Description

The Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator is a 16-week, equity-free program designed to help climate tech companies scale their innovations into millions of Amazon devices. The program provides direct access to Amazon Devices and Services decision-makers, personalized coaching, mentorship, and valuable business resources from Amazon, MIT Solve, and Newlab.

Participants will join an intensive bootcamp, collaborate with Amazon’s technical experts to validate their solutions, and pitch for a chance to reach Amazon’s global customer base. The program ends with a final pitch event that could launch commercial discussions for mass deployment.

Benefits

• Fast Track to Mass Market: Pitch directly to Amazon Devices and Services leaders to explore integration into Amazon devices.

• Personalized Coaching: Includes technical deep dives, workshops, and access to free business development tools.

• Growth Mentors: Connect with mentors from Amazon, MIT Solve, and Newlab.

• Up to $100K in AWS Credits: Eligible startups receive AWS credits to test and build their solutions.

• Free Business Resources: Legal, marketing, and business support via MIT Solve.

• Equity-Free Support: Keep your equity while benefiting from world-class support.

Focus Areas

1. Energy Efficiency
   Innovations that reduce energy consumption in devices like speakers, displays, and cameras—focus on components like sensors and microphones.

2. Displays
   Solutions for decarbonizing displays from manufacturing to recycling.

3. Device Batteries
   Innovations that extend battery life, increase recycled content, and minimize environmental impact.

4. Low Carbon Materials
   Use of sustainable materials such as CPOM, recycled metals, bioplastics, and more.

5. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
   AI-based tools that improve product design, energy efficiency, and lifespan.

6. Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
   Eco-friendly PCB innovations like biodegradable or 3D-printed boards.

7. Circularity
   Solutions that promote recycling, reuse, and closed-loop manufacturing for Amazon devices.

8. Devices Decarbonization Wildcard
   Open to other impactful decarbonization technologies not listed above.

2025 Application Timeline

• March 18 – Applications open

• May 1 – Deadline (12:00 PM EDT)

• June – Shortlist applicants notified

• Late June – Final participants notified

• July – Cohort announced

2025 Program Timeline

• July – Cohort Kick-off (Bay Area)

• July–August – Virtual Bootcamp

• August – Pitch Event (Seattle)

• August–November – Virtual Workshops

• November – Finalist Pitch Event (Seattle)

Partners

In collaboration with:

• Amazon

• MIT Solve

• Newlab

These organizations will offer expert support to participants throughout the accelerator.