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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, Breakthrough Energy, CalSEED/New Energy Nexus, Cleantech Open, UC Berkeley, and Berkeley Lab.
Carbon Plus
Affordable carbon fiber reducing costs by 75% and CO₂ by 50%, enabling high-performance, energy-efficient applications across industries. Key Affiliations: ARPA-E │ 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 2-in-1 battery offering long-life, low-cost energy storage as a safe, economic lithium alternative for solar shifting and diesel backup. 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 Technology
Treats water 22x faster with 90% less footprint; can treat emergency runoff during increasingly extreme storms. Key Affiliations: Activate, I-Corps/NSF │ Website │ Description │ Slide │ Video
Standard Potential
Sodium ion battery that is 50% safer than lithium-ion, providing safer and more sustainable energy storage. 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
