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Hi Greentown Community,

I hope you’ve had a wonderful start to the year!

We’re in full motion, kicking off the year with a full calendar of opportunities to connect and grow together, through both community-focused and ecosystem events. Read on for information about the first Energy Bar of the year, a Women of Greentown gathering, and our upcoming Careers Newsletter.

We’re also excited to share some local community events: B eats & Bingo at The Bow, hosted by Food For Free at Bow Market; the Somerville Winter Farmers Market at Arts at the Armory, a weekly favorite for local produce and makers; and live performances at the Somerville Theatre, featuring a wide range of shows throughout the month.

P.S. Weather note: While we do not have staff on-site today due to snow, remote support and member responsiveness remain our priority. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team via email/slack.

See you around,

Ananyaa Mehra

Startup Experience and Events Coordinator
Amehra@greentownlabs.com

Community Programming

💰 Financials for Fundraising: Building a Model Investors Love | Register here
Weds., Jan. 28 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST | Training Room
This session guides founders through the critical process of creating "VC-grade" financial forecasts that tell a compelling story about their startup’s future. Beyond just spreadsheets, you will learn how to use financial modeling as a strategic tool to secure capital and manage growth. Other topics include: KPI's, benchmarking, scenarios, and data rooms.

🍩 Community Coffee + Donuts ft. Tech Superpowers
Tues., Jan. 27 | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EST | Town Green
Get to know the Greentown Somerville community by joining us in the Gallery Space in the Town Green for our monthly informal morning gathering accompanied by coffee and donuts! Tech Superpowers provides managed IT services and cybersecurity solutions built specifically for startups navigating rapid growth.

🥗 CTO + Technical Lead Roundtable | Register here
Thurs., Jan. 29 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST | East Mezz
Join Sheri Palazzo (Greentown EIR and former member) and fellow CTOs and technical leads for a monthly facilitated discussion. To kick off the new year, this session will focus on goal setting through assessing your company’s Report Card. Participants will assess their company’s current state and identify priorities and goals for 2026. The session will be held in person, and lunch will be provided.

✍🏽 Coaching Session w/ Sheri Palazzo (Women of Greentown) | Register here
Tues., Feb. 3 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST | East Mezz
Please join Women of Greentown for a hands-on, interactive gathering to slow down, reflect, and gently refocus at the start of the year. Guided by Sheri Palazzo, these exercises will create space to explore what matters most to you and where you’d like to direct your energy in 2026. Please bring your lunch, a pen or pencil, and an open mind.

🤝 Partnership Team Office Hours | Register here
Weds., Jan. 28 & Feb. 4 | 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. These Office Hours are intended to help members understand available opportunities and best strategies for engaging with Greentown corporate partners.

Upcoming Events

Climatetech Deployment Exchange: Startups × MWBEs,CUBs Hosted by Beacon Climate Innovation | Register here
Tues., Jan. 27 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST | East Mezz Event Space
A deployment-focused convening uniting climate tech startups and MWBE/CUBs contractors to accelerate Massachusetts’ clean energy transition. Startups will outline technical requirements and partnership pathways; MWBEs gain visibility into installation opportunities, skill needs, and market access.

Energy Bar: Looking Ahead Together | RSVP here
Thurs., Feb. 5 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. EST | Town Green
On Thursday, February 5, we’re inviting the climatetech and energy innovation ecosystem to join us for an evening of networking over drinks and bites. For 15 years, our community has been growing strong—and now we’re inviting you to join us to look ahead and celebrate the next 15 years of climate action.

Submit open roles to the Career Newsletter

Our next quarterly Careers Newsletter will go out on February 17! If you’re hiring, be sure to submit your job postings to our Careers Page by February 11 to be included. You can add roles to our hiring board using this link (password: climatefightdaynight).

Posts are automatically removed after two months, but if you want to remove them before your team can email @Natalie Hill.

New Member Spotlights

Do you remember when you first joined Greentown? Check out some of our new member companies below, and give them a warm Greentown welcome when you see them in the space!

BLU NXT’s solution delivers dispatchable clean energy by converting sunlight into high temperature heat using its patented solar concentrators optimized for high DNI regions. The heat can be supplied directly as industrial steam, or stored in thermal storage and converted to electricity through a conventional steam turbine power block, enabling 24/7 operation. The architecture is modular and utility grade, built around proven balance of plant components, which supports fast deployment and straightforward integration at scale.

Startup Resource Spotlight

Did you know about Greentown’s Member Resources designed to help your company grow and scale? Take a look at a spotlight on one of our newest resources below.

USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk, program and retirement solutions to large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms and individuals. USI delivers a holistic approach to risk assessment, leveraging data-driven analytics to create customized insurance programs—encompassing property & casualty, management liability, employee benefits, cyber, and environmental coverages. Read more about your USI access here.

Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm dedicated to helping clients scale with confidence in today’s fast-moving business environment.

As a Greentown Labs partner, Withum offers members specialized advisory and accounting services designed to accelerate growth in the ClimateTech ecosystem. Their offerings include corporate tax planning, R&D tax credit optimization, capital raise readiness, DOE grant audits, and strategic advisory support. Read more about Withum here.

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