Launch More Climate Tech Companies

LabStart is a 501(‌c)(3) nonprofit organization that backs the people starting what the planet needs next. Partner with us to help support these innovators who are tackling the world’s toughest climate challenges.

Opportunities to Support Us

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Direct Support to Fellows

$6K per fellow: Discovery Phase training to validate technology-market fit

$125K per fellow: Launch Phase intensive year-long support to build viable companies
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Direct Support to LabStart

Our goal is to support 75 entrepreneurs and launch 24 breakthrough climate companies in three years, but we can't achieve this alone. This commitment will require raising $7 million in three years.
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Individual Giving Methods

In addition to traditional giving mechanisms, we can accept stocks, contributions from DAFs, crypto, matching gifts, or in-kind services.
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Our Impact

Behind every technology breakthrough is a person with the courage to start a new venture.
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Deployed $1.2M into emerging founders

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Raised $6.5M since inception

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Catalyzed $9.85M in follow-on funding

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What Makes LabStart Different

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Direct Laboratory Partnerships
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Formal agreements with DOE national laboratories (NREL, Sandia, Oak Ridge, PNNL) provide your investment with unprecedented access to breakthrough technologies and ongoing technical validation.
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Systematic Risk Management
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Unlike traditional accelerators, we focus exclusively on federally validated technologies with systematic oversight, milestone-based funding, and quarterly reporting to ensure your philanthropic investment drives measurable results.
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Two-Phase Fellowship Structure
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Discovery Phase (4 months): $6K + training to validate technology-market fit
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Launch Phase (12 months): $100K + intensive support to build viable companies
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Milestone-based approach ensures accountability at every stage
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Entrepreneur-First Approach
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We recruit passionate founders first, then match them with breakthrough technologies. Focus on first-time and nontraditional founders often overlooked by traditional funding.
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Your philanthropic investment addresses both climate urgency and economic opportunity.

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Our diversified approach advances breakthrough technologies across multiple sectors.

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Fellows’ companies typically graduate into top-tier accelerators with new patents or IP licenses.

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Many fellows secure equity or VC funding and commercial customers.

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Your Investment ROI

See how philanthropic capital has transformed into climate companies via LabStart.
AI-powered critical infrastructure protection for clean energy systems
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$100,000
LabStart Investment
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Technology licensing partnership
with Stanford
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$1.5 million
Pre-seed round
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Converting waste methane into carbon-negative clean fuel
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$100,000
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$850,000
Pre-seed round
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Why Climate Funders Choose LabStart Now

The window for climate action is closing rapidly. Your philanthropic investment addresses both urgency and opportunity:
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Immediate Impact

Economic mobility through climate tech entrepreneurship
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Peer Validation

Join leading foundations like HPE, Salesforce, and Autodesk
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Risk-Smart Giving

Federal R&D validation reduces technology risk
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Transparent Results

Quarterly reports and direct fellow connections
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Hear from your community

“LabStart’s model sparks climate action; we’re proud to back this game-changing force reshaping climate tech.”
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Andrew Wheeler
HPE Fellow, Senior Vice President and Director of Hewlett Packard Labs
“LabStart plugs us into cutting-edge science, turning fresh founders into climate heroes we’re proud to champion.”
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Emma Frawley
Associate Director of Program and Operations at the Woka Foundation
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“Partnering with LabStart gives us AI tools that turn our environmental ideas into real, fast impact for the planet.”
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Naomi Morenzoni
SVP of Climate and Innovation Philanthropy at Salesforce
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LabStart is a 501(‌c)(3) nonprofit organization. All partnerships are tax-deductible and designed to maximize both philanthropic impact and climate technology commercialization success. EIN: 87-1531176.
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Ready to Make an Impact Beyond Returns?

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