Climate Change

North America - Virtual

10 weeks

Seed to Series A

Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change is a 10-week digital accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google's programs, products, people, and technology to climate change innovators across the region.

North America - Virtual

10 weeks

Seed to Series A

Applications are now closed.

About the program

The Google for Startups Accelerator for Climate Change is a 10-week digital program for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America. It’s designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people, and technology to the most innovative and impactful climate change technologists across the region. In addition to mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator will focus on product design, customer acquisition, and leadership development for founders.

Key benefits

Equity-free support

Three months of equity-free support
Mentoring

Mentoring from 20+ Google teams
Training

Training on design, marketing, and leadership
Strategic support

Support on company and product strategy
Product credits

Google product credits for your tech stack
Early access

Early access to new Google products and tools
Access to experts

Access to Google's network of industry experts
Technical project partnership

Partnership on an advanced technology project

Meet the Cohort

AmpUp is an electric vehicle (EV) software company and network provider that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free.

location_on Cupertino, CA, USA

Carbon Limit transforms concrete into a CO2 sponge with green cement nanotechnology, turning roads and buildings into permanent CO2 solutions.

location_on Boca Raton, FL, USA

ChargeNet Stations aims to make charging accessible and convenient in all communities, preventing greenhouse gas emissions through use of PV + storage.

location_on Los Angeles, CA, USA

ChargerHelp! enables on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations, while building out local workforces, removing barriers and enabling economic mobility within all communities.

location_on Los Angeles, CA, USA

CO-Z accelerates electricity decarbonization and empowers renters, homeowners and businesses with advanced control, automated savings, and power failure protection.

location_on Boulder, CO, USA

Community Energy Labs uses artificial intelligence to make smart energy management and decarbonization both accessible and affordable for community building owners.

location_on Portland, OR, USA

Moment Energy provides affordable, performance, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

location_on Vancouver, BC, CA

Mi Terro is a synthetic biology and advanced material company that creates home compostable, plastic-alternative biomaterials made from plant-based agricultural waste.

location_on City of Industry, CA, USA

Nithio is an AI-driven platform for clean energy investment, standardizing credit risk to catalyze capital to address climate change and achieve universal energy access.

location_on Washington, DC, USA

AmpUp is an electric vehicle (EV) software company and network provider that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge stress-free.

location_on Cupertino, CA, USA

Understory rapidly monitors and quantifies discrete landscape changes to mitigate the effects of environmental change and deliver actionable information for land management, habitat conservation, and climate risk assessment.

location_on Pacific Grove, CA, USA

Accelerator Alumni

75F is a vertically-integrated building intelligence company using smart sensors, controllers, and software to make commercial buildings more efficient and comfortable.

location_on Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

BlocPower is providing software and financial tools to analyze, finance, and manage the challenges of converting millions of urban buildings off of fossil fuels.

location_on Brooklyn, New York, USA

CarbiCrete's concrete-making solution completely eliminates the need for cement, making it cheaper and stronger than traditional concrete, all through an overall carbon-negative process.

location_on Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Enexor BioEnergy delivers renewable electricity and thermal using organic, biomass, and plastic feedstock, helping to mitigate climate change while addressing global waste overabundance challenges.

location_on Franklin, Tennessee, USA

FARM-TRACE is a software platform which delivers verified reforestation impacts created by farmers to brands wanting to reduce their climate footprints.

location_on Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fermata Energy designs, supplies, and operates technology that turns electric vehicles into energy storage assets that combat climate change, increase resilience, and dramatically lower the cost of ownership.

location_on Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Flair makes buildings more comfortable using less energy while promoting energy efficiency, electrification, and smart grid integration.

location_on San Francisco, California, USA

Heatworks uses electronic controls and graphite electrodes to heat water instantly, endlessly, and precisely, without energy loss.

location_on Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

Wild Earth is a plant-based pet food company that harnesses biotech to create cruelty free products with less environmental impact.

location_on Berkeley, California, USA

75F is a vertically-integrated building intelligence company using smart sensors, controllers, and software to make commercial buildings more efficient and comfortable.

location_on Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

location_on Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Frequently asked questions

When will the program run?

What is the format of the program?

The accelerator runs for a period of 10 weeks, with digital workshops, programming, and mentorship taking place each week. As part of the Google for Startups Accelerator, selected founders outline the top technical challenges facing their startup and are then paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive deep mentorship on technical challenges with an emphasis on product development and machine learning, as well as connections to experts within the climate and sustainability ecosystem from across Google.

Who should apply to the Google for Startups Accelerator:Climate Change program?

This program is open to climate-focused technology startups within North America. The accelerator program is best suited for Seed to Series A revenue-generating tech startups that are headquartered in the region. Selected companies should have a minimum of 5 to 10+ employees, and the founder and appropriate team members must be available to join all program elements of their cohort. In order to ensure Google can provide meaningful value, startups should aim to leverage AI/ML in their product, service, or operations, and/or show an interest in leveraging AI/ML in the future.

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