We build bridges between
National Labs and diverse entrepreneurs to launch climate startups
National Labs are creating thousands of breakthrough climate technologies every year...
...but structural barriers make it difficult for most to reach the market
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There are millions of diverse individuals who have what it takes to launch world-changing startups...
...but many don't have access to the technologies or resources to do so
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The LabStart Fellowship helps diverse entrepreneurs launch startups from National Lab climate technologies
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Jigar Shah
Director, US Department of Energy Loans Program Office
"LabStart helps us achieve our collective vision of 'made (and invented) in America' by commercializing breakthrough inventions from our national labs and creating pathways to climate entrepreneurship for people hidden from the spotlight"
Our Growing Network of Partners
The LabStart Team
LabStart is a 501(c)3 whose team has a over 30 years of combined experience working with climate technology, national labs, product innovation, and VC investing
Chief Executive Officer
Head of Development and Investment Partnerships
Deepa Lounsbury
15 years of climate technology experience including renewable energy product commercialization, grant funding, and venture capital investing.
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Chief Operations Officer
Head of Technology and Institutional Partnerships
Megan Holcomb
Climate scientist and collaboration architect with 13 years in federal and state agencies, high-conflict consensus building, disaster planning, and community-led alliances.
Program Director
Head of Entrepreneur Success and Community Partnerships
Troy Daley
Previous founder of food services and battery startups. Experience running commercialization programs for US DOE offices and NREL technology managers.
Board President
John Meissner
Developed $250M+ in climate tech commercialization initiatives for US DOE, national labs, and private clients. Current CEO of Ascent Analytics.
LabStart Advisors
Our advisors include climate tech industry experts, academic experts, and state and federal government experts
Sarah Jane Maxted
Deloitte, Sustainability Climate and Energy
Bryan Hassin
CEO, DEXMAT
Etosha Cave
Cofounder and CSO, Twelve
Audrey Lee
Senior Director of Energy Strategy, Microsoft
Shawn Garvey
CEO, Momentum
Cyrus Wadia
CEO, Activate Global Inc.
David Hochschild
Chair, California Energy Commission
Jonathan Tan
Cofounder and CEO, Coreshell Technologies
Daniel Kammen
Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley
Rachel Slaybaugh
Partner, DCVC
Ian Adams
Managing Director, Evergreen Climate Innovations
Erik Steeb
Director of Partnerships, EPRI
Craig Tighe
Partner, DLA Piper
LabStart is looking for partners
LabStart is actively developing partnerships with organizations and individuals that can support entrepreneur recruiting, technology validation, funding identification, and many other areas.
Please reach out to connect!