[New Program] GridReady: Connecting energy startups to pilot opportunities with Minnesota's leading utilities. Learn more and apply by June 26 →
We help energy innovators demonstrate what's possible.
Grid Catalyst is on a mission to bring energy innovation to the market faster. We connect startups to strategic pilot partnerships, project support, and seed funding to demonstrate their technologies in the real world.
Startup applications for our GridReady utility innovation program are open now through June 26.
To bridge the commercialization valley of death, energy startups need to show that their technology works in the real world. But finding a partner and site willing to try something new can be next to impossible.
We’re changing that.
In the past two cohort cycles:
11
11
pilot projects Mobilized
$31M
$31M
follow-on funding catalyzed
$31
$31
in follow-on funding
for every $1 invested
48
48
full-time jobs created
The startups taking on our most urgent energy challenges
LiquidCool Solutions
Revolutionizing data center cooling with a liquid-immersion system that can reduce energy use by 30% or more compared to traditional air cooling.
Flow Environmental Systems
Manufacturing the next generation of high-efficiency commercial heat pumps that use natural CO₂ in place of traditional refrigerants.
Blip Energy
Defining a new smart home category with an affordable, plug-and-play battery system that will add millions of households to the smart grid.
Strengthening pathways to energy and cleantech entrepreneurship
Innovation is driven by new perspectives and untapped sources. We are committed to supporting a robust pipeline to energy entrepreneurship in Minnesota by equipping future and early-stage founders with the knowledge, mentorship, and industry connections they need to launch and grow their businesses.
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