Partners
XPRIZE Partners share expertise, technology, and global networks that strengthen every competition. Their collaboration helps shape the ecosystem around each prize—supporting innovators, opening doors, and paving the way for breakthrough solutions to scale.
1t.org is the World Economic Forum’s Trillion Tree Platform, serving a global movement to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees by 2030, in support of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. We drive change by mobilizing the private sector, accelerating restoration in key regions, and empowering a new generation of ecopreneurs. 1t.org was launched in January 2020, at the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The team at 350Solutions has been evaluating and developing innovative technologies that impact our environment for over 60 years combined. We’ve developed testing protocols for innovations that have not yet been rigorously tested. We’ve managed multi-million dollar demonstration programs for new innovations. And we’ve been on the developer’s side, too — working from proof of concept to large demonstrations.
AFARA collaborates to build resilient, sustainable companies and economies. We are a multidisciplinary team who work closely with our clients to solve complex problems, make better decisions, and convert those decisions into actions to deliver resilient, sustainable outcomes. Our clients include governments, oil and gas companies, diversified forestry products companies, and not-for-profit organizations.
AirMiners Launchpad accelerates founders towards gigaton scale carbon removal. The program helps founders establish their team, develop business strategy, roadmap their tech, and connect to the broader carbon removal network.
The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) is one of the top drone research programs in the United States, and one of the seven FAA-designated unmanned aircraft systems test sites established to develop and test drone technology.
The Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre is the first demonstration scale CO2 test facility attached to an operating natural gas-fueled power plant where multiple carbon utilization technologies can be concurrently tested under real world conditions. Operated by InnoTech Alberta, a subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, the Centre focuses on the development and deployment of technologies that can turn CO2 into valuable products.
ANA is Japan’s five-star international airline with 83 international routes and 116 domestic routes. Founded in 1952, ANA bridges the divide between places, people and their cultures. The airline prides itself on providing passengers with a unique and flawless journey through the airline’s relentless drive towards excellence, innovation and creativity. To learn more, click here.
The Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) is a collaborative partnership of academic institutions, state and federal resource managers, and private sector companies dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of effective and reliable sensors and sensor platforms for environmental monitoring and long-term stewardship of coastal and ocean resources. ACT goals include: (a) rapidly and effectively transition emerging technologies to operational use; (b) maintain a dialogue among technology users, developers, and providers; (c) identify technology needs and novel tools and approaches to meet those needs; (d) document technology performance and potential; and (e) provide U.S. IOOS with information required for the deployment of reliable and cost-effective networks.
Allied Vision is one of the leading camera manufacturers worldwide in the machine vision market. They will be offering in-kind hardware support to teams and a discount to qualified competitors.
The Aquarium of the Pacific is a key voice and storyteller for the Pacific Ocean, with a vision to conserve and build natural capital by building social capital. Beyond world-class animal exhibits, the Aquarium offers programs for people of all ages, from hands-on family activities to lectures by leading scientists. Through its exhibits and programs, visitors delve deeper into the ocean, making complex scientific topics relevant and accessible to Southern California’s diverse population. The Aquarium is committed to conservation efforts taking the needs of people and nature into account, including urban ocean planning, climate change, ocean exploration, and sustainability.
Autodesk is an American multinational software corporation that makes software products and services to help innovators everywhere solve today’s pressing challenges with expertise across the fields of architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, and entertainment.
They are contributing in-kind design resources to support teams competing in XPRIZE Carbon Removal.
The Avatar Carbon Removal Accelerator is a tailor-made super-charger for emerging geosphere based carbon removal technologies. Providing unparalleled industry partnerships from some of the world’s largest energy companies, the entrants will work through a technology co-development roadmap with industry customers, investor and partners alongside UCalgary’s world leading carbon technology eco-system which generated several successful finalists for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. Initial cohort of 10 teams will commence October 1 and run through to their early bird application deadline on February 1st bolstering the entrants chance of success by securing industrial partners, investors and technology centers.
BioMarine is the global showcase for the latest knowledge and skills covering all sectors within the marine bio resources industry. BioMarine aims to enable the development of sustainable exploitation of marine bio-resources and all trans- sectors applications. BioMarine will meet the needs of industry, sciences and civil society by creating and organizing economic and societal value from blue-economy based value chains in food, energy and biotechnology. We will build long term strategy and policies for the blue economy based on value chains, mostly around marine bio-technology and biomass production to heal, feed and fuel our society.
Calgary Economic Development is a not-for-profit corporation that works with business, government and community partners to position Calgary as the location of choice for the purpose of attracting business attraction & investment, fostering trade and developing Calgary’s workforce. As conduit, connectors and catalyst, we collaborate to accelerate purposeful diversification, embrace shared prosperity and build a strong community.
California Ocean Science Trust works to ensure that state policy and management decisions are supported with a rigorous scientific foundation. At the forefront of ocean and coastal issues, we synthesize and translate scientific knowledge, elevating the most innovative thinking from the scientific community. As an independent, non-profit organization, the Ocean Science Trust strategically builds partnerships across state agencies, scientific institutions and citizens with the shared goal of better ocean management for sustained, healthy and productive ecosystems. We are engaged across the spectrum of issues facing California and the West Coast, particularly ocean acidification, fisheries management, and the scientific monitoring of marine protected areas.
As the deep tech powerhouse of Capgemini, Cambridge Consultants spearheads transformative projects to solve the toughest scientific and engineering challenges. Ambitious clients collaborate with us to create new-to-the-world technologies, services and products that have never been seen before. Our unique combination of technical, commercial and market expertise yields market-leading solutions that are hard to copy. This creates valuable intellectual property that generates protectable long-term value.
From the printing press to penicillin, entrepreneurs have solved the world’s toughest problems. Today, carbon management companies are scaling a diversity of pathways that drive economic growth.
The Carbon Business Council is a global coalition of innovators shaping the market conditions and ecosystem for carbon management to thrive.
Carbon Direct Inc. is a leading carbon management firm that mobilizes scientific expertise, proprietary data, and commercial experience to scale end-to-end services across the carbon ecosystem. We're led by the world's foremost science and we're motivated by purpose: to help organizations make their climate commitments a reality. We believe in going beyond net-zero to full carbon accountability and we're here to chart the path.