Climate & Clean Energy Startups in Texas

Houston, TX

PFAS forever chemicals do not break down, contaminate drinking water and build up in the body, causing cancer, birth defects, and heart and liver disease. Current solutions are expensive, energy...

Austin, TX

Diesel generators power 90%+ of the $40B+ off-grid and temporary power market, but diesel is facing rising fuel costs, emissions regulations, noise restrictions and reliability issues.

Texas

New data centers wait 5-7 years for grid power; the Texas grid queue is closed while tenants need power now.

Dallas, Texas

Grid capacity and congestion; rising electrical loads from electrification and EVs; slow and expensive traditional grid upgrades.

Dallas, Texas

No-equity, no-cost nonprofit accelerator (~15 programs globally) across healthcare/life science, fintech, climate, and security & resiliency. Dallas hub is a second full office. Offers...

Houston, TX

Emphasizes advisory support, targeted introductions, and early talent recruiting to help founders raise their first rounds. Not looking for zero to IPOs Ideal founders she would back know their own...

TX

Emerging tech: anything innovative and compelling, AI included, but AI is overplayed so it has to be real, novel and defended by a moat. Solving normal problems in a novel way, with enough of a...

Houston, TX

A Rice-affiliated or Texas university founder at the earliest stage — idea to MVP — in energy, deep tech, or frontier research — who has earned a readiness tier through Lilie’s endorsement process...

Houston, TX

A founder in energy (midstream, upstream, or nuclear) or adjacent sectors who needs investor relations support, exit planning, or CFO-level fundraising preparation — ideally US-domiciled and at a...

College Station, TX

Focused on one signal: angel network-backed startups that are actively raising. A company only qualifies if it has capital-called an angel investor who came through an angel network — a solo angel...

Austin, TX

SWAN Impact Network unites, educates, and empowers founders and impact investors to back early-stage companies that deliver measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns....