InnovATOR COHORT 6

2024 - 2025 Program Year

ATLANTA WORKSHOP (October 15, 2024)

Amit Bharti

CEO, CtrlZ Climate

Carbon Removal in Commercial Buildings

Amy Quarkume

Professor, Howard University/CORE Futures

BREATH Indoor Air Quality Monitors

Charles Leahy

President, Eco-Panels

The EPIC Block

Chokha Palayamkottai

CEO, Integral & Open Systems, Inc.

AI-Driven Platform for Sustainable Energy Management

Daniel Agudelo

CEO, Tempestas

AI-Driven Software Solution for Commercial HVAC Systems

Daniel Davenport

Director, UV-Clear, Inc.

UV-Clear HVAC Retrofit Kit

David Gory

CEO, Airbuild Inc.

Microalgae and PV Solutions for Carbon Sequestration and Energy

Grant Genzman

CEO, Curve Control

Residential Demand Management Solutions

Jed Gibson

Founder, The Dwelling Company

Attainable, Sustainable, Connected Modular Apartments

Keith Crossland

CEO, Carbon Negative Solutions

Carbon Negative Cement Supplements

Mark Carlson

Director of Engineerings and Energy Solutions, NGS

Durable Exterior Non-Metal Window Film

Matt Hoffman

CEO, CIRGO

Repurposed Solar Panels for Structural Building Products

Nishant Basil Kanapilly

Co-Founder, Monaire

Energy & Maintenance Solutions for Light Commercial HVAC and Refrigeration

Paul Luzuriaga

Senior Research Director, Suxilu LLC & Evolution Developers Inc.

DECANERGY: Improving CHP Systems for Zero Emissions

Paul Mikulskis

Co-Founder and CTO, HITA

Sustainable Computer-Based Heat Recycling 

Peter LaBonte

CEO and Founder, Advanced Building Solutions

Decarbonization Hub Platform

William Fisher

COO and Co-Founder, Strobe Power

Automated Power Marketing

Wilson Espinoza

Assistant Professor, Texas State University

Thermo-Mechanically Enhanced Construction Materials

Yifei Peng

Innovation Specialist, IBACOS

Xtrashade Value-Optimized Window Shading Solutions

Yunyang Ye

Assistant Professor, University of Alabama

Socially Aware Building & Power Grid Interface Control

BERKELEY WORKSHOP (October 29, 2024)

Alexander Curth

CEO, Forma Systems, LLC

Forma Systems Thermal Block / Beam & Block Floor

Andrew Cypcar

Graduate Student & Entrepreneur, UC Irvine

Electrochemical Carbon Capture for HVAC Efficiency

Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt

CEO, GismoPower

Portable, Powerful, Plug-in Electricity Generation

Cam Raufi

CEO, Prezerv Technologies

Advancing Energy Projects with AI Powered 3D Mapping of Underground Utilities

Cole Ashman

Founder & CEO, Pila Energy

Pila Home Nanogrid

Dusty Stahl

Director of Business Development, Active Surfaces

Active Surfaces / Thin-Film Flexible Solar

Emily Rafi

Founder, Spectrum Energy LLC

Decarbonized Cement for Affordable Housing

Jason Trager

CEO, Plentiful

Automated Microtargeting and Outreach for Home Energy Upgrades

Jeff Ouyang


Jiale Han

Co-Founder, EcoForge

AI-Powered Biomass-Derivable Binding Agent for Sustainable Building Materials

Jonathan Hafemann

VP Commercialization & Growth, NEXT Energy Technologies

Pilot Installations for OPV Windows

Michael Qi

CEO, Freshean

Plug and Play Direct Air Capture ChemFilter for Efficient HVAC

Natalie Feinberg Lopez

Principal, Built Environment Evolution

Resilient Net Zero Fire Retardant for Historical Buildings and Exteriors

Sarah Donnelly Patel

Co-Founder, Homegrown

Scaling Green Single-Family Financing

Paul Frischer

CEO, GO OPV LLC

Organic PV Technology and Semiconductor Roll to Roll Printing

Piers MacNaughton

CEO, SeeAir, Inc.

Resident Support for Healthy and Sustainable Homes

Rohit Arora

CPO, dodda.ai

Streamlining Energy Codes for High-Performance Buildings

Roshan Revankar

Chief Customer Officer, Genesys

Closed-Loop Advection Device

Sarah Wilson

Co-Founder, Electromaim, Inc.

Micro-Hydro-Generators for Building Water Systems

Steven Rosenberg

Owner, GEN II/Neolight

Thomas Mills

CEO, PACE AI

Residential and Multi-Family Versions of PACE AI Edge Technology

Tyce Herrman

Co-Founder & CEO, Ulama

BIM-Based Code Compliance Software for Fast Deployment of Smart Buildings

Vamsi Kumar Kotla

CEO, ReMo Homes

Industrialized Construction for Zero-Carbon Homes