As the country moves forward towards clean energy and climate conscious activities, Cleantech Open Northeast will be posting news of our alumni throughout the year. We want to highlight these visionary companies and celebrate the successes they experience as they work towards a better, healthier future for all of us. Alumni startups participating in the Cleantech Open Northeast are especially well-positioned to have real potential for global impact. Read about these companies’ successes and transformative, necessary work below.

*This blog will cover the entire year, so come back often to see the latest updates! 

**The years in parenthesis indicate when the startups participated in the Cleantech Open accelerator.

Featured Alum of the Month

4.0 Analytics (2022)

• 4.0 Analytics was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

Active Surfaces (2023)

• Shiv Bhakta, founder of Active Surfaces, has made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. (article)
• Active Surfaces was announced as a participant in the "Saint-Gobain Go" program at Greentown Labs (article)
• The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invested $75,000 in Active Surfaces to develop its light weight and flexible solar panels to be used on more difficult-to-install building surfaces. (article)
• Active Surfaces secured $5.6 million oversubscribed pre-seed round. (article)
• Shiv Bhakta, founder and CEO of Active Surfaces, was interviewed by Forbes on his journey transitioning from working with fossil fuels to the solar industry (article)
• Active Surfaces expands from Greentown Labs’ cleantech incubator to a 4,800-square-foot facility at 34 Commerce Way, Woburn. (article)

ACUA Ocean (2021)

• ACUA Ocean launches it's first vessel, USV Pioneer, into the water. (article)

Adept Materials (2018)

• Adept Materials joined the Third Derivatives 24-2 cohort. (article)
• Adept Materials technologies were featured in a TechCrunch article. (article)

Adhesion Technologies (2023)

• The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invested $75,000 in Adhesion Technologies to develop its sustainable and cost-competitive wood adhesive made from corn ethanol waste. (article)

Advanced Silicon Group (2015)

• Advanced Silicon Group won a SBIR Targeted Technologies(START) grant from MassVentures. (article)
• Advanceed Silicon Group won the Defense Innovation Challenge. (article)

AeroShield Materials (2019)

• AeroShield Materials received a voucher from the DOE Office of Technology Transitions to support and accelerate clean energy technology adoption. (article)
• AeroShield Materials was selected to join the 5th cohort of Scale for ClimateTech. (article)
• AeroShield Materials received a $14.5 million ARPA-E SCALEUP award to scale the manufacturing of its transparent aerogels. (article)
• AeroShield Materials opened a new manufacturing facility in Waltham, MA, and secured another $5 million fundings to advance their energy efficient technology for the built environment. (article)
• AeroShield Materials was featured in MIT News for their innovative technology and journey. (article)
• AeroShield Materials was named as one of 25 Climate Tech Startups to Watch in 2024 by Trellis Group. (article)
• AeroShield Materials was nominated for the 2024 Nevy Awards for Emerging Tough Tech Company of the Year. (article)

Aclarity (2018)

• Aclarity won the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year PFAS award. (article)
• Aclarity was shortlisted for the 2024 Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year award. (article)
• The Heritage Group's HG Ventures invested in Aclarity.  (article)
• Aclarity was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)
• Aclarity's Octa System has been named an Honorable Mention in the sustainability category of Fast Company's 2024 Innovation by Design Awards. (article)
• Julie Bliss Mullen of Aclarity was named as a finalist for the ALLY Energy Grit Award. (article)
• Aclarity was nominated for the 2024 Nevy Awards for Emerging Tough Tech Company of the Year. (article)

Amplified Industries (2018)

• Amplified Industries won the Digital Wildcatters Ultimate Startup Battle. (article)

Anax Power (2019) 

•  Anax Power was featured in Gas Compression Magazine for their work in extracting energy from natural gas infrastructure . (article)

Anessa (2019)

• Anessa co-founders Amir Akbari and Farough Motasemi were announced as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Atlantic Award winners. (article)

Aquasaic (2023)

• Aquasaic was selected as one of the extraordinary startups for Year 2 of the Advancing Climatetech and Clean Energy Leaders Program (ACCEL). (article)

Arculus Solutions (2024)

• Arculus Solutions' Gianluca Roscioli is a 2024 Breakthrough Energy Innovator Fellow. (article)

Atrevida Science (2020)

• Award grant funding for development through NY Empire State Development. (article)

