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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders.

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New Startup Accelerator for Battery Innovation Accepting Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). awarded a $4.5

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Helion raises $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy

TechCrunch

Helion Energy , a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its $0.5 Deuterium and Helium-3 are heated, then accelerated through magnets, compressed and captured as inductive current. Animation courtesy of Helion Energy.

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

Husk Power Systems , a clean energy company that has been at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008, is planning to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years. “We welcome the Energy Compact commitments made by Husk Power and appreciate their leadership. Image Credits: Husk Power Systems.

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Techstars unveils sustainability-focused acceleration program in Paris

TechCrunch

Techstars , a network of startup accelerators and an investment company, is launching a new accelerator in Paris called Techstars Sustainability Paris. This isn’t the first time that Techstars is running an accelerator in France as the company originally launched Techstars Paris in 2017.

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Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator Discusses Startup Cooperation Initiative Centered on Pangyo Techno Valley with India’s Economic Visiting Group

AsiaTechDaily

The visiting delegation experienced Korea’s startup environment around Pangyo Techno Valley, the largest startup business hub in Korea, heard examples of the best practices in startup business support programs, and discussed opportunities for cooperation with Indian startups.

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With $10m from Series A, VFlowTech eyes global expansion of vanadium-based renewable energy storage solutions

AsiaTechDaily

In a statement, VFlowTech that it will use the funds to set-up a 200 MWh production line capacity and scale up the manufacturing of its 250 kWh modular vanadium-based long duration energy storage solutions. Kumar said that conventional energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion and lead acid batteries have limited functionality.

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