Make It in Brooklyn Climate Tech Pitch Contest
Join us during NYC Climate Week for the Make It in Brooklyn Climate Tech Pitch Contest, where five early-stage climate technology startups will compete for up to $10,000 in funding and commercialization support.
Founders will be evaluated on innovation, feasibility, market potential, and potential impact. The winning startup will receive up to $10,000 in funding and commercialization support to help accelerate its path to market.
The prize includes:
$5,000 in unrestricted prize funding from Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.
Up to an additional $5,000 in milestone-based commercialization support through National Grid's Clean Tech Incubation Program. Eligible expenses include prototype development and testing, patent and legal filing costs, market research, commercialization activities, and pilot implementation support.
The Climate Tech Pitch Contest brings together founders, investors, industry leaders, and members of the innovation ecosystem to spotlight technologies addressing some of today's most pressing climate challenges.
Finalists:
PollenPal is using AI-powered sensors and computer vision to help beekeepers monitor hive health in real time, improve colony management, and address the growing challenge of honeybee colony loss.
HiFIT LLC is advancing offshore wind through innovative weld treatment technology that strengthens turbine structures, enabling longer service life, reduced steel consumption and maintenance costs, and lower embodied carbon.
Novara Tech is developing mobile recycling technology that transforms hard-to-recycle composite waste from industries like wind energy and construction into reusable materials for urban infrastructure, reducing landfill waste and transportation costs.
Kooola is developing an edible hydration product that eliminates single-use cup waste at endurance races, replacing conventional hydration packaging with a zero-waste alternative that requires no changes to existing race infrastructure.
AtmosOne AI is helping address growing demand on the electric grid by intelligently shifting flexible AI computing to off-peak periods, reducing grid strain and enabling more efficient use of existing energy infrastructure.
Judges:
Judy Chang, it's electric
Shivika Arora, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Colter Miller, Curbing Carbon
Nicholas Ng, The Clean Fight
Angela Ng, AI for Good NYC
This event is in partnership with the Malin and National Grid.
The Malin is a beautifully designed workspace for ambitious founders, creatives, and industry leaders who value genuine community over transactional co-working, and they're offering our network 25% off day passes and meeting rooms at their Brooklyn Heights location, using code DBP25 through the end of 2026, redeemable here.
About Make It in Brooklyn
Make It in Brooklyn is Downtown Brooklyn Partnership's innovation platform supporting startups through pitch competitions, ecosystem-building initiatives, and direct entrepreneurial support programs. Through year-round programming, Make It in Brooklyn connects founders with capital, mentors, customers, and the resources needed to grow and scale their businesses.