi 

Team Leader  Suhas Malghan