Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Accelerator/​Incubator
  • Status
  • Active
  • Professionals
  • 2
Professionals
  • Investments
  • 57
  • Portfolio
  • 46
  • Exits
  • 11
Exits

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator General Information

Description

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator is a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It helps speed the path to market for early-stage clean energy and agriculture technologies by providing funding and technical assistance that leverages the capabilities, facilities, equipment and deep expertise at NREL and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center). IN2-selected companies receive $250,000 non-dilutive grants to validate their technologies at NREL or the Danforth Center and secure the priceless benefit of business connections across the entire IN2 network. The firm was founded in 2014 and is based in Golden, Colorado.

Contact Information

Year Founded
2014
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Accelerator/Incubator
Other Investor Types
Government
Primary Office
  • 15013 Denver West Parkway
  • Golden, CO 80402
  • United States

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Investments (57)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
SunPath 01-Mar-2022 Accelerator/Incubator Fiberoptic Equipment Startup
0000000000 31-Aug-2021 000000000000 00000 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
000 0000 00000000 14-Jul-2021 000000000000 00000 Biotechnology Generating Revenue
00000000 13-Jul-2021 000000000000 00000 Electronic Equipment and Instruments Generating Revenue
00000 000000 00000 08-Jul-2021 000000000000 00000 Application Specific Semiconductors Generating Revenue
00000 000000000 20-May-2021 000000000000 Alternative Energy Equipment Generating Revenue
000000000 20-May-2021 000000000000 00000 Electronics (B2C) Generating Revenue
0000000000 05-Jul-2020 000000000000 00000 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue 00000 000000
Terviva 05-Jul-2020 Accelerator/Incubator 00000 Cultivation Generating Revenue 00000 000000
Mobius (Environmental Services) 25-May-2020 Accelerator/Incubator 00000 Environmental Services (B2B) Generating Revenue 00000 000000
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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Exits (11)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
ESS 11-Oct-2021 Reverse Merger 000
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000 0000 24-Nov-2020 000000000000000000
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000000000- 0000000 23-Aug-2019 000000000000000000
00 00000000 31-May-2019 000000000000000000 0000
00 00000000000 27-May-2018 000000000000000000
000000000 28-Feb-2018 000000000000000000 000.00
Whisker Labs 05-Dec-2016 Merger/Acquisition
SmarterShade 30-Jul-2015 Merger/Acquisition
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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Team (7)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
Ashley Grosh Vice President & Business Initiatives Manager, Environmental Affairs 0 Golden, CO
Meghan Bader Project Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at NERL Golden, CO
Jeff Austin Senior Vice President, Operational Sustainability Strategy, Environmental Affairs Golden, CO
Kate Cheesbrough Assistant Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Golden, CO
Ramsay Huntley Clean Technology and Innovation Philanthropy program Officer Golden, CO
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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Co-Investors (2)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1 Series chart Industry bar
The Cleantech Open 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
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