WERCBench Labs
Investments
18Partners & Customers
3About WERCBench Labs
WERCBench Labs is a program of the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC). M-WERC brings together world-leading companies, technical colleges, and universities that share a passion for making things.WERCBench Labs selects 15 startups and early-stage companies a year to join a 3-month, immersive, mentor-driven program.

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Latest WERCBench Labs News
Mar 3, 2021
The WERCBench Labs Accelerator Demo Day will highlight the six startup companies in the Energy, Power and Controls industry that have completed the program. All teams will pitch their businesses at our online event which will include networking. https://energycentral.com/event/wercbench-labs-accelerator-demo-day Apr 20, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 New features will help building owners, energy managers, and emergency planners assess opportunities for combined heat and power (CHP) systems to provide economic savings and power essential services with onsite resources during grid disruptions. Mar 3, 2021 Those interested in competing in the $5 million E-ROBOT Prize are encouraged to join the March 3 Teaming Event to learn more about the current state of play in the industry and meet other innovators and potential collaborators. Mar 4, 2021 - Mar 5, 2021 The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Mar 9, 2021 - Mar 10, 2021 After several years of VC investment and promising but limited demonstrations, long-duration storage is poised to play an important role in the coming energy transition worldwide. Mar 9, 2021 Recommended for Municipal utilities serving the commercial sector; utilities serving regions with time-based goals for energy reduction (2030 Goals, etc.) Mar 9, 2021 This virtual forum focuses on leading technologies for enabling long-duration storage on the grid, as well as business models and case studies of current deployments
WERCBench Labs Investments
18 Investments
WERCBench Labs has made 18 investments. Their latest investment was in Steam Energy Labs as part of their Incubator/Accelerator on September 9, 2019.

WERCBench Labs Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/16/2019 | Incubator/Accelerator | Steam Energy Labs | Yes | 1 | ||
9/16/2019 | Incubator/Accelerator | Omega Grid | Yes | 1 | ||
9/16/2019 | Incubator/Accelerator | Elektrifi | Yes | 1 | ||
9/16/2019 | Incubator/Accelerator | |||||
9/16/2019 | Incubator/Accelerator - II |
Date | 9/16/2019 | 9/16/2019 | 9/16/2019 | 9/16/2019 | 9/16/2019 |
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Round | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator | Incubator/Accelerator - II |
Company | Steam Energy Labs | Omega Grid | Elektrifi | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
WERCBench Labs Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
WERCBench Labs has 3 strategic partners and customers. WERCBench Labs recently partnered with Great Plains Institute on May 5, 2019.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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5/15/2019 | Partner | United States | M-WERC announces partnership with Great Plains Institute — Midwest Energy Research Consortium The Midwest Energy Research Consortium and the Great Plains Institute are launching a new collaborative , stakeholder-driven effort . | 1 | |
5/15/2019 | Partner | ||||
8/28/2014 | Partner |
Date | 5/15/2019 | 5/15/2019 | 8/28/2014 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | M-WERC announces partnership with Great Plains Institute — Midwest Energy Research Consortium The Midwest Energy Research Consortium and the Great Plains Institute are launching a new collaborative , stakeholder-driven effort . | ||
Sources | 1 |
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