About Elemental Excelerator
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit investor focused on scaling innovative technologies with deep environmental and local impact by providing catalytic capital, project expertise, local partnership, and investor mobilization to bridge the 'scale gap' for first-of-a-kind and early commercial climate projects.
Focus Areas
EnergyIndustryFood & AgricultureNature-based solutionsWaterTransportationBuilt environmentProject deployment and commercialization (FOAK)Climate technology scaling
Who They Fund
early-career climate talent / interns (including diverse talent pipelines)climate-tech startups and companies (seeking project financing / commercialization)
About Elemental Excelerator
Elemental Excelerator Inc focuses on helping climate technologies cross the gap from early stage to real-world deployment. Its model combines catalytic capital, project expertise, local partnership, and investor mobilization for first-of-a-kind and early commercial projects that need more than traditional funding. The organization describes itself as a nonprofit investor and uses grants, patient capital, equity investments, and program-related investments to support commercialization and project deployment. Recent awards show a mix of scale-up work across energy, food and agriculture, mobility, water, industry, and nature-based solutions. In 2024, it backed Gather Agriculture Inc with $350,000 for technological solutions in food and agriculture, and it gave Weave Grid Inc $300,000 for technological solutions in energy. Other large awards support companies working on project deployment, including Project Vesta Pbc for nature-based solutions and Forum Mobility Inc for mobility. The foundation also maintains active funding programs for strategy support, project deployment, debt co-investment, and frontier community projects. Its stated approach is to help earlier-stage companies refine business models, reach commercialization milestones, and deploy first-of-a-kind facilities with hands-on coaching. That combination of funding and project support is central to how Elemental Excelerator Inc operates.
What Elemental Excelerator Funds
Food and agriculture is a clear area of emphasis. Elemental Excelerator Inc gave $350,000 to Gather Agriculture Inc to fund technological solutions in food and agriculture, and it also awarded $300,000 to Nitricity Inc for the same broad area. A separate $300,000 grant went to Tradelanes for technological solutions in food and agriculture. Energy work appears in both company support and project support. The foundation gave $306,800 to Community Energy Labs Inc for technological solutions in energy, and $250,000 to Shyft Power Solutions for technological solutions in energy. It also granted $200,000 to Transaera Inc for technological solutions in energy. Mobility is another active theme. Forum Mobility Inc received $200,000 in 2025 to support an electric truck project in California, while Courial Inc received $250,000 for technological solutions in mobility. Cty Inc Dba Numina also received $197,000 for technological solutions in mobility. Water and industry round out the portfolio. Hohonu Inc received two grants for technological solutions in water, and Nth Cycle Inc received $250,000 for technological solutions in industry.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$55.2M
Total Revenue
$34.1M
Total Expenses
$27.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $199K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$199K
Geographic Reach
National23 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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