Cradle to Commerce Summit 2026

C2C's flagship event that brings together innovators, researchers, investors, and industry leaders to explore bold energy breakthroughs and accelerate commercialization pathways.

See more details here: c2csummit.lbl.gov

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Bold Energy Breakthroughs: From the Research Cradle to Commercial Impact

At Cradle to Commerce, we curate the most compelling energy innovations from 10 national labs.

Cradle to Commerce (C2C) unites inventors and entrepreneurs to scale secure, affordable, and reliable energy solutions by:

Curating breakthrough deep tech and AI from the National Lab system.
Connecting founders to elite scientific assets and technical validation.
Equipping entrepreneurs with the skills to find product-market fit.
Developing partnerships with a formidable network of investors and mentors.
Catalyzing energy breakthroughs toward commercialization.

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top intellectual property from national labs

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state-of-the-art test bed & prototyping facilities

5 domains of energy innovations to advance to market

Empowering inventors and entrepreneurs to team up to drive affordable, reliable, and scalable energy solutions

Only a handful of teams are chosen to accelerate energy innovations across our 5 domains. Check out the C2C cohort teams making waves and their technologies.