Commercializing Climate Innovation

The Strauch Cleantech to Market Program (C2M) is UC Berkeley’s flagship climate tech accelerator and interdisciplinary graduate course, with a mission to develop the next generation of climate leaders while accelerating the commercialization of transformative climate technologies to drive real-world impact.

Impact

2008

127+

$1.3B

1,200+

600+

70+
Founded Startups Supported Funding Raised By Startups Jobs Created By Startups Student Alumni Ecosystem Partners

What C2M Does

Through a 16-week program, C2M pairs breakthrough climate tech startups with interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley graduate students to assess market opportunities and develop actionable strategies to bring these technologies to market.

The program culminates in a summit attended by 380+ investors, corporate leaders, and ecosystem partners. At the event, student teams present their work and compete for up to $70,000 in prize funding (generously sponsored by MetLife) which is awarded directly to the startups to support their commercialization efforts.

C2M Timeline

Jan-Mar
Mar-May
May-Aug
Aug- Nov
Dec
Startup Selection Student Recruitment Program Design Program Execution C2M Summit

 

 

Who C2M Is For

For Startups

Accelerate commercialization with top-tier talent

Apply as a Startup

For Graduate Students

Gain hands-on experience with real climate startups

Join as a Student

For Industry Partners

Engage with emerging technologies and startups

Partner With Us

Testimonials

Startup Testimonial

“We gained numerous takeaways from the 50+ market discovery interviews conducted by the team and the comprehensive final report they produced. These findings will be instrumental for our upcoming grant applications, future presentations and decision making. We wholeheartedly endorse the C2M program to any entrepreneur seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills.”
– Moha Shahjamali, Co-Founder & CEO, HidrogeniCs

Student Testimonial

“I really appreciate how many people we got connected to and how many resources I was offered while taking this class. I am also extremely grateful for all the instructor’s time and effort put into organizing multiple guest speakers, the MetLife Coaches, the Summit, etc… I have never taken a class with this much dedication put behind it.”
– Student Alumni

Partner Testimonial

“On every criteria – rigor, relevance, realism, grasp of the technical, policy, and business implications – this was nowhere near good, it was great. ARPA-E has high expectations. You’ve exceeded them and then some.”
– Josh Gould, Tech to Market Advisor, ARPA-E

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