BioDome Inc (2024)

• BioDome Inc was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

Blackburn Energy (2014)

• Blackburn Energy was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)

BlocPower (2013)

• BlocPower has partnered with the City of Cincinnati and Green Umbrella as they advance the building electrification component of the city's decarbonization strategy. (article)
• CEO Donnel Baird was recognized as one of Crain's 2024 Notable Leaders in Sustainability. (article)

BLUEiQ (2023)

• BLUEiQ's OpenEar Hydrophone was featured in the first Ocean News & Technology Magazine of 2024. (article)
• BLUEiQ was selected as a finalist for the MassChallenge Resolve '24 Awards. (article)
• BLUEiQ was selected as a finalist for the Ocean Exchange Neptune Awards and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Orcelle Award (article)
• Boston Globle: BLUEiQ is building tools to use sound to map the ocean (article)
• BLUEiQ featured with BAE Systems at MITRE Blue Tech Tank in Bedford, MA (article)
• BLUEiQ won the 2024 Office of Naval Research (ONR) RISE-UP Technology Implementation Award at the NUWC Blue TIDE 2024 Exercise in Newport, RI (article)
• BLUEiQ won the 2024 Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Innovations in Persistent Sensing and Monitoring Award (article)

BlueTrace (2018)

• BlueTrace is growing their sales team by hiring a Sales Leader. (article)

Capro-X (2018)

• Capro-X won $206k SBIR Phase I grant from Department of Energy SBIT/STTR through the Biotechnology Technology Office. (article)

change:WATER Labs (2017)

• change:WATER Labs won first place at the 2024 Harvard Deep Tech Global Pitch Competition. (article)
• change:WATER Labs did a TED Talk about their technology. (article)
• change:WATER Labs named as one of F6S's Top 100 Sustainability companies of 2024. (article)

Clean Valley (2022)

• Clean Valley wrapped up a recent funding round with an earmarked $1.5 million. (article)
• Clean Valley joins THRIVE Canadian accelerator (article)

Cambrian Innovation (2008)

• Cambrian Innovation was acquired by Pennybacker Capital Management, LLC. (article)

Coulomb Technology (2024) 

• Coulomb Technology was selected for the Cradle to Commerce 2024 Cohort. (article)

DetoXyFi (2023)

• DetoXyFi was recently featured in an article by SeaAhead. (article)

EcoForge (2024 current cohort)

• EcoForge was featured in a Boston Globe article. (article)

Ecolectro (2017)

• Ecolectro was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)
• Toyota Ventures invested in Ecolectro. (article)

Ecotone Renewables (2021)

• Ecotone Renewables CEO, Dylan Lew, was recognized for his outstanding achievements by Carnegie Mellon University. (article)
• Ecotone Renewables was selected as Startup of the Year by the 2024 Startup Boston Community Awards. (article)
• Elliott Bennet, Dylan Lew, and Kyle Wyche named in Forbes' 30 under 30 list for their work with Ecotone Renewables. (article)
• Ecotone Renewables raises $3M seed round to turn food waste into fertilizer (article)

Elateq Inc. (2020)

• Elateq was elected into the Activate Cohort 2024. (article)

Electromaim (2023)

• Electromaim received an $120,000 investment from Techstars upon joining the Techstars Sustainability Paris accelerator. (article)
• Electromaim Inc. CEO and founder, Dylan Kassin, is featured in an article published in International Water Power & Dam Construction. (article)
• Electromaim was featured in StartUs Insights 10 New Hydropower Companies list. (article)

Embue (2012)

• Embue won a $334,640 InnovateMass grant from MassCEC. (article)

EMPEQ (2016)

• EMPEQ was named one of the world's 100 most promising energy startups of 2024 by the German Energy Agency (dena) and World Energy Council in the prestigious SET100 list of 2024. (article)
• EMPEQ was selected for the Energy 2024 cohort for DeltaClimeVT climate economy accelerator, facilitated by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. (article)
• EMPEQ was named one of Central New York's best places to work for the second year running.  (article)
• EMPEQ won Top Honors at Smart Cities Connect Startup Challenge. (article)
• Derek LaClair from EMPEQ named Central New York Business Journal's 40 Under Forty recipient. (article)

EV Bots (2024)

• EV Bots are a finalist in the 2024 Startup World Cup: NYC Regional Competition. (article)
• EV Buddy has won the Startup Cube Business Pitch Contest at Synergy 2024 in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. (article)

