firsttime

Cleantech Open runs the largest clean technology accelerator program in the world.

Applications for the 2023 accelerator program are now open. Apply by April 16th, 2023!


~1,900

Technology Startups

3,500+

Entrepreneurs Trained

$1.5b+

Total Dollars Raised

39%

CEOs BIPOC 
and/or Women

Since 2005 Cleantech Open (CTO)  has trained over 3,500 entrepreneurs from 1,800 early-stage clean technology startups through its annual business accelerator. A majority of CTO alumni surveyed have survived the merciless technology startup “valley of death” and gone on to raise over $1.5 billion equity, and in recent cohorts, 39% of founder CEOs self-identified as BIPOC and/or women.

CTO’s one-of-a-kind innovation ecosystem built over the last decade and a half of programming spans key cleantech innovation hubs in the U.S. and globally. As a non-profit organization run largely by volunteers, there are many ways to contribute. Join our global network of innovation and together let’s forge a clean and sustainable future.

National Sponsors

Apart from the free survey software, we also have access to QuestionPro's free survey templates . We've found many of them useful and powerful to collect insights from various stakeholders of our organization.