We all have an event in our lives that triggers the motion of our personal journey. Mine started as a 2 year old child with a book. The book was Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree. The Giving Tree exposed me…
Author: Ryan Kushner Last week, my Elemental Excelerator (EEx) teammates, Dana, Aki, and I worked with executives from eight utilities across seven countries, and startups from more than 15 countries. In a nod to energy past, we spent the week inside of a…
The VERGE Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit returned for a second year to Hawaii. The summit focused on how the state can achieve the mandate of 100% renewable energy by 2045. This year, our Elemental Excelerator team partnered closely…
Free Electrons: Notes from the Road by Ramsay Siegal and Ryan Kushner "Entrepreneurs as 'soloists' will be replaced by orchestras playing a stronger, more credible tune." — Steve Case, The Third Wave A New Approach To Energy Innovation In February, Elemental…
Who is this one startup? Meet Carbon Lighthouse. Their team is focused on stopping climate change by engineering new ways to cut global emissions from non-residential buildings. They have found millions of dollars in lifetime savings and reduced over 100,000…
We have awarded $20 million to 53 companies. They have gone on to raise more than $350 million of follow-on funding. Alongside our companies, we have co-funded, co-designed, and co-deployed 28 demonstration projects across Hawaii and the Asia Pacific. They…
Unlike a typical tech accelerator where companies often move between cities to participate in three-month programs, companies joining Elemental Excelerator visit Hawaii and Silicon Valley for one week at a time 3-5 times during the first nine months. Companies kick…
Aloha, I am excited to share with you a new chapter in Energy Excelerator’s growth! Today we are becoming Elemental Excelerator, a new nonprofit created in collaboration with Emerson Collective, the investment and philanthropic platform founded by Laurene Powell Jobs.…
Are you interested in applying to our program? Know someone who is? Well, you've come to the right place. Applications are open from April 10 to May 28 and we want to arm you with as much ammunition as possible…
Our mission is to transform communities through innovation. Every year, we scour the globe in search of entrepreneurs developing creative solutions in energy, water, agriculture, cybersecurity and transportation. In a few short weeks, on April 10, applications will open for…