Cleantech Open New Orleans 2025
Beaux Jones
Find, fund, and foster entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our greatest environmental and energy challenges
Join us June 26th, from 5-7pm for a special CTO NOLA event at Nieux Society
Gulf Coast Community Resilience and Emerging Blue Technology Development
The Water Institute of the Gulf CEO and President, Beaux Jones, will share his thoughts on emerging technology, policy innovations, and community resilience on the Gulf Coast. Following Beaux's keynote, he will join an expert panel to discuss the region’s potential for global thought leadership in Blue Economy development. The panel discussion will highlight key promising technology solution sets, innovative policies, and the economic diversification of emerging sectors related to our regional “Innovation Ecosystem”, including the role of local research institutions, startup support systems, talent attraction, and sustainable development initiatives. Find out more and RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW
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 is offering participation and travel funding assistance for up to 6 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. Listen to our recent Zoom webinar for more information, or 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:
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
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
Special thanks to the Dan Lucas Memorial Fund, our founding sponsor and trusted advocate, and to the Pontchartrain Conservancy, our fiscal sponsor.
