Virtual Pitch Competition for Women Founders and Founders of Color will award $8,500 in Non-Dilutive Cash Prizes to Climate Tech & Energy Tech Startups
The mHUB EnergyTech Startup Pitch Competition will showcase cutting-edge hardtech startups specializing in climate and energy technologies. This pitch competition, taking place virtually on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, is designed to support under-represented women founders and entrepreneurs of color.
Startups focused on innovative climate tech and energy technologies can apply to pitch virtually to a group of esteemed judges for cash awards totaling $8,500 and connections to industry decision-makers and investors interested in hardtech.
1st Place Prize: $5,000
2nd Place Prize: $2,500
3rd Place Prize: $1,000
Pitch Competition Details
Date: Tuesday, June 27Time: 4:30 PM CST
Location: Zoom (Virtual)
Startup Eligibility:
- At least one founder of your team must be female or a person of color
- The Climate Tech and/or Energy Tech Startup must be pre-series A
- Must be hardtech startup (with elements of physical product and software)
- Startup must be in the field of Climate Tech and/or Energy Technologies
Areas of Focus:
mHUB is looking for breakthrough climate and energy startups working on hardtech and infrastructure solutions in the following areas:
- Renewable Energy
- Hydrogen
- Carbon capture and Sequestration
- Energy storage
- Vehicle-to-grid
- Heat sink technologies
- Distributed energy resources
- Sustainable buildings
- The internet of energy
mHUB's Climate and Energy Tech Pitch Competition is Held in Partnership With:
Pitch Competition Judges
- Ritu Bromley, Senior Manager of Strategy at Invenergy
- Mary Sefanidakis, Commercialization & Development- Clean Energy Solutions with Constellation Energy
- Alexandra Gross, Project Manager at Evergreen Climate Innovations
- Roxanne Charles, President of West Side Forward
- Kelly Evans, VP Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Chicago Urban League
