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Driving results with DOE Boost
In three cohorts, Boost has moved national lab technology into the hands of 41 teams. Ten have signed license or research agreements with national labs, and alumni report raising more than $5 million.
Where alumni are now
Teams from the 2025 cohort have also secured licenses or license options with Brookhaven National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory.
See the next group pitch. The 2026 teams present at the DOE Boost Showcase on December 9 in Albuquerque, in person and online. Learn about the Showcase.
Watch Boost in action
Program Highlights
- Access to DOE Lab technologies, investors, and ecosystem partners
- Virtual programming with an opportunity to pitch to industry stakeholders at the Showcase event
- No equity taken
- Free to participate, no hidden costs
- Extensive, curated networking opportunities
- Top-performing DOE Boost teams are eligible to receive a share of $100,000 in awards at the end of the program.
2026 Technology Verticals
- Advanced Energy Production and Resource Security
- Advanced Materials
- Advanced Nuclear and Domestic Energy Resources
- Energy Efficiency
- Geothermal Energy
- Grid Modernization and Resilience
2026 Regional Focus Areas
This year's cohort will focus on energy challenges sourced from communities in Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.
Who Should Apply?
Boost supports multiple pathways to company creation and technology commercialization:
Existing Companies
Startups or established teams seeking to license DOE lab technology to expand capabilities or pursue new market opportunities.
Founder Teams
Small teams (2-3 individuals) ready to build and scale a venture around breakthrough energy innovation.
Solo Entrepreneurs
Individuals looking to partner with technical and business collaborators to launch a venture around breakthrough energy innovation.
The 2026 cohort
This year's cohort has 11 teams, built around technologies from four national labs: Sandia National Laboratories (6), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2), Argonne National Laboratory (1), and National Laboratory of the Rockies (1). Each is tied to a problem a community named.
The cohort is shaping up to be another strong one. The algal flow-way team split in two to pursue agricultural runoff and mining water separately, and the mining sector is already interested in pilots. Another team was accepted into NMSU's Arrowhead Center SBIR/STTR accelerator, and a third has narrowed in on nitrate pollution detection and is talking with contract manufacturers.
Team profiles will be added as they are published.
The partnership
The DOE Boost partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and FedTech was forged out of a passion for addressing current energy challenges through the commercialization of promising technologies. By working together to use lab-created technologies and launching ventures with them, DOE Boost is building an innovation ecosystem for economic and climate benefits that will last for years to come.
Visit the DOE Boost website to learn more.
The DOE Boost Platform is funded by the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF), administered by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC).
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