So You Want to Build a Cleantech Startup?

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

Tech News, Environment, Sustainability, Innovation, Renewable Energy, Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, News, Cleantech, Wind Energy, Business, Climate Change, Solar Energy

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🗓️ 3 August 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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While venture capitalists swoon over startups devoted to making people click on ads and stare at their phones longer, they’re decidedly less interested in solving more difficult real-world problems -- like transforming the energy sector. Yes, we’ve been talking about this downward trend for years now. And there are still a number of venture firms actively pursuing opportunities in energy decarbonization and decentralization. But startups are realizing they can’t rely on venture capitalists like they used to. So where do they turn for support? This week, we feature a conversation with four execs from incubators around the country. We chat about the emergence of new funding sources, different business models for incubators and accelerators, and the importance of corporate partnerships. Joining the conversation: Emily Kirsch, the founder and CEO of Powerhouse, a software-focused incubator and accelerator in Oakland, California: https://powerhouse.solar/ Emily Reichert, CEO of Greentown Labs, a hardware-focused incubator in the country, based in Somerville, Massachusetts: https://www.greentownlabs.com/ Path Sapinsley, managing director of cleantech initiatives at the Urban Future Lab in Brooklyn, New York, which houses the ACRE incubator: http://ufl.nyc/ Beth Hartman, project manager at the IncubateEnergy Network at the Electric Power Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado: https://incubatenergy.org/ This podcast is brought to you by Wunder Capital, an award-winning investment platform that allows you to invest directly in solar projects and earn up to 8.5 percent annually. Create an account for free at WunderCapital.com/gtm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody Stephen here without Catherine and Jigger the gang is off this week and in place of our regular episode is an episode of the interchange
0:10.0	This is my other podcast that I co-host with Shale Khan, our Senior Vice President.
0:16.0	And this week it's all about the world of startups.
0:19.0	I actually hosted a roundtable discussion this week with key executives who run some of the biggest
0:26.3	clean tech incubators around the country.
0:29.0	So enjoy that.
0:30.3	And in the meantime, can you do us a favor?
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0:40.9	If you really like the interchange and the Energy Gang, go leave us a rating and review on iTunes for both of those podcasts.
0:48.0	Ratings and reviews are the best way you can support the show.
0:52.0	They help propel us up the rankings and get us more
0:54.4	listeners and maybe even inspire more people to pay closer attention to this massive shift that's
0:59.6	currently underway in energy. So thank you for that. We really appreciate the time. Also a big
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1:56.1	In this episode, a roundtable with leaders of top US clean tech incubators.
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