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C2M’s 2025 entrepreneurs listed below are associated with a wide range of leading accelerators, universities, and government programs, including Activate, ARPA-E, Cleantech Open, Greentown Labs, as well as UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, and other top-tier organizations.
Carbon Plus
Affordable carbon fiber reducing costs by 75% and CO₂ by 50%, enabling high-performance, energy-efficient applications across industries. Key Affiliation: Activate │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Coflux Purification
Captures and destroys PFAS using UV light and novel catalyst, using less energy & infrastructure to make clean water. Key Affiliations: Activate, Breakthrough Energy, I-Corps/NSF, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst │ Website│ Description │ Slide │ Video
EELI Technology
Chemical-free process to extract lithium with 80% less cost, 3x efficiency, and less adverse environmental impact. Key Affiliations: Activate, Berkeley Lab, California Energy Commission, CalSEED/New Energy Nexus, Cleantech Open, DOE, I-Corps/NSF │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Inlyte Energy
Iron-sodium battery storage for domestic, safe, and economic alternative to lithium-ion batteries for renewable integration, electricity savings, and resilience. Key Affiliations: Activate, ARPA-E │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Prospect Growth
Nanoparticle fertilizers allow farmers to reduce climate change impact without changing how they farm. Key Affiliations: Activate, Breakthrough Energy, I-Corps/NSF │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Rapid Radicals
Treats water 22x faster in 90% less footprint to provide additional capacity for municipal wet weather and industry. Key Affiliations: Activate, I-Corps/NSF │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Standard Potential
Zero-permit grid storage with plug-and-play scalability for affordable, reliable power. Key Affiliations: Activate, ARPA-E, Breakthrough Energy, Caltech, I-Corps/NSF, UC Berkeley │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Sunchem
Nanotechnology that selectively separates critical metals from complex mixtures in the metal recycling and the mining space. Key Affiliations: Activate, Berkeley Lab, CalSEED/New Energy Nexus, Cleantech Open, DOE │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
