Customer Discovery Workshops Get Good Response
We completed the two sessions of our new Customer Discovery Workshop on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. In all, 28 people had signed up to learn the best way to launch a startup. It’s all about identifying and understanding your potential customers and then creating products...
Going 100% Renewable Needs More Storage
Much of the attention in Clean Energy these days goes to consumer products and energy generation. This is well deserved because the contribution to global warming energy generation has made and consumers wanting to learn more about how to reduce their impact. The...
Opportunity Knocks! Find Out How Feb. 12
On February 28 CalSEED is opening the window for accepting 2020 applications for their $150,000 Phase I grants for proof of concept from early stage startups. This is a golden opportunity to get funding. It is not a loan and not a sale of shares. It’s a grant, and...
Visions of the Mobility System of the Future
Our January 30th MeetUp explored all the innovations being tried in the region to improve our mobility options. We where hosted by Frontier Energy at the California Fuel Cell Partnership. Every one of the 67 chairs was full and a standing crowd spilled out into the...
Global Investment in Renewables Up Slightly in 2019 vs. 2018
“Investment in renewable energy capacity worldwide was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from 2018’s $280.2 billion, with the world’s biggest market (China) slipping back, but its second-largest (the U.S.) hitting a new record,” according to a new report from Bloomberg...
Congratulations Waterhound Futures and VerifiH20!
Congratulations to Waterhound Futures and Verifi H2O, who both took the top prizes at The Water Council’s Tech Challenge. Both completed CleanStart’s CEO Crash Course last fall. Both got recognized for being leaders innovating water technology claiming...
California Investing over $100 Million in Hydrogen
There are many technologies on the horizon that are helping with sustainability. One that California is funding and has recognized as part of the mix is hydrogen. The cost of hydrogen is expected to fall in the next decade as new clean production technologies mature...
Local Startup Empow Lighting among 6 to get Phase 2 CalSEED awards
Congratulations to Sergey Vasilyev and his team for a big win for Empow and its CoreGlo LED replacement product for existing fluorescent luminaires. Empow is the first company in our region to advance to Phase 2. Nice win! If you want more details on this product,...