April 20 - May 1

HELLO GREENTOWN COMMUNITY!

Happy Monday! Thank you all for your understanding during last week’s busy schedule of events at Greentown Houston. As our community continues to grow, we’re excited to welcome more visitors into the space—while staying committed to keeping our members first.

A quick reminder: The Greentown team will be out of office on April 20th, observing San Jacinto Day. Campus will be fob-accessible throughout this period. If you need assistance, you can reach the Safety Team at 833.485.7233 (833.GTL.SAFE) or safety@greentownlabs.com.

Be sure to keep reading for upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.

See you around!

Chloe Rose
Community Experience Manager

Greentown Events

SWAN Office Hours

Tuesday, April 21 | 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Join Greentown’s latest investor, SWAN Impact, an Angel network investing in climatetech and other impact startups in pre-seed, seed, and series A rounds, for their office hours in the Greentown board room.

Earth Day Community Lunch 🌎

Wednesday, April 22 | 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate Earth Day and Greentown’s 5-year anniversary with our monthly community lunch. This gathering is an opportunity to come together with fellow Greentown members to reflect on five years of climate innovation in Houston and the work ahead.

Register here.

5 Year Anniversary Pickleball Social 🏓

Wednesday, April 22 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Celebrate Earth Day and Greentown’s 5-year anniversary with us at a community pickleball social in the heart of the Ion District at PickleLab.

Greentown members, Ion community members, and friends of Greentown all welcome in celebration of five years of climate innovation in Houston.

Register here.

Employment Law Considerations for Early-Stage Hiring & Structuring a Team w/ Foley Hoag

Thursday, April 23 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. CT | Virtual

Join Foley Hoag’s Employment Law Practice Co-Chair for a practical session on navigating key hiring decisions, including when to use contractors vs. employees, how to think about equity compensation, and common legal considerations as you grow.

Register here.

Partnership Team Office Hours 🤝

Wednesday, April 22 & April 29 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST | Virtual

Partnership Team Office Hours are your opportunity to meet with Greentown's Incubator Partnerships Team to help you understand available opportunities and best strategies for engaging with Greentown corporate partners.

Sign up here.

Follow us on Instagram!

Greentown Houston just got a whole lot cooler—follow us on Instagram @GreentownHouston to stay in the loop.

Keep up with upcoming events, community happenings, and the latest updates from our ecosystem. You can also access quick links to key resources and info directly through our Linktree in bio.

Recap of C2V at Greentown Houston

This past week, the Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V) Year 5 cohort joined us at Greentown Houston for a full-day workshop focused on advancing carbontech innovation.

The day was packed with sessions on product development, value proposition, and commercialization strategy, culminating in an afternoon of networking with leaders across Houston’s carbontech, energytech, and climatetech ecosystems.

C2V is a collaborative program led by the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA—bringing together cutting-edge startups and industry expertise to accelerate carbon-to-value solutions.

New Resource Spotlight

BrainCloud is a Talent Acquisition as a Service (TaaS) platform for climatetech startups. As new members of our Startup Resource Network, they're now partnering with GTL startups to recruit your critical talent for less than half what you'd pay a traditional agency.

They're also offering all GTL startups and alumni a free customized candidate tracker- and a free trial! For more info contact Joel@BrainCloudRecruiting.com to set up a free talent strategy sessiom.

Celebrate Earth Day in Houston 🌱

Check out these events across greater Houston to celebrate our great big home that we call earth!

Thanks for being such an essential part of the Greentown Houston community. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

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