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A 'Concrete' Solution to Climate Change
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.
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NYC’s Non-Profit Cleantech Lab Boasts 88% Success Rate
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.
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Flipping The Switch On The Climate Emergency
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.
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The Urban Future Prize competition awards two prizes
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.
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NYCEDC Launches Climate Innovation Pilot Program at Brooklyn Army Terminal
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.
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Carbon To Value Initiative Selects Eight Startups For Third Carbontech Accelerator Program
June 23, 2023 | Carbon Herald
The six-month carbontech accelerator aims to support the startups’ commercialization efforts and de-risk their innovations.
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Introducing Brooklyn’s new Offshore Wind Innovation Hub and its director
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.
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My Climate Journey | Episode 168: Pat Sapinsley, Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon
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.
UFL Startup Spotlights
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How Vida Gabriel Is Making Carbon-capture Technology Even Greener
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.
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Revel and Dollaride Partner to Bring Electric Commuter Vans to Brooklyn
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.
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Osmoses Gets $11M Seed to Bring its Molecule-Scale Membranes to the Hydrogen Market
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.
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Amperon Nets $20M Series B for Grid Forecasts
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.
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LimeLoop’s Sleek Reusable Mailers Seek to Replace Cardboard Boxes
September 22, 2023 | TechCrunch
Urban Future Prize Competition 2022 Winner and UFL Member, LimeLoop zero into the circularity of their system.
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Announcing the 2023 Recipients of Google's Black and Latino Founders Funds
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.
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Air Company Makes 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023
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.
Past UFL Events
Urban Future Summit 2023
Annually, as part of the Urban Future Competition, the Urban Future Lab hosts an event for climate entrepreneurs, technologists, government officials, business leaders, investors, and innovators in New York City. This year, on October 12th, the Urban Future Summit featured pitches from finalists of the 2023 Urban Future Prize Competition; an industry panel discussion; and showcased the successes of past participants of the Prize Competition. Lastly, we highlighted the commitment of our sponsors as leaders who take constructive measures to improve and benefit our planet.
Watch last year’s Summit here, as well as past year’s events here.
C2V Kickoff Event 2023
Annually, as part of the Urban Future Competition, the Urban Future Lab hosts an event for climate entrepreneurs, technologists, government officials, business leaders, investors, and innovators in New York City. This year, on October 12th, the Urban Future Summit featured pitches from finalists of the 2023 Urban Future Prize Competition; an industry panel discussion; and showcased the successes of past participants of the Prize Competition. Lastly, we’ll take the opportunity to highlight the commitment of our sponsors as leaders who take constructive measures to improve and benefit our planet.
OWIH Wind-Win Startup Showdown 2023
Curious about innovations in offshore wind technologies? Watch an evening of startup pitches from the finalists of the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Accelerator program.
Finalists pitched to a live audience and esteemed jury as part of evaluations to join the first-ever cohort of the Offshore Wind Accelerator program.
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