AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator

Past Cohorts

Cohort 1: Clean Energy (Summer 2021)

"Clean energy is one of the most promising investment opportunities there is today." — David Turk, US Deputy Secretary of Energy

Our first accelerator cohort focused on startups developing clean energy solutions, specifically related to clean technology for energy storage, monitoring CCUS programs/seismic activity, hydrogen generation for energy, smart grid, geothermal optimization and material science. The programming took place over the summer of 2021 and culminated in a virtual demo day global Innovation Showcase on September 23rd attended by over 400 AWS customers, industry experts, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and government leaders. The event was kicked off by AWS CEO Adam Selipsky and included comments by David Turk, US Deputy Secretary of Energy. A video of the event can be found here.

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Cohort 2: Mobility & Transportation (Summer 2022)

"Transport, which accounts for more than one quarter of global greenhouse gases, is key to getting the Sustainable Development Goals on track. We must decarbonize all means of transport, in order to get to net-zero emissions by 2050 globally."

— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General

Our second accelerator cohort focused on startups developing groundbreaking solutions to help cities address sustainability challenges, like tackling traffic analysis, smart internet of things (IoT) lampposts, and much more. The 12 companies were selected from hundreds of applications, representing 19 countries, by a panel of experts from AWS, Freshwater Advisors, and Public Spend Forum.

The program took place over the summer of 2022 and culminated in a virtual demo day global Innovation Showcase on September 7th attended by over 400 AWS customers, industry experts, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and government leaders.

2022 Innovation Showcase

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Cohort 3: Built Environment (Winter 2022)

Our third accelerator cohort focused on startups developing groundbreaking solutions to help cities address infrastructure-related sustainability challenges. Infrastructure, or the built environment, encompasses all aspects of our lives, and includes real estate, manufacturing, power, utility, and transportation systems. The programming took place over the fall / winter of 2022 and will culminate in a global Innovation Showcase on in early 2023, with invitations extended to AWS customers, industry experts, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and government leaders. 

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