Cleantech Open New Orleans

Join us January 7th, from 5-7pm at The Nieux to kick of CTO NOLA’s 2026 recruiting season . . .

Calling all founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup ecosystem partners! . . . building on our successful 2025 Cohort 01, Deep Blue Academy and Cleantech Open NOLA are pleased to open the 2026 recruiting season for our second New Orleans-based cohort of climate and cleantech startup companies to particpate in the National Cleantech Open competition. Special guest Ken Hayes, Cleantech Open National Executive Director, will join us to share news about how you can support successful expansion or our CTO NOLA activities into the future.

Featuring short pitches from CTO NOLA alumni, including:

• Beth Galante; Fortifyy - digital marketplace for Fortified Homes

• Daisy Dodge; FLOAT - modern floating homes

• Jeremiah Piper; Renovigo Chemicals - upcycling CO2 emissions

• Stephen Herrera; Pinpoint Irrigation - smart precision landscape hardware

• Mason Babin; Helios Industries - SolarWing mobile BESS with storage

Find out more about our founders’ participation in the Cleantech Open Global Forum in San Jose, CA, at the VERGE conference. We hope to see you there!

Deep Blue Academy and The Cleantech Open are proudly collaborating as GCxN Channel Partner Strategic Award winners for the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL. Working together, we are launching the first Climate Tech / Cleantech accelerator program specifically focused on homegrown New Orleans region startups. In its first year, the program provided participation and travel funding assistance for 4 local cleantech startups participating in the 2025 CTO cohort. Cleantech Open (CTO) runs the largest cleantech accelerator program in the world, supporting critical early-stage startups that are addressing global climate, energy, and environmental challenges. Since 2005 CTO has trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs from 2,100+ early-stage clean technology startups through its annual business accelerator. For more information, contact us at: info@deepblue.academy.

The Cleantech Open National Academy West (May 30th - June 1st, 2025) :

Visit the National Academy program webpage to see full agenda and program information follow us on LinkedIn at Deep Blue Institute or Cleantech Open to get periodic news and updates on the 2025 program:

• Day 1 of the Cleantech Open National Academy West

• Day 2 of the Cleantech Open National Academy West

• Day 3 of the Cleantech Open National Academy West

2025 Program Timeline:

• 5/30-6/1(W) & 6/2-6/4(NE) - National Academies in Los Angeles (W) OR Boston (NE)

• June, July & August - Main Curriculum & Virtual Business Clinics

• September (dates TBA) - Regional Finals

• October 28th -30th - Global Forum in San Jose, California

2025 Program Prize Overiew:

• Regional: $5,000 - 10,000 per company for various categories

• National: $50,000 grand prize for the national winner

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For more information, go to www.cleantechopen.org , or email Cleantech Open at contact@cleantechopen.org with questions.

Find out all the ways you can get involved with Cleantech Open, or recommend a company for the 2026 cohort