EnergyLab

EnergyLab is Australia's largest climate technology startup accelerator and innovation ecosystem. Founded in 2017 and structured as a not-for-profit charity, it operates across the venture lifecycle, combining investment with mentorship and industry connections to move climate ideas towards deployment. Its stated remit is to help founders overcome barriers to growth and to close the gap between climate technology concepts and real-world deployment of low-carbon solutions.

On the capital side, EnergyLab runs an angel investor network supporting climate tech startups and prepares companies for external funding through a dedicated investment readiness program. Stage coverage is broad: an early-stage idea development program, a research commercialisation program for translating research into commercial ventures, an acceleration program, and a scale-up program. Support infrastructure includes a founder community, coworking memberships and an events programme that connects the ecosystem with mentors, advisors, partners, peers and investors.

Technical focus areas comprise clean energy, decarbonisation and the lithium battery value chain. EnergyLab is based in Australia and describes its mission-driven work as centreing on the transition to net zero.