Deadline:
August 29, 2025
Program Starts: December 04, 2025
Program Ends: June 03, 2026
Location(s)
Online United States of America
CxO/strategic/founder-level participation is required at all program events for a total of approximately 80 hours of time commitment over six months. Startups can expect to participate in a virtual interview, kickoff event, three workshops, and a final showcase, requiring four trips to U.S. locations (Boston, New York, and Houston) over approximately six months (December 2025 to June 2026). In addition, you will have regular check-in calls with the C2V Initiative team and meetings with CLC Advisors, mentors, and other constituencies outside of these formal program events.
Overview
The Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative drives the creation of a thriving innovation ecosystem for the commercialization of carbontech solutions that capture, convert, and sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) into valuable end products or services—with the support of corporate partners, government leaders, and experts who help foster a robust network for our startups. In its first four years, the C2V Initiative has supported 35 groundbreaking startups that have raised over $580M in follow-on funding, leading to numerous successful partnerships and 600+ new business relationships, technology advancement, and industry growth.
Applications for our Year 5 Cohort are now open.
Details
What is the Carbon to Value Initiative?
The C2V Initiative is a multi-year collaboration to accelerate the carbontech industry that leverages our proven process for launching climate solutions into the marketplace.
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Multi-year Initiative: Multi-stakeholder effort to rapidly commercialize innovations by startups working to address the emerging carbon-to-value market. Each year, we support a new cohort of innovative carbontech companies.
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Value Chain Engagement: Collaboration among the Carbontech Leadership Council members—major corporations, government actors, and NGOs—and the startups selected for each cohort to build the ecosystem that they need to thrive.
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An Accelerator for the Industry: Industry-building, deployment, and partnership-focused activities that help carbontech startups scale.
Why Carbontech?
Due to the build-up over time of excessive, long-lived carbon emissions, commercializing Carbontech—technologies that capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into valuable end products or services— is now necessary to meet global climate goals.
- A six trillion-dollar market opportunity
- Critical to keeping the average global temperature increase to less than 2℃
- White space for innovation and entrepreneurship to gain traction with major industry partners
How does C2V help carbontech startups?
C2V is first and foremost a partnerships accelerator that provides an opportunity to work hands-on with corporations, nonprofits, and governments at the forefront of the emerging carbontech economy. Startups selected to participate in Year 5 of the program gain access to the Carbontech Leadership Council (CLC), an invitation-only group of executive leaders across diverse industry sectors driving the future of carbontech. Additionally, startups will benefit from customized workshop programming and access to resources and mentorship from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, Fraunhofer USA and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft networks.
What is the timeline for the Year 5 program?
The C2V Initiative is a six-month accelerator program that includes 80+ hours of customized workshop programming. Startups can also expect to devote time outside of the program workshops. Key program dates are as follows:
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who is eligible to apply?
Potential applicants must demonstrate through a competitive application process that the technology, product or service is not only differentiated and scalable, but also incorporates captured carbon as the major input for an overall carbon neutral or carbon negative impact.
Startups that are at a technology readiness level (TRL) between 4 and 7, actively investigating product-market fit and seeking partnerships to scale are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants may apply from anywhere in the world. Events will take place in person in Houston, New York City, Boston, and virtually.
Dates
Deadline: August 29, 2025
Program starts:
December 04, 2025
Program ends:
June 03, 2026
Program Starts: December 04, 2025
Program Ends: June 03, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
Learn more about Year 5 of the Carbon to Value Initiative
- ACCELERATE: A six-month accelerator designed to help you advance your technology within the burgeoning carbontech market and policy landscape.
- SCALE: With leading corporates from strategic industry sectors, non-profits, and governments from the Carbontech Leadership Council to de-risk and accelerate your path to commercialization.
- ACCESS: Carbon to Value Initiative’s rich networks and resources from the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA, as well as high quality, experienced mentors.
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