August 7 (Hypepotamus) – In early 2025, Cox Enterprises announced the first cohort for its Cleantech Accelerator program in Atlanta, created in partnership with gener8tor and the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub. This year, Cox announced that the accelerator would launch a new residency program, designed to help CleanTech startups earlier in their journey prepare for growth
We now know the ten pre-seed startups joining the residency program, which will include a $10,000 stipend and six weeks of intensive programming in Atlanta.
Let’s start with the Southeast-based startups selected for the program:
- Accio Labs(Atlanta, Ga.): helps electric utilities use AI to securely access and understand operational data, enabling faster decision-making without replacing existing systems.
- Ecoatex(Athens, Ga.): converts agricultural byproducts into bio-based materials that can replace petroleum- and PFAS-based ingredients in packaging, coatings and textiles. Founder and CEO Raha Saremi PhD, MBA
- Jexim(Buford, Ga.):creates sustainable paving products using recycled materials and spent coffee grounds to reduce carbon emissions and improve stormwater management.
- Monte Caldera Technologies(Miami, Fla.): uses AI and advanced physics to help companies discover and develop new materials faster, reducing the time and cost required to bring innovations in batteries, chemicals and biotechnology to market.
- Regenerative Growth Technologies (Atlanta, Ga.): enables farms to convert organic waste into biofertilizer on-site, reducing fertilizer costs while improving soil health and lowering emissions.
- R-Fusion(Boone, N.C.): develops new manufacturing technology that builds performance directly into textiles, helping manufacturers reduce water, energy and chemical use while creating more durable fabrics.
- VIVISTRA (Acworth, Ga.):enables manufacturers to detect hidden defects before components fail, reducing waste, improving product reliability and extending the life of critical parts.
- Watchfuly(Cary, N.C.): combines AI and real-time grid data to help electric utilities better understand infrastructure health, expand capacity and connect more clean energy resources.
Startups selected for the program outside of the Southeast include:
- Penny Pickup(Detroit, Mich.): Helps cities and campuses move goods more efficiently by using a software platform to coordinate zero-emission micromobility vehicles for short-distance deliveries.
- Revco(Austin, Texas):develops mobile clean energy systems that replace diesel generators with flexible solar and battery power for construction sites, events and remote operations.
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What The Team Is Saying:
“Some of the world’s biggest opportunities start as ideas that take years to prove, refine and bring to market,” said Marie Northington, program director at gener8tor. “The founders in this inaugural cohort are tackling complex challenges with technologies that have the potential to reshape industries, from how we power communities and manufacture products to how we build infrastructure and grow food. By bringing founders from across the Southeast to Atlanta, the residency reinforces the region’s growing role as a hub for cleantech innovation.”
The CleanTech Ecosystem Inside Cox Enterprises
The Residency program is part of the Cox Enterprises’ wider work in the CleanTech space. To date, the company reports that it has invested more than $3 billion in CleanTech businesses and initiatives. Part of that includes supporting Cox Farms (the largest greenhouse operator in North America) and Nexus Circular (an advanced plastic recycling company).
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