Feedback Solutions (2019)

• Feedback Solutions was one of the 15 teams selected to be a part of the Uptake Alliance inaugural startup cohort. (article)

Finsulate (2021)

• Finsulate was selected to participate in the Dirigo Labs accelerator program. (article)
• Finsulate won 1st place at the Greenlight Maine Competition. (article)

florrent (2022)

• florrent is creating energy solutions to support a just energy transition, Activate produced an article about florrent's founder and their climate justice conscious company. (article)
• florrent won a $244,916 InnovateMass grant from MassCEC. (article)
• florrent secured $3.6 million in seed funding. (article)

Flux Marine (2019)

• Flux Marine added their third 100% electric boat into their lineup. (article)

GenH (2010)

• GenH was selected to join the 5th cohort of Scale for ClimateTech. (article)

Grain Ecosystem (2022)

• Grain Ecosystem was selected as Most Likely to be the Next Unicorn by the 2024 Startup Boston Community Awards. (article)

Greenchoice (2018)

• Greenchoice collaborate with Provisions Co-op Wholesale to increase accessibilty for customers. (article)
• Greenchoice named as one of F6S's Top 100 Sustainability companies of 2024. (article)

Gencores (2024)

• Gencores' Jules Thiery is a 2024 Breakthrough Energy Innovator Fellow. (article)

Harmony Desalting (2020)

• The Bureau of Reclamation awards $300,000 to Harmony for desalination and water purification research, Pitch to Pilot program (article)
• Harmony Desalination is part of a Circular City team led by Innocorps Research Corporation, which is pioneering off-grid integrated utilities, demonstrating the world's first off-grid mobile wastewater recycling system powered with renewable energy and carbon-neutral heat (article)
• The Innovation for Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program recently awarded the Circular City team a $2-million grand prize in the Pop up city contest, to build more efficient green energy, water, and waste management solutions for camps used by the Canadian Armed Forces (article)

HiT Nano Inc (2022)

• HiT Nano was selected into the Activate 2024 Cohort. (article)
• HiT Nano was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

Heat Inverse (2018)

• Heat Inverse was selected into the Dominion Energy Innovation Center 2024 Accelerator. (article)
• Heat Inverse, a startup featured in the Virginia Power Innovation Program awards, is advancing grid reliability with its CoolFilm technology, which reduces transformer temperatures to extend their lifespan and lower costs. (article)

Husk Power Systems (2008)

• Fast Company listed Husk Power Systems as #1 for most innovative companies in energy in 2024. (article)
• Husk Power Systems was recognized by S&P Global for their contribution to the rural communities of Global South in their economic journey through Husk's renewable energy platform. (article)
• Husk Power Systems is considering an IPO. (article)
• Husk Power Systems doubled their employee count in India and Africa to be over 1000 employees (article)

Hydronic Shell Technologies (2021)

• Hydronic Shell Technologies developed modular facade panels that integrate HVAC systems, enabling the modernization and decarbonization of old buildings without displacing residents. (article)
• Hydronic Shell Technologies was featured at the 2024 Summer Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Startup Pitch Competition by Department of Energy. (article)

HydroPhos Solutions (2024)

• HydroPhos Solutions announced as part of Techstars WaterTech & Sustainability Accelerator Fall 2024 class. (article)

Incentivize (2023)

• Incentivize was invited to an event at the White House to recognize its achievements in the EV industry. (article)

Innovia GEO (2021)

• Innovia GEO joined an exclusive founder community hosted by MaRS Discovery District. (article)
• Innovia GEO was selected to participate in Canada's Next Sustainable Changemaker Challenge Powered by Mackenzie Investments and Elevate. (article)

Julius Education (2021)

• Julius Education named as one of F6S's Top 100 Sustainability companies of 2024. (article)

Magnomer (2018)

• Magnomer's Magmark SS coatings for PETG shrink sleeves have been prequalified by How2Recycle (article)

Matcha (2023)

• Matcha launched their EV charging solutions at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in partnership with NYCEDC. (article)
• Matcha won a $335,000 InnovateMass grant from MassCEC. (article)

Metalmark Innovations (2018)

• The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center invested $136,262 in Metalmark to demonstrate its commercial air purification system to improve indoor air quality and to reduce HVAC energy with the Chariho Regional School District in Rhode Island (article)

