Third Derivative Climate Tech Accelerator Program for Startups

Deadline Date: October 26, 2024

 Donor Name: Third Derivate

 Grant Size: Not Available

https://www.third-derivative.org/startups

The Third Derivate is looking for world-changing climate tech startups with significant climate impact potential, addressing billion-dollar markets bringing innovations in hard science, hardware, software and business models to the world.

The challenges climate tech startups face are not one-size-fits-all. Their flexible, virtual 18-month accelerator is designed to meet your startup exactly where you are. 

Focus Areas

• Third Derivative focuses on hardtech climate innovations including the following (and more):
  • Efficient building cooling, heating, and envelope
  • Efficient building lighting and appliances
  • Advanced construction for more efficient buildings (prefab, 3D printing, etc.)
  • Batteries (new chemistry, BMS, manufacturing, etc.)
  • Electric transportation
  • Vehicle efficiency technologies
  • Long-duration energy storage
  • Renewable power generation
  • Power electronics and hardware for a low carbon electricity grid 
  • Carbon capture and utilization
  • Carbon markets
  • Methane capture
  • Green hydrogen
  • Renewable process heat
  • Biofuels, synfuels, and low carbon chemicals
  • Low carbon steel and cement
  • Other low carbon materials
  • Computing and communication technology efficiency
  • Financing and project development innovation that expands or accelerates adoption of climate technologies
  • Enabling software (e.g.: building energy management, grid management) that expands or accelerates adoption of climate technologies

Benefits

• Remote, flexible, tailored programming.
  • Third Derivative is not a one-size-fits-all accelerator program. Their program is designed to meet your startup’s current growth stage head-on with tailor-made programming based on your needs. Your experience in the accelerator will be as light-touch or involved as you desire.
• Unparalleled market experts and techno-economic analysis powered by RMI.
  • Gain access to RMI’s 700+ energy professionals’ expertise and network. RMI works across power, transport, buildings, and industrial sectors on six continents and has deep connections to all parts of the energy value chain including government, corporates, and NGOs.
• Accelerated pathways to scale with Third Derivative’s strategic corporate partners
  • Third Derivative’s dynamic network of corporate partners help you fast-track your pathway to commercial deal-making. Their corporate partners are fully invested in your success.

Eligibility Criteria

• You must have a minimum of two full-time employees (no upper limit) .
• You must have a working prototype i.e. achieved a Technology Readiness Level of 4.
• Your startup is a for-profit company.
• No basic science risk.
• As a global accelerator program, they welcome applicants from all over the world.

For more information, visit Third Derivative.