Our Fellows
All Heart from the Start
LabStart fellows and alumni are developing advanced energy technologies and next-generation materials, pioneering emission reductions, improving infrastructure, and more. And they're just getting started.
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SolidSky is decarbonizing the petrochemical industry with novel catalysts from Berkeley Lab.
Bellwether uses acoustics engineering to increase the reliability and efficiency of electrical equipment and heavy machinery.
Venki Energy is revolutionizing residential solar with technical solutions addressing the biggest adoption barriers.
Crystal is a repeat founder in community resilience infrastructure and alternative economic development models, currently exploring rural climate adaptation solutions.
Eli is exploring solutions for demand side management in residential and commercial buildings.
Aura Life Science is commercializing a new platform technology that will reduce costs by up to 4x and enable carbon-negative production for the biomanufacturing industry.
An award-winning researcher, Harshul is exploring new direct air capture technologies.
Juan is an experienced mechanical and aerospace engineer, and is exploring innovations in the geothermal energy space.
Marianne is leveraging expertise in utilities, regulations, and climate tech companies to drive innovation in smart grid modernization and compliance solutions.
Mill is launching an agrivoltaics company aimed at creating more profitable and effective systems.
Monica is developing a tool to integrate environmental sustainability, renewable energy, and advanced cooling into data center siting decisions.
Ni is developing conflict-aware ESG intelligence tools to advance accountability and resilience in supply chains powering the energy transition.
Reshini is building a solution at the intersection of data center sustainability and grid modernization to optimize compute around carbon signals and grid constraints.
Saman is advancing innovative solutions in critical minerals and data center sustainability, building on experience through NASA and DOE startup studios.
Clean Crop is focused on methane emissions mitigation from rice cultivation in India.
Khaya Biosciences has developed a novel process for manufacturing versatile and affordable biopolymers using waste products from the beer and dairy industries.
Tinia is leveraging extensive start-up experience to launch a company focused on new dual-use materials for increasing the sustainability of data center cooling and wildfire prevention.
Warren is solving sustinability challenges in critical materials and their associated waste.
Clouds V. Humans breaks down climate science through visual storytelling to inspire change.
Hyphae revolutionizes industrial plastic recycling with on-site processing and proprietary additives, eliminating the need for virgin materials.
Betty has identified the kiln heating process as her target area to decarbonize and is currently identifying technology that will solve this process.
Lukera Energy is turning methane emissions into carbon-negative methanol, a clean fuel that can replace the heavy fuel oil used today in marine shipping.
EcoMerc accelerates e-waste recycling by using AI-powered optical sensing to identify valuable metals swiftly.
HPC is a pioneer in depolymerization and biological funneling techniques to tackle mixed-waste plastic recycling.
First Light Carbon is developing direct air capture solutions utilizing HVAC systems in data centers and commercial buildings.
Magnefy is pioneering an AI-powered, high-frequency magnetic sensing platform for real-time predictive maintenance of critical power assets.
Beanstock Power builds demand response software optimized for vertical farming and increasing community involvement by localizing supply chains.
UnBoxed creates affordable, dignified housing using 3D-printed blocks made from recycled polymers.
Soil Sage is delivering real-time soil health insights to farmers across India and Southeast Asia to improve yields and promote sustainability.
Innovators in Action
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