Boston
Greentown Boston
100,000 sq. ft. of purpose-built labs including prototyping space, a wet lab, a machine shop, office and event space, and more
[ 01 ]For Startups
You’re the expert on your technology.
We’re the experts on scaling climatetech and energy startups.
That’s a pretty great combination.
Greentown Labs membership gives climatetech startups the community, resources, and connections they need to grow.
[ 02 ]The Community
A community built for collaboration
Greentown was founded in the spirit of community. Our first four startups worked alongside each other late into the night, sharing equipment, ideas, and encouragement.
Fifteen years and 700+ startups later, members still say the community is their favorite part.
What does it look like in practice?
It looks like helping a fellow member edit a grant proposal, borrowing another startup’s equipment, and sharing investor contacts. It looks like holding a door, striking up a conversation, and swapping ideas with your neighbors. It looks like a vibrant, humming workspace united by a shared mission of creating solutions for the world’s greatest challenges.
“Having the supportive team at Greentown has been the biggest collective resource. Having people really care about the success of your company is unlike anything else.”
[ 03 ]The Ecosystem
The Greentown ecosystem: the world’s largest network of innovation supporters, ready to help you grow
We know that building a climatetech company means navigating a lot of different worlds at once: corporate partners, investors, manufacturers, service providers, technical advisors, fellow founders. Those relationships take years to build on your own. At Greentown, they’re already here, and they’re actively looking for startups like yours to work with.
From the corporate partner hosting office hours down the hall, to the advisor who’s scaled a company just like yours, to the manufacturer ready to help you get to pilot, the Greentown ecosystem exists to connect you with the right people at the right moment.
Corporate Partners
At Greentown, large corporations stop being enigmas and start being people.
They’re hosting Lunch + Learns, holding office hours, and genuinely eager to meet you. These relationships lead to real outcomes: pilots, R&D partnerships, and customers.
Investors
Find the capital you need with confidence.
From curated introductions to Deal Flow Digest features to Sector Pitch Days, our investor program is built to help you find the capital you need and navigate the fundraising process with confidence.
Mentors & Experts-in-Residence
Experts who can help you navigate it all.
We know early-stage founders with lean teams have to wear many hats—and we’ve lined up the experts who can help you navigate it all.
Service Providers & Manufacturers
Curated services at discounted or no cost.
Legal, HR, manufacturing, prototyping software, and business services—curated specifically for early-stage climatetech startups, at discounted or no cost.
[ 08 ]The Power of Place
Individually, each location punches above its weight. Together, they’re the foundation of something much bigger: a connected, self-reinforcing global network of innovation ecosystems that compound over time, across cities, and across systems, pulling the future forward faster.
Explore our Boston campus
Houston
Greentown Houston
Tap into all things innovation in the energy capital of the world, including prototyping space, a machine shop, and community and event space
[ 05 ]Events
Want to learn about how to approach investors? How to work with corporates? How VCs think about capitalization tables? Greentown has your answers.
We host more than 350 members-only events each year, all designed to equip our members with the knowledge, resources, and connections they need to succeed.
- Lunch + Learns
- CEO, CTO, and Operations Leads roundtables
- Expert panels and industry workshops
- Investor and corporate office hours
- Pitch practice and coaching
- Community-building social events
“The value has changed over the years, because we started as five people in a backyard. At that time, it was about building the network—I really love the networking events. Then later on, it was about getting in touch with corporate partners, like Sumitomo. Lately, it’s been primarily two things: the Investor Program, which has been very helpful, we’ve had a number of our investors come through the Deal Flow Digest.
And then the second thing is hiring—we get a lot of referrals through Greentown, either through Greentown’s website or people tell me, ‘Oh, I heard about you at Greentown Labs.’ That’s really helpful for me. Finding people who want to work in climatetech can be tricky, and Greentown has a really great ecosystem around it.”
[ 07 ]Join Us
Ready to Join the Community?
Apply for membership and get access to labs, resources, investors, and a community of founders building the future of climate.