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VENDOR SERVICES

Startups can apply to work with a preferred vendor on projects with a scope that goes beyond mentorship.

WORK WITH A VENDOR

Mentoring

We maintain and regularly update a curated list of resources to support startups in our program. This includes service providers offering critical outsourced functions. Among them, our preferred vendors are a trusted subset—highly recommended by startups and known for being startup-friendly in both pricing and expertise.

To access support, startups must apply to work with a preferred vendor on a specific, approved project eligible for reimbursement.

Services may include, but are not limited to:

  • CAD drawings for prototypes

  • Design for manufacturing

  • Accounting and bookkeeping

  • Marketing and branding

  • Graphic design for pitch decks

  • Website and app development

  • Technoeconomic analysis

  • Market research

Step 1

Startups submit an application

to the CEN Program

Step 2

Startups complete

the Vendor Service request form 

Step 3

Startups enter into an agreement

with an authorized Vendor

Step 4 

Startups receive reimbursement

based on milestone achievement​​

The ClimateTech Expertise Network

Administered by Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV)
Supported by NYSERDA

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