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Friends of Greentown,

There’s no burying the lede here—the inaugural Boston Climate Week is just around the corner!

We’re getting ready to shine the spotlight on our brilliant startups and forge new connections among the ecosystem that help them go from idea to pilot to deployment.

Read on for a roundup of events hosted at Greentown throughout the week, including a Climate Salon, a pitch event, a classic EnergyBar, and a handful of events hosted by our members themselves!

Warmly,
The Greentown Team

OUR BOSTON CLIMATE WEEK EVENT LINEUP

Wednesday, May 6

Climate Salon
9:00-10:30 a.m.

What makes the Massachusetts ecosystem so special? How can we continue to make it home for the next generation of talent? Dive into these topics and more at this Climate Salon with Somernova, Mintz, & Fidelity Private Shares.

Climatetech Pitch Party
2:30-4:30 p.m.

It’s not just a pitch event, it’s a pitch party! Learn what our founders are working on and how you can help accelerate their path to scale.

FEATURED EVENT

EnergyBar: The Place to Build—Why Climate Innovators Choose Massachusetts
5:30-7:30 p.m.

This edition of our signature networking event will focus on strategies to retain climate and energy innovators in Massachusetts, in partnership with Canary Media, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and Tech Superpowers.

Thursday, May 7

Coffee, Carbs, & Scaling Climatetech with Next Rung and FORGE
9:00-11:00 a.m.

Dive into takeaways from Next Rung’s The Bakers Dozen: Twelve Takeaways from Twelve FOAK Pilot and Commercial Plant Projects report and FORGE’s manufacturing + supply chain resources.

Addressing the Built Environment: How Massachusetts Leads through Accessibility, Affordability, and Innovation at Scale
1:30-4:00 p.m.

This discussion will highlight innovations that improve the energy efficiency, resiliency, and emissions performance of the built environment and best practices for scalable implementation.

Meet Our Newest Members

Verdicity offers a comprehensive suite of services for configuring and installing smarter building solutions, including tools that make vendor offerings AI-ready and applications that deliver value on top of existing building software systems.

SpringCycle Energy is transforming solar power into reliable baseload energy through innovative technology designed to provide clean electricity at a lower cost than traditional gas-fired generation.

Adaion utilizes an AI-driven digital twin to streamline and automate grid planning by identifying system constraints and automated solutions through the integration of AMI and GIS data.

MECo provides specialized technical services and hardware support for the energy sector, focusing on battery science, vacuum and inert gas systems, and advanced refractory engineering to support the development of custom materials.

Startup News

New funding, new deployments, new awards, and more! Read a roundup of our startups’ recent milestones here and check out some highlights below:

Monaire raised $4M to accelerate the development of its automated energy-efficient commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems.
Dottir Labs, a startup developing real-time chemical monitoring systems using scalable sensor networks, deployed its first pilot at the University of Rhode Island.
QEA Tech’s data-driven building envelope audits using patented AI software, drones, and thermography won Tomorrow.City USA’s pitch competition.
Alum Cyvl announced partnerships with the City of Buffalo and the City of Niagara Falls, plus launched a new tool in partnership with the City of Boston to publicize streets’ infrastructure data.
Alum Via Separations raised $36M for its industrial filters that improve efficiency in chemical production.

Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events

Deep Tech at Dusk @ SF Climate Week
Today! April 23 @ Berkeley, CA

We’re joining forces with Berkeley Gateway Accelerator, UC Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab, and Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials for a happy hour focused on climate, AI, and biotech during SF Climate Week!

TEDxHarvard Square Climate AI Hackathon
May 14 @ Greentown Boston

Join TEDxHarvard Square for a full-day hackathon for founders, engineers, researchers, and operators to build at the intersection of climate and AI.

SAFT IoT Innovation Day
May 21 @ Greentown Boston

Dive into the technologies powering the next generation of connected devices—including rapid‑fire tech talks, startup tabletop exhibits, and hands‑on demonstrations from innovators across the IoT ecosystem.

Startup Science Fair: Innovation Showcase @ Boston Tech Week

May 26 @ Greentown Boston

We’re joining forces with JP Morgan and Greentown startups Laminar, Studio 3e8, and Transaera for a Boston Tech Week science fair! Expect live demos, hands-on hardware, and prizes—no decks, no panels, just builders and the curious.

June EnergyBar
June 4 @ Greentown Boston

Together with the Consulate General of Canada, we're kicking off the summer and exploring how cross-border collaboration can help startups scale faster.

Boston Climate Week @ Greentown: Our Full Event Lineup