Meet the Cleantech Open in Seattle

Meetup Members, do you have or want to launch a cleantech business startup? Learn how on March 8 in downtown Seattle! The Cleantech Open, the world's largest accelerator for cleantech startups, is now accepting applications for its 2023 program. We will have a 5-7pm Meetup at their March 8 presentation and party at the Collective event space in the South Lake Union area. If you attend and are thinking about applying, you can tell the crowd and find new friends and fans! The CTO has over 1900 company alumni and operates regionally, nationally and internationally. Their 3-month program is virtual and actual with several big West Coast events scheduled. The final Summit and awards ($, services) is held in LA and attracts national attention. Come join us and let your imagination flow - if you don't enter this year you can prepare and enter the program next year. Get feedback on your vision from experienced cleantech founders and investors.

Register here and note here in the Meetup if you will attend. I hope to meet many of you there. Disclaimer: I have participated in the CTO 3(!) times with different startups since 2009. It is a fantastic opportunity, nearly free, and will improve your chance of success by magnitudes. Of the 1900+ CTO alumni companies, over 50% are still operating after 10 years and many have raised millions of dollars. It really does work. Come share your ideas with us and let's get busy in 2023 working for the future.

I also want to alert you to a similar, regional program: The Cascadia Cleantech Accelerator is a regional NW program separate but similar to the CTO. They start taking applications on March 1 so get on their mailing list for updates!

- Cheers, Burt H, Organizer