MicroEra Power (2016)

• MicroEra Power was selected to join the 5th cohort of Scale for ClimateTech. (article)
• MicroEra Power made it onto the 2024 Climate Insider's list of 10 sustainable startups to learn about in the built environment. (article)
• Smith College is MicroEra Power’s partner in a U.S. Department of Energy sponsored demonstration of THERMAplus with a geothermal heat pump system and will be hosting our first fielded system. (article)
• MicroEra Power's CEO Ellie Rusling was interviewed for Medium on how they are creating renewable energy. (article)

MOBY (2022)

• MOBY won the prestigious J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize. (article)
• MOBY announced as part of Techstars WaterTech & Sustainability Accelerator Fall 2024 class. (article)

Moduly (2021)

• Moduly was selected for the Energy 2024 cohort for DeltaClimeVT climate economy accelerator, facilitated by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. (article)

Natel Energy (2006)

• Natel Energy won Hydropower Solution of the Year, awarded by CleanTech Breakthrough. (article)

Onvector (2018)

• Onvector completed a pilot test of the technology on Joint Base Cape Cod under a grant from the US Air Force. They successfully combined a plasma vortex with regenerative ion-exchange technology developed by ECT2. (article)

Osmoses (2021)

• Osmoses received a voucher from the DOE Office of Technology Transitions to support and accelerate clean energy technology adoption. (article)
• Osmoses won a SBIR Targeted Technologies(START) grant from MassVentures. (article)
• Osmoses was nominated for World Materials Forum Start Up Challenge. (article)
• Osmoses was matched through the DOE's Voucher Program. (article)

Ourobio (2021)

• Ourobio, co-producing PHA and bio-based pigments from low-value organic waste bioproducts, was featured in an article by Bio-Sourced. (article)

Peoples Energy Analytics (2023)

• Peoples Energy Analytics won $25,000 at the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium pitch competition. (article)

Prezerv Technologies (2023)

• Prezerv Technologies was chosen as a finalist to the Roads of the Future Accelerator by CRH Ventures. (article)
• Prezerv Technologies was selected into the 2024 U.S. Green Building Council California Net Zero Accelerator Cohort. (article)

Princeton NuEnergy (2021)

• Princeton NuEnergy was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)
• Princeton NuEnergy raised an additional $10.3 million in a series A funding round. (article)
• Princeton NuEnergy was recognized as an Innovate100 Leader. (article)
• Princeton NuEnergy closed series A by raising a total of $30 million dollars. (article)
• Princeton NuEnergy's CEO Dr. Chao Yan has been recognized on Business Insider's Climate Action 15 list. (article)

QD Solar (2020)

• QD Solar was acquired by SunDensity. (article)

re:Charge (2022)

• re:Charge works with the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) of New York State to deploy wireless electric bike charging stations around Amsterdam, NY. (article)

Redifarms (2023)

• Redifarms was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

RenewCO2 (2020)

• RenewCO2 co-founders Anders Laursen and Karin Calvinho are recognized as New Jersey INNOVATE100 leaders. (article)
• RenewCO2 co-founders Anders Laursen and Karin Calvinho are a 2024 Breakthrough Energy Innovator Fellows. (article)
• RenewCO2 was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

Revvit (2024)

• Revvit was announced as a part of Berkshire Innovation Center Stage 2 Accelerator for their 2024-2025 cohort. (article)
• Revvit celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of one of our Level 1 EV charging pilot sites, hosted by Foxfire Property Management in a workplace parking lot in downtown Concord, NH. (article)

Rivalia Chemical Co. (2023)

• Rivalia Chemical Co. is featured in the MIT Technology Review in January 2024. (article)

rStream Recycling (2021)

• rStream Recyling was selected into the Activate Cohort 2024. (article)

Sealed (2013)

• Sealed secured $30 million funding in series B and launched Sealed Pro software. (article)

Sensible Photonics (2022)

• Sensible Photonics won $25,000 at the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium pitch competition. (article)
• Sensible Photonics was matched through the DOE's Voucher Program. (article)

Shutterbug Exchange (2023)

• Shutterbug was named as Clean Tech Grant Awardee by The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT). (article)

SilisiumTech (2023)

• SilisiumTech won $45,000 at the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium pitch competition. (article)

