NY Climate Tech: Mar 31 - April 5
Deep Tech Week, Climate Scaling Summit, Nuclear Frontiers, the Distributed Grid, our meetup, and more upcoming events
Hi friends,
It’s Deep Tech Week! There’s a ton of events that are climate adjacent; we didn’t list them all so if you’re interested, go dive in!
Here are our picks for the week:
Today you have an overabundance of choices with 6 events around the city, from the 🚀 BATWorks Climate Scaling Summit and ⚛️ New Nuclear Frontiers and more below. Some still have last minute availability, so if you’re playing hooky for the 80 degree day, hop on a Citibike and check them out.
Tonight we’re back with the 🗽 NY Climate Tech Meetup (come say hi!) in partnership with NetZero Insights, Streetlife Ventures, and Remarkable Ventures, and sponsored by EveryElectric. It’ll be a big one.
Tomorrow take action with ♻️ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action
Thursday talk networking and security and DERs at ⚡ The OSI Stack for the Distributed Grid
Til next week!
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities team
This Week’s Events
🚀 BATWorks Climate Scaling Summit: Tue, Mar 31
🌳 Making Carbon Markets Work, A COPx Conversation on What’s Next: Tue, Mar 31
⚛️ New Nuclear Frontiers: Tue, Mar 31
🌱 Climate Re-Imaginaries: Tue, Mar 31
⚡ The Elements of Power: In Conversation with Nicolas Niarchos: Tue, Mar 31
🗽 NY Climate Tech Meetup: Mar 31
♻️ Manhattan Climate Changemakers Hour of Action: Wed, Apr 1
⚡🔐 The OSI Stack for the Distributed Grid: Thu, Apr 2
⚛️ Accelerating New Nuclear with AI: Fri, Apr 3
✍️ Climate Utopias Writing Workshop: Sat, Apr 4
Opportunities
🎨 Pratt STEAMPlant & Arts Grant: Due 3/31
Pratt Institute’s STEAMplant initiative is calling for applications for funding for professional grants and residencies, as well as student fellowships. Grants up to $7,500 are available. The initiative’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between the STEM fields and the arts.
🌍 Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures: Due 3/31
Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) provides innovators with access to capital and resources to help them develop and scale. Our mission is to catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits that are building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. MSISV has distributed $38M+ in capital to 140+ startups and organizations since inception.
🌟 Cleantech Open: Due 4/6
Cleantech Open is looking for the world’s most promising startups in the cleantech industry! Do you have an idea that could help solve an environmental or energy challenge? Apply to the 2026 accelerator to gain access to a full business development program that includes expert mentors, investor networking opportunities, industry connections, and a chance to compete regionally and nationally for cash prizes and in-kind services to launch your venture.
🌎 Climate Curve Prize: Methane: Due 4/17
The Climate Curve Prize: Methane is a new global competition funding solutions that reduce methane emissions in food, agriculture, and waste systems, with applications open until April 17, 2026. It will award $200K total, including $25K each to eight winners, plus visibility and access to a global network of funders and partners. Applicants must have active, scalable projects that can quantify methane reduction impact, across categories like mitigation, finance, MRV, and social pathways, with finalists announced in July and winners in September during NYC Climate Week.
🇺🇸 Climate Science Serving America Fellowship: Due 4/17
Project Drawdown has launched a remote fellowship for PhD-level scientists and engineers working on climate solutions, focused on research, outreach, and collaboration with its internal experts. The program offers $130K–$140K for early-career fellows and $150K–$160K for mid-career fellows, plus benefits and a $10K annual stipend for research-related expenses.
🌇 Urban Future Competition: Due 4/27
Celebrating its 10th year, the Urban Future Prize Competition is open for startup applications, awarding $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to two winners, $10,000 to two runner-up teams, and admission into the ACRE Incubator for leading climatetech startups across Climate Mitigation and Climate Adaptation tracks.
🚀 Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator: Due 5/4
ERANYC is where founders build, connect, and grow their companies with the help of our team and deep network of mentors and investors. ERA provides a unique advantage to founders—NYC’s largest mentor network, with 1,000+ expert mentors and 700+ alumni founders across all major industries. $150K investment on a 6% Post-Money SAFE, $600K+ in perks & cloud credits (AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI & more).
Upcoming Opportunities
ConEd Nonprofit Grants: Due June 30
Upcoming Events
⚡ Taming the 2026 Peak: Rethinking Demand Response to Address Year-Round Grid: Apr 7
⚛️ Deploying Nuclear at Scale - From Ambition to Execution: Apr 8
🎵 Anna Harwell Celenza presents On the Record, with Dessa: Apr 8
🌊 Spring 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: NILS THÜREY: Apr 9
🌊 Exhibit Opening - A Decade of Delta Cities Coastal Resilience: Apr 9
🌿 Resilience Thinking Through Nonhuman Ontologies Workshop: Apr 10
⚡ Energetic Game Night!: Apr 10
🎨 Earth Celebrations and the Ecological City - Memory Mural Workshop: Apr 11
🌱 The Role of Community Engagement in Achieving Sustainability Goals: Apr 14
🎧♻️ Sip & Solutions: Silent Disco Earth Month Edition: Apr 14
🌱💰 Sense and Cents: How Sustainability Drives Consumer Choice and Revenue: Apr 14
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventres Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!