The Engine is supporting the Decelerator Initiative with The Schmidt Family Foundation to capture hard-won climate R&D before it is lost.
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👏 In a field that usually only celebrates the wins, The Decelerator Initiative shows what philanthropy can do where others won't play. The Engine with support from The…
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The Engine
We support Tough Tech teams translating breakthrough research into world-changing technologies.
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- Business Consulting and Services
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- Cambridge, US
- Company size
- 51–200 employees
About The Engine
The Engine supports Tough Tech teams who are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges through the convergence of science and engineering. We curate comprehensive programs, provide access to specialized infrastructure including labs, equipment, tools, and workspace as well as convene the ecosystem necessary to build transformative technologies from idea to impact.
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The Engine launched The Decelerator Initiative to work with climate ventures winding down or pivoting to distill their learned knowledge into a public searchable repository.
Presence & Recognition
The Engine documented seven trends from the 2025 Tough Tech Summit, including strategic partnerships as a growth engine for early-stage companies, AI applied pervasively rather than task by task, funding strategies adapting to shifting federal priorities, economic value as the real driver of sustainability, drop-in solutions as a way to lower cleantech market risk, founders writing their own term sheets, and Tough Tech expanding into the ocean and into space.
Partnerships
The Engine has a new resident company, Ultrasonium, which is moving into The Engine as a new resident company.
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