Launch Alaska is a nonprofit accelerator focused on the deployment of technologies that can decarbonize systems of energy, transportation, and industry in Alaska. In 2021, they were awarded over $800,000 through the Office of Technology Transitions’ (OTT) Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) program in collaboration with the Arctic Energy Office to launch the transportation vertical of their Tech Deployment Track accelerator. Through this funding, Launch Alaska’s Tech Deployment Track has supported an additional 14 transportation related companies as they develop and deploy solutions, from electric outboard boat motors to hydrogen powered aviation, for Alaska’s unique market environment and physical conditions. Overall, the Launch Alaska Portfolio currently contains 32 companies that have helped reduce 137,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) from the products or services they’ve sold. Additionally, these companies have created an additional 60 new jobs and 78% of these companies have an executive team member from a traditionally excluded demographic.