Incubated companies focus on climate innovations that emphasize adaptation and resilience to the effects of climate change. We then support early-stage, climate-focused entrepreneurs by providing resources, mentorship, funding, and a holistic approach to entrepreneurship. This helps build sustainable, scalable businesses.
Entrepreneurs accelerate their business growth through mentorships, funding opportunities, and strategic guidance to scale climate-focused businesses.
A holistic approach the combines financial, strategic and technical resources to drive venture success.
Entrepreneurs gain the tools and knowledge creating a stronger market position by emphasizing climate adaptation and resilience.
Entrepreneurs connect to industry experts and ecosystem partners for collaboration and funding opportunities.
Our RevHub team has developed a structured curriculum that blends subject matter expert guidance, interactive learning, and real-world implementation practices while providing hands-on coaching to refine business strategies.
Entrepreneurs received mentorship from experienced industry leaders, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program will conduct virtual learning workshops with the opportunity for entrepreneurs to experience peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.
We help our entrepreneurs refine their pitch deck, ensuring it effectively communicates their business vision, market opportunities, and climate impact to investors and stakeholders.
Entrepreneurs can join a growing community dedicated to impact-driven innovation, where they can connect with like-minded social entrepreneurs, exchange ideas, collaborate on projects, and gain valuable insights from a global network of changemakers working to create social and environmental impact.
Entrepreneurs will gain access to RevHubOC’s built-in climate tech partnerships and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
All program ventures will develop innovative, market-ready solutions that address climate adaptation and resilience.
All program ventures will gain a clear understanding of how their work aligns with global impact initiatives. Our ventures develop measurable climate impact strategies, enabling them to effectively mitigate and adapt to climate change while delivering impactful environmental and social benefits.
All program ventures will emerge with refined business models, investor pitches, and strategic growth plans needed to attract funding and scale their business.
Many of our entrepreneurs have built lasting relationships with industry experts, potential investors, and their peers to accelerate growth.
Apply our next Climate Action Business Incubator cohort.
This intensive six-month program will give you the resources, capital, and expertise needed to be impact- and investment-ready.
Powerd by a $1 million grant from the UC Office of Research for its Climate Action Innovation & Entrepreneurship – as part of Resilience and Adaptation Development in California (RADiCal) initiative – the University of California, Irvine (UCI), selected RevHub and Sustain SoCal to establish Orange County’s first Climate Action Business Incubator (CABI).
CABI will enable startups to innovate in the clean, green, and blue technology space. The program seeks to encourage growth in regional climate-focused technology enterprises and innovation across UC campuses while connecting community entrepreneurs to leverage the university’s state-of-the-art facilities and top research experts.
Sustain SoCal, formerly Cleantech OC and Sustain OC, addresses Southern California’s growing sustainability, environmental, and infrastructure needs. Through conferences and networking events, it fosters connections to drive economic progress and sustainable solutions in energy, water, and transportation. Diverse participants, including businesses, governments, nonprofits, and investors, collaborate in aligned working groups to develop actionable plans for the region’s future challenges and opportunities.
RevHub and SustainSoCal will work in partnership to develop tools, large existing data, and expand networks to bolster climate-focused businesses.
Applications are reviewed.
Applicants are notified about advancing.
Final applicants are invited to participate in CABI.
Four main reasons:
The program is free to entrepreneurs. Our goal is to get you impact- and investment-ready. We like to think of it as a win-win situation. You’re looking for support and investment, and we’re looking for social enterprises to invest in who are going to address our world’s biggest environmental challenges.
The structured program is six months. After program completion, we expect most ventures to be impact- and investment-ready, and prepared to pitch to RevFund. Ventures who aren’t may continue getting support on an as-needed basis with the goal of getting them prepared to pitch to RevFund.
At the moment, the program modules are done virtually. However, we still believe in the power of in-person engagement. Whenever possible, we’ll schedule in-person meetings with the ventures to build relationships. We will also have in-person events, such as mixers and panels, throughout the year that ventures are highly encouraged to attend.
Absolutely! We have info sessions scheduled throughout the year that you can attend to learn more. If you are too excited and can’t wait for the upcoming info session, then please reach out.
No. We encourage at least one member, and a max of two, to attend all programming modules.
We have three cohorts per year, and we accept five to seven ventures per cohort.
Yes. We understand there are many resources out there for entrepreneurs, and we don’t want to hold you back from receiving all the support you need to reach your milestones. We do ask that you’re able to fully participate in our programming to ensure we get you impact- and investment-ready.
