MetLife and UC Berkeley Seek Startups for 2024 Cohort of Cleantech Accelerator Program
29 Février 2024 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Selected startups are matched with
interdisciplinary teams of UC Berkeley graduate students to advance
their innovations, with the support of MetLife employees
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) and the Haas School of Business,
University of California, Berkeley, are pleased to announce that
the application window for the 2024 startup cohort of the Cleantech
to Market (C2M) accelerator program is open until March 10.
Startups from across the country will be chosen to represent the
most promising climate tech innovations and paired with
interdisciplinary graduate student teams to receive free
commercialization support. At the end of the semester, the student
teams present recommendations and compete for MetLife Climate
Solutions Awards, which are intended to further support the growth
of the winning solutions.
This will be the third year MetLife is involved with the C2M
accelerator program. As part of MetLife’s support, employee
volunteers lend their business development and management expertise
to help students advance the business plans and strategies of their
assigned startups. The program is directly aligned with MetLife’s
initiative to contribute $5 million to drive climate-related
partnerships and solutions.
“At MetLife, we recognize that working toward a resilient
environment requires collective action from multiple stakeholders,”
said MetLife Vice President, Global Sustainability and Climate
Lead, Josh Wiener. “By partnering with the Haas School of Business
on the C2M accelerator program, we’re helping bring together
MetLife employees, startups and students to advance innovative
climate solutions.”
MetLife has a longstanding history of embracing technology and
cultivating a culture of innovation. The C2M accelerator program
embodies this spirit and gives MetLife employees insight into
technology advancements across industries, including low-carbon
energy, green chemistry, and water technologies.
"MetLife’s involvement in C2M has expanded our support for
current and future climate tech leaders participating in the
program,” said Brian Steel, director of the C2M program since 2012.
“We look forward to welcoming this year's cohort of students and
startups and connecting them with the skills and expertise of
MetLife employees later this year.”
Founded by students in 2008, C2M has paired more than 200
researchers and entrepreneurs with graduate student teams. The
majority of technologies C2M teams have supported have become
startups, which have collectively raised more than $500 million in
disclosed funding and employ approximately 400 people.
To learn more about MetLife’s commitment to sustainability,
visit MetLife.com/Sustainability. For more information about the
C2M accelerator program, and the application for startups, visit
haas.berkeley.edu/c2m/.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and
affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial
services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee
benefits and asset management to help individual and institutional
customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife
has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading
positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe
and the Middle East. For more information, visit
www.metlife.com.
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