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Accelerating Development of Innovative & Sustainable Tech

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We discover talented
entrepreneurs

Recruiting undercapitalized founders driven to create innovative climate solutions
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We provide financial support and mentorship

Equipping fellows with resources to go full-time on their startup journey
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We match frontier climate technologies

Connecting fellows with groundbreaking research, expertise, and tech support
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We collaborate with network partners

Forging strategic alliances with labs, universities, and key deep tech industry leaders
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We streamline commercialization pathways

Generating more opportunities to license and fund cutting-edge tech
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Bridging the Lab-to-Market Gap

Hurdles for Opportunity

Significant investments drive climate innovation within research labs

Yet most researchers still lack the entrepreneurial expertise to turn their groundbreaking discoveries into marketable solutions
Untapped Innovation
25,000 energy-related patents from National Labs are ripe for commercialization
However, the complex lab to market pathway leaves the vast potential of these groundbreaking technologies untapped
Lack of DEI-Friendly Resources
Underrepresented entrepreneurs need guidance to access labs, licensing, markets, and partnerships.
They lack resources and connections to navigate from tech discovery to commercial product.
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Bridging the Lab-to-Market Gap

Hurdles for Opportunity
Untapped Innovation
Breaking Barriers

Significant investments drive climate innovation within research labs

Yet most researchers still lack the entrepreneurial expertise to turn their groundbreaking discoveries into marketable solutions.
25,000 energy-related patents from National Labs are ripe for commercialization
However, the complex lab to market pathway leaves the vast potential of these groundbreaking technologies untapped
Many talented entrepreneurs with unique market insights need guidance to access labs, licensing, and industry partnerships
Deep tech founders require training and support to navigate intellectual property opportunities, timelines, and agreements

Scaling Solutions with Expert Programming

"LabStart unlocked doors to NREL I wouldn't have been able to open otherwise."

Aaron Fitzgerald

Co-founder and CEO

Mars Materials

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Received license and support from National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to manufacture carbon fiber precursors from CO2
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Raised a follow-on oversubscribed pre-seed funding round
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Achieving Collective Climate Goals

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LabStart helps us achieve our shared vision of 'made (and invented) in America' by commercializing breakthrough inventions from our national labs and creating pathways to climate entrepreneurship for people hidden from the spotlight.”
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Jigar Shah

Former Director, U.S. Department of Energy Loans Program Office
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