The great lakes resilience accelerator (glra) is a dynamic initiative designed to catalyze innovation and drive economic resilience in the great lakes region amidst the urgent climate and…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Gener8Tor Management, LLC under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012).

The purpose of this award is to establish the Great Lakes Resilience Accelerator (GLRA), a dynamic initiative designed to catalyze innovation and drive economic resilience in the Great Lakes region amidst urgent climate and environmental challenges. In collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, the non-profit CURRENT, and the venture capital fund Mazarine, Gener8Tor will conduct community outreach, build infrastructure, and develop programming to support participating entrepreneurs focused on renewable energy, carbon sequestration, hazard mitigation, and ecosystem services solutions for the Great Lakes area. Gener8Tor's policy is to invest $100,000 in companies that go through their accelerator program, further supporting the startups' likelihood of success.

The great lakes resilience accelerator (glra) is a dynamic initiative designed to catalyze innovation and drive economic resilience in the great lakes region amidst the urgent climate and environmental challenges faced by the region. In collaboration with argonne national laboratory's chain reaction innovation, a nationally recognized lab and fellowship program that provides resources and infrastructure needed to transform cutting-edge research into commercially viable solutions, current, a leading non-profit dedicated to advancing the blue economy and water-related solutions, and mazarine, a venture capital fund focused on water solutions, GENER8TOR, a venture capital firm and business accelerator, is proud to spearhead this transformative accelerator program. Glra focus areas encompass renewable energy, carbon sequestration, hazard mitigation and resistance, and ecosystem services. Phase 1 will focus on community outreach to identify great lakes region specific issues and building out infrastructure and programming to support the participating entrepreneurs. We intend to build and run our accelerator in phase 2 using the network of academics, government, industry experts, scientists, and innovators we will collaborate with in phase 1. In addition, IT is GENER8TORS policy to invest $100,000 in companies which go through our programs. This investment, coupled with the support of the ecosystem overall, ensures the startups we work with have a much higher likelihood of success.