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Dear Friends of Greentown,

It’s been a full month here at Greentown Houston! We welcomed:

Many climate and energy champions for our four-year-anniversary celebration;
Current and future climatetech investors for a three-day Investor Activation Series, part of the Houston Ion District Investor Activation Program (join the program here!);
Corporate leaders, investors, academics, and entrepreneurs from across the manufacturing industry for a Manufacturing Sector Pitch Day, which featured 11 Greentown startups innovating in the sector;
And representatives from Brazilian nonprofits SENAI and Sebrae, focused on promoting industrial innovation and sustainable development in the private sector, for presentations from our startups!

It’s an exciting time for Houston’s energy-transition ecosystem, as well as for Greentown Houston itself. Our incubator opened in 2021 with 17 founding members, and today, we’ve been home to more than 150 groundbreaking startups!

Now, we’re looking for a leader to help shape Greentown Houston’s next chapter of impact. We’re hiring a Head of Houston to champion the success of Greentown Houston’s startups and community from the inside out, serving as a founder proponent, partnership builder, and public ambassador. Please apply here, or share the opportunity with folks in your network!

As always, thank you for your commitment to climate action. We hope to see you at an event soon!

Warmly,
The Greentown Team

Meet Our Newest Member

Encore CO2 transforms carbon emissions into valuable products through its innovative electrolysis technology, converting CO2 into sustainable chemicals such as ethanol, acetate, and ethylene.

Member Milestones

Haffner Energy announced its Hynoca® Flex 500 IG, “a line of hydrogen production units capable of producing 12 tonnes of green hydrogen per day to be delivered under €3/kg without subsidies.”
Neuralix demonstrated up to 30 percent energy savings in saltwater-disposal operations through AI-driven pump optimization, in partnership with a leading midstream operator.
Mars Materials shipped its first customer-spec sample of sustainable acrylonitrile from its pilot plant.

Read + Watch

Corrolytics is revolutionizing microbial-corrosion detection for industrial assets with an instant, on-site test that reports the type of corrosion, corrosion rate, and whether remediation measures are working.

Inductive Robotics delivers charging to cars that are sitting in parking lots, eliminating the need to demarcate specific parking spots with EV chargers.

Revterra’s kinetic stabilizer offers many benefits for energy storage, from its long lifespan, to its full recyclability, to its high capacity. But the most game-changing feature? It plays nicely with the grid.

Teknobuilt’s cloud-based construction-project-management software comprehensively guides the best practices in delivering infrastructure, energy, housing, and capital projects.

From our SVP of Partnerships and Investor Programs: The mechanics behind corporate innovation are often a black box. There’s no one-size-fits-all model, and few companies share how they actually make innovation work—or why it sometimes fails. The new Leaders in Innovation Series uncovers what really works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to turning ideas into impact. Read the first interview with our longtime partner Saint-Gobain’s Chief Innovation Officer Anne Hardy.

Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events

June 12: Transition On Tap: New Member Spotlight [Greentown Houston]
Beat the heat with us at our June Transition On Tap networking event and hear lightning pitches from some of the newest members of our community.

Aug. 21: Transition On Tap [Greentown Houston]
Round out your summer at our August Transition On Tap!

Sept. 15-19: Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week [Ecosystem Event]
The Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week—of which Greentown is a lead partner—brings together leading energy and climate venture capital investors, industry leaders, and startups from around the world to showcase the most innovative companies and technologies that are transforming the energy industry while driving a sustainable, low-carbon future. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months about events throughout the week, including Greentown and Browning the Green Space’s ACCEL Showcase on Sept. 18!

Nov. 4 + 6: Climatetech Summit [Greentown Houston + Greentown Boston]
Climatetech Summit is our largest event of the year and the premier gathering of climate and energy entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, and policymakers accelerating the energy transformation.

Step into our incubators for a day of hands-on exploration of climatetech solutions from 200+ startups, insightful keynotes and discussions with industry leaders, and unparalleled networking opportunities!

If you want to get involved with the highest-visibility event of the year at Greentown, please reach out to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Ecosystem News + Events

May 28-30: Join CHARGE North America at the Ion, an immersive experience tailored for energy professionals featuring interactive workshops, panel discussions, and networking.
We were excited to host TEX-E’s Bootcamp for Climatetech Entrepreneurship this spring! Check out photos from the weekend-long event for university students throughout Texas.
Persona AI, a Houston-based humanoid-robotics startup, is expanding into the Ion’s state-of-the-art development center! The Ion District will maintain some prototyping and maker support within Greentown’s prototyping lab.

Greentown is Hiring!

Head of Houston (Houston, TX)
Head of Philanthropy (Houston, TX or Somerville, MA)

Thank You to Our Partners 🌎

New Startups, Upcoming Events, + An Exciting Opportunity

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New Startups, Upcoming Events, + An Exciting Opportunity