Make It in Brooklyn Climate Tech Pitch Contest
Pays NYC climate startups up to $10,000 in cash and commercialization support.
Startups pitch to a panel of investors and ecosystem leaders at a live event. The winner gets a $5,000 unrestricted cash prize plus up to $5,000 in milestone-based support from National Grid's Clean Tech Incubation Grant, covering costs like prototype development, market research, patent filing and product testing.
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership backs NYC-based climate tech startups working on climate resilience, carbon reduction, sustainable infrastructure, circular economy, clean mobility, energy efficiency, urban sustainability, and environmental monitoring. It wants early- or growth-stage teams seeking commercialization, pilot or market-entry support.
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