A studio for innovators addressing the most important challenge of our time, led by the University of Connecticut.

About

We're committed to addressing the climate challenge.

The Future Climate Venture Studio brings together UConn, a national and global leader in interdisciplinary climate research; R/GA Ventures, a venture studio operator and early-stage investor; CT Next, Connecticut’s innovation agency; and additional partners from energy finance, venture capital, and technology.

The Studio’s mission is to identify, support, and collaborate with the startups addressing the most critical dimensions of the climate challenge, including decarbonization, alternative energy, planetary resilience, social impact, and more.

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Partners

Built in collaboration.
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    UConn

    A national and global leader among public research universities, with more than 32,000 students seeking answers to critical questions in classrooms, labs, and the community. A culture of innovation drives this pursuit of knowledge throughout the university’s network of campuses.

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    R/GA Ventures

    R/GA Ventures works with startups and corporate partners to create a more human future. We do this by identifying disruptive and inspiring technologies and ideas, and supporting those ideas with the financial, creative, and relationship capital necessary to drive growth and returns.

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    CTNext

    CTNext is Connecticut’s catalyst for entrepreneurship. CTNext leverages public and private investment to create and support programs that help fund, advise, connect and inspire innovators with new and early-stage companies. Our mission is to accelerate startup growth and success, positioning Connecticut as the most desirable location in the country for an innovative company to build, grow and create jobs. Learn more at ctnext.com.

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Focus areas

We’re looking for tech companies approaching climate change from every angle.

Mitigation

Solutions that actively halt climate change through the limitation or prevention of greenhouse gas release.

  • Carbon tech
  • Industrial decarbonization
  • Blue tech
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Adaptation

Solutions that help our planet adjust and adapt to the expected consequences of the climate crisis.

  • Natural ecosystem management
  • Built environment innovation
  • Modeling and data
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Energy

Solutions that enhance energy efficiency, support the use of clean and renewable energy, and more.

  • Battery storage and performance
  • Distributed energy
  • Alternative energy
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Social

Solutions that address and alleviate the impacts of climate change on specific social groups and society at large.

  • Food, water, and transportation systems
  • Circular solutions
  • Disparate impact solutions
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Companies

Meet our companies.
  • Applied Bioplastics

    Applied Bioplastics

    Applied Bioplastics delivers lower-carbon durable plastics at price and performance parity with traditional plastics while reducing emissions by 20-40%.
  • Clean Crop Technologies

    Clean Crop Technologies

    Clean Crop Technologies uses electricity to boost yields, improve safety, and reduce waste across the food space.
  • Cool Amps

    Cool Amps

    Cool Amps recycles lithium-ion batteries and the critical metals needed for a sustainable energy future.
  • GreenPortfolio

    GreenPortfolio

    GreenPortfolio helps millennials and Gen Z fight climate change with their financial decisions.
  • INOVUES

    INOVUES

    INOVUES retrofits building facades to incorporate the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal, replacement, or disruption.
  • Urban Stalk

    Urban Stalk

    Urban Stalk is redesigning our vegetable food supply chains to make them local, circular, and more resilient.
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    Afterlife Ag

    Afterlife Ag is building a network of circular mushroom farms and leveraging the power of mycelium to decompose food waste to create fresh, local, and sustainable mushrooms and biochar for everyone.
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    Eli Technologies

    Eli empowers contractors to make electrification more affordable, for everyone.
  • Homeostasis removes CO2 from the atmosphere and transforms it into carbon materials critical for batteries.

    Homeostasis

    Homeostasis removes CO2 from the atmosphere and transforms it into carbon materials critical for batteries.
  • Monterra helps EV charging installers design, quote, and propose projects in minutes, not days.

    Monterra

    Monterra helps EV charging installers design, quote, and propose projects in minutes, not days.
  • Raincoat provides instant-paying climate insurance at scale.

    Raincoat

    Raincoat provides instant-paying climate insurance at scale.
  • Ric is a micro parametric platform and solution provider that supports resiliency post catastrophe for individuals and communities.

    Ric

    Ric is a micro parametric platform and solution provider that supports resiliency post catastrophe for individuals and communities.

Support

How we support startups at every stage.

The Future Climate Venture Studio will deliver meaningful value to your company with a minimal level of time commitment required. Through a mostly virtual format, we will provide startups with access to expert advisors, resources, network connections, and tailored studio content from UConn, R/GA, and our studio partners. Studio support includes:

Financial capital


Investment capital to expand and improve existing products, services, and technologies

Relationship capital


Introductions to top executives and experts across the climate tech ecosystem and beyond, curated to develop specific business opportunities and accelerate growth

Creative capital


Access to strategists, technologists, designers, and other consultants who provide services customized to the unique needs of each startup

Companies will also benefit from UConn's interdisciplinary faculty and departments dedicated to innovative research and development in the field of climate science, including access to core technology facilities. This includes corporate partnership opportunities, technical help, and guidance from various industry-funded centers of excellence within UConn’s Innovation Partnership Building (IPB).

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