The MIT Energy Conference will be back on campus on February 23-24, 2026, with a new edition themed “Securing the Energy Future: Resources for Resilience”. A core feature of the conference is the Innovators Forum, a curated showcase where cutting-edge startups and research initiatives in energy and climate present their technologies to industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students.
Key benefits for participating startups include:
Direct connections with industry incumbents and potential partners
Exposure to investors and capital allocators in climate & energy
Access to MIT/Harvard students and local energy professionals
Visibility through MITEC media, marketing, and event programming
Connect with deep-tech enablers and engineering partners such as COMSOL
One-on-one mentorship session to refine pitched with accelerator professional
Past participants include Sublime Systems, Lithios, VEIR, Emvolon, AtmosZero, and others.
MIT Startup Exchange is excited to collaborate with the conference organizers to have STEX portfolio companies apply and participate! Below are the details:
Event Date: February 24, 2026 Location: MIT Focus Areas: Climate & Energy Tech Stage: Early-stage ventures (Seed to Series A) Opportunities: Lightning pitch (selected companies) and/or showcase booth Travel: At participants’ discretion (limited exceptions possible) Application Deadline: January 1, 2026
Application link.
Disclaimer: MIT Startup Exchange can make introductions that ideally provide open ended discussions in order to share mutual interests and potentially create common ground that incite the parties to collaborate. MIT Startup Exchange introductions may eventually lead to mutual partnerships, but that is not in any way guaranteed by MIT, MIT Corporate Relations, MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) or MIT Startup Exchange, which takes no responsibility for these outcomes and no formal part in such discussions following our introduction. MIT Startup Exchange and its activities and events are not for purposes of soliciting investment or offering securities.