Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Announces Partner Awards to Support Diversity in the Cleantech Ecosystem
- March 2, 2021
Funding will provide entrepreneurial opportunities for historically underrepresented groups in the cleantech industry
DENVER – February 24, 2021 – The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN 2 ), a $50 million collaboration between the Wells Fargo Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), today announced the four newest winners of its Channel Partner Awards. Channel Partner Awards are presented twice annually to members of IN 2 ’s network of cleantech accelerator and incubator programs across the United States to address gaps in the cleantech ecosystem and eliminate the barriers startups face on the road to commercialization. For the current awards round, $350,000 in total funding, IN 2 called for proposals that would provide entrepreneurial opportunities for historically underrepresented individuals in the cleantech industry.