AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator
Past Cohorts
Cohort 2: Mobility & Transportation
Cohort 1: Clean Energy
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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
Actionfigure
Actionfigure, based in Washington, DC, helps people make smarter, more sustainable decisions about transportation. Their analytics help commercial real estate owners and workplace occupiers capitalize on location using Motional Intelligence: insight into how people move to, from, and around their properties.Automotus
Automotus, Inc out of Los Angeles, CA helps cities, airports, and fleets reduce congestion, safety hazards, and emissions caused by the influx of commercial vehicles in urban areas. Their first-of-its-kind computer vision technology provides comprehensive insights and automation to tackle these challenges at the curb.Circuit
Circuit, based in West Palm Beach, FL, is making short-distance transportation simpler, greener, and cheaper. They are building on-demand, last-mile shuttle services in cities around the US. Circuit has provided over five million rides without burning an ounce of gas or traveling more than a few miles.Populus
Populus Technologies, Inc. from San Francisco, CA, helps cities and private mobility providers deliver safe, efficient, and equitable streets. The Populus platform empowers cities to manage their streets and curbs—with access to mobility data from shared bike, scooter, moped and car sharing operators, and delivery services.Our Partners
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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.Our Partners
Testimonials
Working with AWS and Freshwater Advisors throughout the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator was a pleasure! We were able to collaborate with potential partners and customers focused on climate accounting and transparent disclosures."

AWS Clean Energy Acceleration gave us a global exposure- markets, mentors, potential customers and investors. As a part of the acceleration, we were able to learn how to pitch our solution differently and it helped push our sales globally. We were able to leverage our association with AWS to build trust among our clients and investors.

The AWS Clean Energy Accelerator was a comprehensive program that educated me on all aspects of our business – go-to-market strategy, policy and regulation, funding resources, and much more. The program coordinators went above and beyond to understand what our priorities were and then worked to find opportunities to address those issues, whether through AWS’s internal resources or through its massive network. I also developed some fantastic relationships during the program and am truly grateful for the connections I made!

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