Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Unveils 2024 Strategic Award Winners
Award Funding to Empower Climate-Tech Innovators at Camp Cleantech on August 12-14, 2024, in Denver, Colorado DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2024 / Today, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a $50 million clean technology program funded …
Award Funding to Empower Climate-Tech Innovators at Camp Cleantech on August 12-14, 2024, in Denver, Colorado
DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2024 / Today, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a $50 million clean technology program funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, announced its eighth cycle of IN2 Channel Partner Strategic Awards. This year, IN² distributed $767,000 across 15 organizations within the Channel Partner network, equipping them to host impactful workshops at the pioneering event, Camp Cleantech, this August 12-14, 2024, at CSU Spur in Denver, Colorado.
Camp Cleantech is designed to immerse climate-tech startups in an environment ripe with knowledge-sharing and collaborative opportunities. The event aims to equip attendees with critical tools and insights necessary for navigating the complexities of startup life while providing unparalleled access to ecosystem leaders, premier partners, incubators, and accelerators.
"We are celebrating this year's Strategic Award winners and looking forward to Camp Cleantech," said Robyn Luhning, chief sustainability officer at Wells Fargo. "As the real economy demands more lower-carbon solutions, Wells Fargo continues to support the scaling of new solutions for a successful shift to a low-carbon economy."
The workshops at Camp Cleantech will cover a range of topics critical to entrepreneurial success, including community and corporate partnerships, financing strategies, organizational development, product design and manufacturing, pilot and demonstration readiness, and crafting compelling value propositions. These sessions are designed to equip climate-tech startups with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Workshops will be presented by:
- Activate Global
- BRITE Energy Innovators
- Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University
- Cleantech Group
- Cleantech Open.
- Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA)
- Dominion Energy Innovation Center (DEIC)
- Elemental Excelerator
- Evergreen Climate Innovations
- FORGE
- Greentown Labs
- Grid Catalyst
- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
- Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
- Urban Future Lab at New York University.
In line with IN²'s broader goals, this year's awards also emphasize fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the cleantech ecosystem. Workshops will explore effective team building through both internal and external lenses, ensuring that startups are well-equipped to build inclusive, resilient, and high-performing organizations.