Pittsfield— The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) has announced the third cohort of startup firms that have been accepted into the BIC’s Stage 2 Accelerator program, a 35-week hands-on and results-oriented program designed to serve early-stage tech startups.
The awardees will receive BIC membership, full access to labs, advanced equipment, digital media studio, educational programming, and internal team of subject matter experts, as well as broad and curated support from the BIC’s committed member community, and much more, including access to the BMA STAT Program, built in partnership with MIT and local industry partners with funding support from the US Department of Commerce and MassTech Collaborative, that is gaining national and international attention.
The following firms have been accepted into Cohort Three of the BIC Stage 2 Accelerator:
- Diel Technologies, who has developed a patented axial flux motor that allows wearables to harvest energy while in motion – whether running a marathon or picking up a cup of coffee.
- Elimentra Technologies, who is developing a proprietary system that collocates processing units at the source of biomass and industrial waste byproducts, converting these end-stream materials in high value add commodities while capturing carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.
- ENSO, who is reshaping the future of addiction recovery for more than 48 million Americans with an AI-powered behavior management system that delivers real-time, personalized support through a discreet wearable device and secure mobile platform.
- Globe Grown’s mission is to develop a fully autonomous robot that will help farmers reduce chemical herbicide use, improve soil health, and empower growers with data-driven, regenerative farming tools.
- HKG Energy, who has developed a proprietary material —Terra Silicon™— that addresses the scalability, cost, and performance limitations of conventional graphite and silicon-graphite battery anodes. With a demonstrated energy density of over 400 Wh/kg, fast-charging capabilities under 15 minutes, and a clear path to mass production, the firm is engaging with major OEMs and battery manufacturers for early pilots.
- TaskMind, who is developing a full-circle sales platform designed to help teams sell smarter, and harder. It is built for firms looking to improve the quality, precision, and efficiency of their sales outreach. Their intelligent web application equips sales representatives with the tools they need to generate deep research reports, craft high-context outreach, monitor real-time industry insights, and identify trends that guide smarter targeting.
Dr. Dennis Rebelo, the BIC’s Chief Learning Officer, noted, “This program has been an ideal way to provide technical problem-solving and human skills simulations to Stage 2 Accelerator companies before their actual process, systems, culture and decision-making about internal processes are set.”
“We launched our Stage 2 Accelerator program in 2023 so that we could provide the full range of BIC resources to more entrepreneurs. We had tremendous firms in the last two cohorts, many of whom we continue to work with very closely as BIC members,” said Ben Sosne, BIC’s Executive Director.
Partners providing support for this program include Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Mill Town Foundation, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, MassMEDIC, Altium, MathWorks, and SolidWorks. For more information, please visit https://berkshireinnovationcenter.com