SolaBlock (2012)

• SolaBlock was awarded a $200k+ grant from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative. (article)

SpaceSense (2023)

• SpaceSense has merged with xFarm Technologies. (article)

SparkCharge (2021)

• ClearPower tech selected as 2024 Product of the Year by Architectural Record. (article)

Stellaris Corporation (2006)

• Princeton NuEnergy was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)

Sunthetics (2020)

• Sunthetics successfully closed $4 million in the seed round. (article)

Suryatech Power (2024)

• Suryatech won a $91,000 InnovateMass grant from MassCEC. (article)
• Suryatech was announced as a part of Berkshire Innovation Center Stage 2 Accelerator for their 2024-2025 cohort. (article)

TechnoCarbon (2021)

• TechnoCarbon has been integrated into the Capenergies competitiveness cluster, a dynamic network comprising 530 key players in the Energy Transition. (article)
• TechnoCarbon was named a finalist in the prestigious JEC Booster Startup Competition. (article)

Terrament (2024)

• Terrament was matched through the DOE's Voucher Program. (article)

Thiozen (2020)

• Thiozen secured $3.2 million fundings from the Emission Reduction Alberta and Alberta Innovates. (article)
• Thiozen joined Greentown Labs in Houston. (article)

Tidal Metals (formerly GreenBlu) (2016)

• GreenBlu was listed in a statistical ranking by TIME and Statista on America's top 250 sustainability-focused companies. (article)
• Tidal Metals received $8.5 million in series seed funding led by DCVC. (article)
• Tidal Metals was featured in an exclusive TechCrunch article. (article)
• Tidal Metals wins and advances as Finalist to the ultimate round of the HeroX Solar Desalination Prize. (article)
• Tidal Metals wins Top Innovator in the World Economic Forum Sustainable Mining Challenge. (article)

Turnover Labs (2024)

• Turnover Labs announced that it has closed a $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round (article)
• Turnover Labs was featured in a TechCrunch article about their innovative work in repurposing waste carbon dioxide. (article)
• Marissa Beatty named in Forbes' 2024 30 under 30 energy list. (article)

Verde Technologies (2022)

• Verde Technologies won the final phase of the US Department of Energy's Perovskite Startup Prize- a $500,000 cash prize and an additional $100,000 of in-kind technical support. (article)
• Verde Technologies successfully adapted its cutting-edge perovskite solar coating processes to existing commercial roll-to-roll manufacturing lines. (article)
• Verde Technologies attracted investment from industry veterans and venture funds, including former GE Power CEO Steve Bolze (article).
• Verde Technologies Inc. was visited by VT Senator Peter Welch for the opening of their new research lab and pilot production facility in Waterbury Center, VT! (article) 

Voltpost (2021)

• Voltpost is a finalist in the SXSW 2024 Innovation Awards for their EV charging platform. (article)
• Voltpost was one of the 15 teams selected to be a part of the Uptake Alliance inaugural startup cohort. (article)
• Voltpost was selected to join the 5th cohort of Scale for ClimateTech. (article)
• Voltpost's lamppost EV charger is commercially available in US metro areas. (article)
• Voltpost secured a $100K grant to deploy lamppost EV chargers in Michigan.(article)
• Voltpost became a finalist at the Fast Company's 2024 Innovation by Design Award Impact category. (article)
• Voltpost completed their proof of concept project with Transit Tech Lab. (article)
• Voltpost was awarded demonstration and commercialization grant from ADL Venture's Uptake Alliance supported by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (article)
• Voltpost is joining forces with AT&T to boost curbside EV charging in Michigan and the Metro-Detroit area. (article, article)
• Luke Mario named in Forbes' 30 under 30 for his work with Voltpost. (article)

WeNew Carbology(2023)

• WeNew Carbology won a $206k SBIR Phase I grant from Department of Energy SBIT/STTR through the Biotechnology Technology Office. (article)
• WeNeW Carbology, LLC was selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II funding through the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). (article)

Xenoil(2023)

• Co-founder of Xenoil, Rachel Prato, was selected into the 2024 National Society of Professional Engineers Emerging Leaders Cohort. (article)

Zero Homes (2021)

• Zero Homes participated in the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) Demo Day 2024. (article)
• Zero Homes was recommended and introduced in an article by Canary Media for how easy they can help electrify your home. (article)