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World's first accelerator focused exclusively on net-zero built environment technologies. A 6-month program for startups in energy, water, materials, HVAC, waste, and building decarbonization, offered by the U.S. Green Building Council California chapter.
Accelerates commercialization of UC San Diego technologies with dual-use potential by providing funding, mentorship, and networks to help researchers and startups develop solutions for both civilian and defense applications, advancing them toward real-world deployment.
Learn more →12-week hybrid accelerator in Modesto, CA for circular bioeconomy startups, providing $100K total support including $15K non-dilutive grant, $35K investment, and $50K campus credits.
Learn more →A semester-based incubator program for founders aged 18+ to accelerate innovative ideas into reality. Through a semester course curriculum, students explore all steps to creating a startup: technical assistance, physical co-working space, subject matter expert and advisor sessions, and access to entrepreneurial resources. Also includes Youth Innovators Lab for ages 16–18. Past cohort graduates include smart business card companies and zero-waste product startups.
Learn more →Offers Cal Poly students and recent alumni a 12-week summer program to develop business models, receive mentorship, seed funding, and entrepreneurial training to launch scalable startups.
Learn more →A commercialization pathway program at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, designed to transform deep-tech research into venture-ready opportunities by connecting lab researchers with investors and entrepreneurs.
Learn more →An 11-week, no-cost and no-equity accelerator program for early-stage startups in the western US, run by the UCR Innovation Hub (I-HUB) as part of the Inland SoCal Accelerate Hub initiative funded by CalOSBA.
Learn more →\- Provides non-dilutive funding and commercialization support to small businesses developing innovative technologies through federal agency partnerships, helping them advance from concept to market with expert guidance and resources. \- Offers a nine-month accelerator to nurture and scale bioscience and healthcare innovations that improve health and wellness in Los Angeles communities, especially those impacted by limited access to new solutions. \- Delivers a nine-month immersive experience supporting innovators to pilot and expand solutions that boost community resilience and adaptability to weather disasters and environmental challenges at no cost.
Learn more →4-month accelerator in downtown Long Beach investing $150K for 7% equity, focused on logistics, health tech, green tech, and blue tech startups.
Learn more →An intensive mentorship and acceleration program run by the UCR Innovation Hub targeting agtech, life sciences, and climate tech startups. Features rolling admissions and an investor-backed team supporting startups in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties.
Learn more →Empowers entrepreneurs to drive societal change by connecting startups with mentors, resources, and funding opportunities through a flexible, equity-free, online program focused on impactful innovation in climate, sustainability, clean tech, and AI for good.
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