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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Announce Inaugural Cohort for ACCEL, an Accelerator for BIPOC-led Climatetech Startups

Greentown Labs

ACCEL combines startup acceleration with a curated curriculum, incubation at Greentown, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts. The program, which is designed to support underrepresented founders, welcomes six startups Somerville, Mass., and Houston, Texas, Feb. Active Surfaces (Salem, Mass.)

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BIPOC Entrepreneurs Present their Climatetech Solutions at ACCEL Showcase

Greentown Labs

This year-long program combines acceleration with a curated curriculum, incubation through a Greentown membership, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts. Active Surfaces is working to make these innovations possible. It’s been a very good acceleration pathway.”

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Climatetech Leadership Series: Saint-Gobain CEO Pierre-André de Chalendar on the Future of the Buildings Industry

Greentown Labs

The buildings industry, which is responsible for about 40 pe r cent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually, is poised to experience major changes and innovations in pursuit of its decarbonization efforts. And by the way, using recycled materials means emitting less when we produce.