The accelerator launched when climate software was a niche. Its first cohorts included grid-optimisation, methane-detection and building-efficiency companies. Two have been acquired by industrial groups; the third is profitable and hiring.
What the programme learned
Enterprise sales cycles in energy are brutal, pilots must be paid, and the best founders had operational backgrounds rather than purely technical ones. The next cohort is being selected accordingly.
Key takeaways
- Two acquisitions and one independent company from early cohorts
- Paid pilots are a hard requirement
- Operator founders outperformed
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