Future Forward: The Latest
from the Lab

September 12, 2024 | The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator

With its Strategic Channel Partner award, Urban Future Lab (UFL) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering rallied the climate tech ecosystem, uniting key players across the entire industry lifecycle at a groundbreaking event.

September 12, 2024 | PR Newswire

The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative)— a multi-year collaboration from NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Urban Future Lab (UFL), Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA to catalyze the carbontech ecosystem—enthusiastically announces nine startup participants for the fourth year of its carbontech accelerator program.

September 10, 2024 | NYU Tandon

For the fifth year in a row, thanks to their joint initiative, a select group of UK-based startups will convene in Brooklyn for a six-month program aimed at providing them with the support and mentorship needed to fully explore the U.S. market. 

September 1, 2024 | Decarb Connect

How Urban Future Lab by NYU Tandon School of Engineering delivers high start-up to scale-up climate tech success results.

April 18, 2024 | Business Wire

Our presence at Camp Cleantech in Denver, Colorado will provide entrepreneurs with additional insight and clarity into the landmark climate legislation of IRA and the intricacies of Justice40.

April 3, 2024 | Pix11

As part of NYU Tandon School of Engineering, we are also on the frontlines of how academia-and-startup collaboration can supercharge innovation. One example is our partnership with AIR COMPANY in a NASA-supported bid to make sustainable rocket fuel for Earth & Mars.

April 2, 2024 | Office of Technology Transitions

Made possible through government support, our new accelerator with Second Muse emerges the innovative forces of hardtech clean energy startups with the manufacturing industry in the Northeast US by mandating joint applications from startups and manufacturers, ensuring both parties collaborate from the outset.

February 28, 2024 | City of New York

Earlier this year, we were featured in the NYC Mayor’s Green Economy Action Plan as one of the most prominent leaders in the city’s climate innovation ecosystem.

December 7, 2023 | Here & Now

The Urban Future Lab featured on NPR’s Here and Now on scaling climate technologies and new economic opportunities to reduce the carbon that’s already in the atmosphere.

November 16, 2023 | The Energy Mix

An overview of our diverse programs, founder-first culture, and a look into the world of some of the startups incubated at the lab.

October 24, 2023 | Forbes

Pat Sapinsley shares her insights into addressing the climate emergency and the societal, political, and financial barriers that come with deploying climatetech solutions.

October 13, 2023 | NYU Tandon

Learn more about Urban Future Prize Competition 2023 Winners and newest ACRE incubator members: Bomee Jung, Co-Founder and CEO of Cadence OneFive and Zach Stein, Co-Founder of Carbon Collective.

September 7, 2023 | NYCEDC

At UFL, we have several battery storage solutions, solar solutions, radiator solutions, efficient building controls, window retrofits, EV charging and more — all ready for just such an enlightened customer.

June 23, 2023 | Carbon Herald

The six-month carbontech accelerator aims to support the startups’ commercialization efforts and de-risk their innovations.

March 17, 2023 | NYU Tandon

One of our big milestones in 2023 is establishing OWIH, the lab’s newest program, which is focused on building an offshore wind industry in New York and beyond.

July 21, 2021 | MCJ Collective

An overview of Urban Future Lab and the gap it's filling in the climatetech startup space and our work to advocate for climate policies.

October 31, 2023 | Canadian Business

Gabriel co-founded TerraFixing, a company that develops technology for capturing CO2 efficiently in cold climates and a C2V Initiative Y3 Cohort Member.

October 9, 2023 | BK Reader

As part of the partnership, Revel is providing UFL member Dollaride’s commuter vehicles with discounted rates and fast charging spaces.

October 3, 2023 | TechCrunch

C2V Y2 Cohort Member Osmoses, a technology company transforming the way industrial separations are performed today, raised $11M in their most recent seed round from world class investors.

October 3, 2023 | Axios

Amperon, one of our incredible innovators at the Urban Future Lab, received recent funding led by Energize Capital to transition from being primarily an electricity demand forecasting platform to a comprehensive data analytics solution.

September 22, 2023 | TechCrunch

Urban Future Prize Competition 2022 Winner and UFL Member, LimeLoop zero into the circularity of their system.

July 13, 2023 | Google

Google selected Benchmark Labs, an OWIH Y1 Cohort Member, for its Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund, providing cash awards, support, and resources.

July 3, 2023 | Fast Company

A well deserved recognition of one of our portfolio members for their outstanding work in the climatetech industry while fostering a collaborative environment for its employees.