Teams

The Circular Accelerator is a six-month program that provides business and technical support to advance selected projects and strengthen the circular economy in Washington state. Learn more about the Circular Accelerator.

 

Showcase Winners: Cohort 2 (2024)

In September 2024, after six months of hard work in the Circular Accelerator program, 12 teams pitched their initiatives and competed for $28,000 in awards. Watch back the winning pitches below and visit the NextCycle Washington YouTube channel to see all of Cohort 2’s pitch recordings.

Furniture Repair Bank

Community Group Best Pitch Award

NaturallyContained

Launch Group Best Pitch & People’s Choice Awards

Reclaim Project Recovery

Community Group People’s Choice Award

Revino

Innovation Group Best Pitch & People’s Choice Awards

Cohort 2 (2023-2024)

Showcase Winners: Cohort 1 (2023)

Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI)

Upstream Award & People’s Choice Award

Ravel

Downstream Award

Restaurant 2 Garden

Community Impact Award

Cohort 1 (2022-2023)

In March 2023, 14 teams pitched their initiatives and competed for $26,000 in awards. Watch back the winning pitches below.

Renew Seed Grant Teams

In 2023, NextCycle Washington awarded grants to early-stage projects along with light technical support, growth planning, and facilitated networking and matchmaking. Stay tuned for more information on potential grant opportunities in the future.