This week was VERGE Hawaii, an energy and innovation conference bringing together key stakeholders in Hawaiʻi’s clean energy future. Until this year, there was one key stakeholder missing, the youth, our future decision makers. In just three short days, ten…
What if we applied our model that accelerated 63 startups to government agencies and nonprofits? Transcending Oil, a quantitative analysis of Hawaii's path to a clean energy economy, taught us that we can move much faster off of oil, 84% renewable…
In November 2017, we announced a $100k funding opportunity for three EEx portfolio companies that were looking to accelerate access to clean technology in some of California’s low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. We requested proposals for projects in CalEnviroScreen 3.0/ disproportionately-polluted and…
For the stats lovers among you, a data snapshot of our most geographically dispersed, technologically diverse, and mature applicant pool to date.
In honor of our planet completing another successful twirl around the sun, and to mark a decade of progress on the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, Elemental Excelerator gathered some old friends and welcomed some new ones at the Earth Day Energy Summit.
This year Elemental Excelerator celebrated Earth Day by galvanizing action to design a clean, resilient, and equitable future for the planet we call home. We did two things: Released an independent, peer-reviewed, quantitative analysis: Transcending Oil. We know not everyone wants…
Every year, our Elemental Excelerator team combs through applications — this year almost 500 — from amazing entrepreneurs around the globe. We learn about solar robots, spinning batteries, even vertically-integrated cows (in case you’re wondering, that’s a cow that goes…
How our portfolio companies' applications captured our attention, shared how they would fit into the EEx community, and charted their roadmaps to changing people's lives. Pretty much every accelerator program puts together a "How to make your application stand out"…
It’s no secret that Silicon Valley drives the tech world. From smart cars to smart homes, California continues to boast the world’s latest high-tech innovations and developments. Yet many Californians still lack access to technological advancements that could dramatically improve…
When people hear “accelerator,” they often think of programs like Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Techstars. These tech accelerators, which helped launch startups like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Instacart, are positioned to take ideas and create companies out of them through…