Aurora Climate Lab
Creative HQ's 12-week climate tech accelerator in Wellington for New Zealand startups, with a 2026 focus on clean and scalable energy; cohort 6 begins in October 2026.
Funding not published · equity not published
Status unknown
Accelerators
Energy accelerators
16 programmes. Of these, 3 say they take no equity, and 1 has applications open.
The programmes
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Catalyst Fund
Pre-seed fund and accelerator for African climate adaptation and resilience startups, investing US$150,000 in cash plus US$50,000 in venture-building support, with follow-on at seed and Series A.
US$150k invested · equity not published
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Cleantech Open
A nonprofit accelerator for cleantech startups that runs regional programmes across the US over five months. Teams pay a participation fee; regional and national winners share cash prizes and investment.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Elemental Impact
A climate investor and accelerator with offices in Honolulu, New York, Washington DC and San Francisco. Its Strategy Track serves pre-seed and seed teams; its Project Track funds first-of-a-kind projects for Series A and later.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Garage+ Startup Global Program
An eight-day program in Taipei that brings seed to Series B tech startups from abroad to meet Taiwanese supply-chain companies, with travel subsidies and an optional three months of workspace afterwards.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Garage+ Startup Global Program • Taiwan
A three-month Taipei program for Taiwanese tech startups below Series B, offering free incubation space, matching meetings with corporates and VCs, mentoring and exhibition space at COMPUTEX.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Google for Startups Accelerator: North America (AI for Energy)
A 10-week, equity-free hybrid Google accelerator for revenue-generating AI startups in the US and Canada working on grid optimisation, demand flexibility and energy solutions for customers.
Funding not published · equity-free
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HAX
SOSV's hard tech programme in Newark, New Jersey, for pre-seed and seed hardware startups, with engineering labs and staff on site. SOSV invests up to US$550k on a pre-seed SAFE.
Funding not published · equity not published
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JioGenNext Market Access Program
Reliance Industries' market access programme that places post-MVP startups into proof-of-concept pilots with Jio, Reliance Retail and other group businesses, taking no equity and charging no fees.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Launch Alaska Tech Deployment Track
An Anchorage nonprofit's eight-month deployment accelerator that pairs market-ready energy, transportation and industrial technology startups with Alaska industry experts and community partners to deploy in Alaska.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Launch Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill accelerator whose main track, Launch Powered by KPMG, is a free six-week cohort for MVP or early-sales startups, with or without a UNC link, ending in a Demo Day. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
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Nana Bianca
Florence startup studio and accelerator running seven acceleration programmes, most with corporate partners, including Hubble, Cyber Shield and Bravo Innovation Hub, from an innovation centre in Florence.
Funding not published · equity not published
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Rockstart
Amsterdam-headquartered investor and accelerator for purpose-driven founders in agrifood, energy and emerging tech, co-investing from early stage up to Series B. The AgriFood programme takes applications year-round.
Funding not published · equity not published
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SpinLab
Six-month equity-free accelerator in Leipzig for eHealth, energy and smart city startups, linked to HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Every accepted team gets a €6,000 award and can receive an acceleration grant of up to €50,000.
€6k grant · equity-free
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The Catalyst
Clean-tech accelerator and early-stage investor in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, investing in pre-seed and seed climate startups via SAFE notes, with office and lab space, licensing help, mentoring and pilot opportunities.
Funding not published · equity not published
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VILLAGEx
VILLAGEx is The Idea Village's four-month New Orleans accelerator for seed-stage startups aiming to raise US$1M or more within 24 months. It provides mentors, advisory boards and investor access, ending with Demo Day.
Funding not published · equity not published
Open · closes 6 Nov 2026VILLAGEx 2027: applications close 6 November 2026.
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Energy accelerators: questions founders ask
Which energy accelerators does TheIncubatorPro list?
We list 16 programmes: Aurora Climate Lab, Catalyst Fund, Cleantech Open, Elemental Impact, Garage+ Startup Global Program, Garage+ Startup Global Program • Taiwan and 10 more. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
Which energy accelerators take no equity?
3 of the 16 say they take no equity: Google for Startups Accelerator: North America (AI for Energy), Launch Chapel Hill and SpinLab. 13 do not publish their equity terms.
Which energy accelerators are open for applications?
Applications are open for VILLAGEx (closes 6 November 2026). The deadlines page lists every date we track.
Where do these energy accelerators run?
Taipei (2), Abu Dhabi (1), Amsterdam (1), Anchorage (1), Chapel Hill (1), Florence (1) and 6 more. Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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