REGISTER BY JANUARY 16TH 2024
COMPLETE FULL APPLICATION BY JANUARY 29TH 2024
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The fourth edition of The Clean Fight will be focused on food warehousing, distribution and retail solutions with high GHG impact, cost efficiency, and a clear path to scalability, that can help the tight-margined food service industry transition effectively into the clean economy.
Our non-residential program will run from May-October 2024.
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Our Kind of Companies
Our goal is to find companies at the sweet spot of market appetite, and climate & human impact. As a result, we seek out:
GROWTH-STAGE STARTUPS: Solutions with proven efficacy and impact, along with clear signs of market adoption. We use ~$1M in annual revenue as a benchmark. You don’t need to have a presence in the US; we welcome companies from around the world.
WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL SOLUTIONS TO DECARBONIZE THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY: We’re looking for best-in-class solutions that will help de-carbonize New York’s food service industry. We're interested in solutions across the value chain, although we are not focused on agriculture and food production.
– Clean Refrigeration Equipment & Monitoring
– HVAC and Heat Recovery
– Building Energy Efficiency
– Onsite Renewables and Energy Storage
– Cold Chain and Refrigerated Transportation
– Electric Vehicle Charging
– Clean Cooking Equipment
– Food Waste
If you have a solution outside of these areas, we welcome your application if it still meets the rest of our criteria.
CLIMATE & HUMAN IMPACT: Our favorite solutions combine: greenhouse gas emission reduction + diversity, equity and inclusion impacts + speed of implementation.
INTENTION TO SCALE IN NEW YORK: Our program is designed to facilitate business agreements with customers and to help build capacity in New York. If you secure contracts as a result of the program, you must be willing to establish a presence in New York State.
For more detail on our program, application and selection process, download our application packet.
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