We unlock Central Texas’s energy innovation potential by convening founders, industry-leaders and investors, and by taking a hands-on approach to addressing the biggest pain-points faced by each of these players.
EIH is Austin’s largest and most actively engaged community of energy professionals, representing over 700 investors, industry leaders, innovators, government officials & policy makers, researchers and academics, students and non-profits.
Investors
Investors provide the resources essential to turn ideas into reality and to scale opportunity into impact.
But early stage investors often lack the resources needed to evaluate and build conviction on new energy start-ups, which typically require detailed assessment of complex policy and regulatory contexts; deep technical and technoeconomic diligence; and nuanced understandings of energy and commodity markets.
Austin Energy Hub connects risk capital and high potential new energy start-ups by
Sourcing promising new energy start-ups in collaboration with industry
Providing professional diligence and investor materials
De-risking start-up execution, commercial fit and capital trajectory
Founders
Founders and entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of innovation, bringing the energy, determination and new ideas essential for innovation.
Yet founders often struggle with fundraising and accessing key corporate and industry partners, frequently while figuring out the founder-tool-kit for the first time We unlock Central Texas’s energy innovation potential by convening founders, industry-leaders and investors, and by taking a hands-on approach to addressing the biggest pain-points faced by each of these players
Energy Innovation Hub force multiplies founders with:
Early-stage capital
Access to key industry players and corporates
Founder support and resources
Industry Leaders
Industry players and corporates are gate-keepers to the new energy economy.
For any start-up, industry players like energy companies, battery manufacturers, grid operators, or EV players represent key strategic customers, suppliers, potential partners or acquirers. And for these incumbents, start-ups represent essential sources of innovation, opportunities to gain complimentary capabilities and access to new markets. But pairing the two is notoriously difficult.
Energy Innovation Hub supports our industry partners by:
Understanding then sourcing start-ups and innovations most central to industry partner needs
Mapping technology landscape, emerging technology trends and dynamics
Incubating novel technologies and solutions where whitespaces are identified