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Please view our initial list of 2025 C2M finalists below. Students will select their startup preferences at the end of April, please visit this page for updates in early May.
| Carbon Plus | Affordable carbon fiber reducing costs by 75% and CO₂ by 50%, enabling high-performance, energy-efficient applications across industries. | carbonplus.tech | ARPA-E |
| Coflux Purification | Captures and destroys PFAS using UV light and novel catalyst, using less energy & infrastructure to make clean water. | cofluxpurification.com | Activate, Breakthrough Energy, I-Corps/NSF, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst |
| EELI Technology | Chemical-free process to extract lithium with 80% less cost, 3x efficiency, and less adverse environmental impact. | https://eeli.tech/ | Activate, Berkeley Lab, California Energy Commission, CalSEED/New Energy Nexus, Cleantech Open, DOE, I-Corps/NSF |
| 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. | http://inlyteenergy.com | Activate, ARPA-E |
| Prospect Growth | Nanoparticle fertilizers allow farmers to reduce climate change impact without changing how they farm. | www.prospect.ag | Activate, Breakthrough Energy, I-Corps/NSF |
| Rapid Radicals Technology | Treats water 22x faster with 90% less footprint; can treat emergency runoff during increasingly extreme storms. | rapidradicals.com | Activate, I-Corps/NSF |
| Standard Potential | Sodium ion battery that is 50% safer than lithium-ion, providing safer and more sustainable energy storage. | https://www.standardpotential.com/ | Activate, ARPA-E, Breakthrough Energy, Caltech, I-Corps/NSF, UC Berkeley |
| Sunchem | Nanotechnology that selectively separates critical metals from complex mixtures in the metal recycling and the mining space. | https://www.activate.org/sunchem | Activate, Berkeley Lab, CalSEED/New Energy Nexus, Cleantech Open, DOE |
| Varada Agriculture | RNAi-based pesticides deliver powerful pest control without the toxicity—protecting soil, water, and pollinators for a healthier, sustainable future. | https://varadaagriculture.com/ | Activate, DOE, I-Corps/NSF, Skydeck, UC Berkeley |
