Halcyon

Halcyon accelerates the impact-driven future of business.

We believe there's a competitive advantage to having a social mission in your DNA, and that impact-driven businesses represent a powerful opportunity to drive equity and inclusivity in the workplace and society. Halcyon is the community supporting impact-driven businesses and their founders through space, community, and access. Our programs offer fellowships for social entrepreneurs and funding vehicles to help them scale their ventures.

05/27/2026

(ESP): 🌟Presentamos la cohorte 2026 de Innovación Climática en México de Halcyon.🌟

Esta programa apoya a emprendimientos de todo el país que están abordando desafíos urgentes en adaptación climática y resiliencia. A través de un formato híbrido impartido completamente en español, las personas emprendedoras seleccionadas participarán en dos residencias presenciales de una semana cada una en la Ciudad de México, más cinco días de programación virtual.

Este programa cuenta con el apoyo de , Inc. (AWS).

Conoce a las personas fundadoras y sus emprendimientos en el enlace de nuestra biografía.

Gracias a nuestro Comité de Selección por su experiencia y dedicación en la conformación de esta cohorte:
• Florencia Colunga Gascón (FUNDES)
• Daniel Cossío (Deel)
• Julian M Diaz (AWS México)
• Felipe Gonzalez (Tec de Monterrey)
• Nelly Ramírez (BFA Global)
• Francisco Sordo (AWS México)

(ENG): 🌟Introducing Halcyon’s 2026 Climate Innovation in Mexico cohort.🌟

This program supports ventures across the country who are tackling pressing challenges in climate adaptation and resilience. Through a hybrid format delivered entirely in Spanish, these selected entrepreneurs will participate in two one-week in-person residencies in Mexico City, Mexico, as well as five days of virtual programming.

This program is run with support from , Inc. (AWS).

Meet the founders and ventures at the link in our bio.

Thank you to our Selections Committee for their expertise and dedication in shaping this cohort:
• Florencia Colunga Gascón (FUNDES)
• Daniel Cossío (Deel)
• Julian M Diaz (AWS Mexico)
• Felipe Gonzalez (Tec de Monterrey)
• Nelly Ramírez (BFA Global)
• Francisco Sordo (AWS Mexico)

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05/26/2026

Check out this recent round of funding news from current Halcyon founders and alums:

🌾 KAMiM Technologies secured funding for a 24-month program advancing climate-resilient food systems, part of an UN Environment Programme initiative with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Italy's Ministry for the Environment and Energy. The project will advance solar-powered cold storage, cold-chain logistics infrastructure, and irrigation-linked energy systems—alongside AI-enabled analytics, IoT-based data capture, and blockchain-enabled traceability—and is expected to support 10,000+ farmers and agri-value chain actors, among other benefits.

📈 Selected from 6,800 applicants, Securing Degrees, LLC was the first-place recipient of Pilot's inaugural Small Business Growth Fund, in partnership with Hello Alice. Securing Degrees will be routing 10% of the grant funding directly to student scholarships, giving back to the communities and families who need us most.

💰 Elastic Energy secured its first VC investment from CITES, a Latin American deep-tech investment fund backed by Argentina's largest insurance company, Sancor Seguros. The team also recently joined the CITES IDEAS incubation program in Sunchales, Argentina.

Congratulations to these ventures as they continue accelerating their impact.

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Halcyon alums We Hear You and No Limbits for being named to the 2026 Forbes Accessibility 200, recognizing leading innovators developing products, software, and services that expand equitable access for people with disabilities.

See the full list here: https://ow.ly/a39450Z3lip

05/18/2026

ICYMI, Halcyon’s Adam Caplan recently penned an article on how we’re rethinking the infamous “valley of death”—and what the most successful early-stage founders are doing to navigate this time. 💸

Read more at the link in our bio.

05/12/2026

Big ideas. New connections. Here’s more from our unforgettable week in Accra. 🎦🌍

05/06/2026

Building on the momentum of DC Climate Week, our 2026 Global Climate cohort joined us last week in Washington, DC, where founders kicked off their Halcyon journey with a week of collaboration with peers, partners, and supporters driving progress in climate adaptation and resilience.

🏢 We were grateful to be hosted at the AWS Skills Center in nearby Arlington for Monday's programming, spanning across interactive peer case consultations, pitch practices, and masterclasses.

☁️ We were also hosted at Amazon’s HQ2 for an evening of investor speed networking, giving our founders the chance to pitch and engage in conversation and feedback with investors and ecosystem partners.

✈️ We’ll be continuing to engage with this fantastic group through virtual programming before reuniting in Los Angeles in September.

Thank you to Twilio.org Impact Fund, a fund of ImpactAssets (Twilio) and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) for your support of the program.

05/04/2026

There’s a moment most founders know, even if they can’t name it. The original grant has run its course. Revenue is real but modest. The product works, but the business model is still proving itself. Investors who back companies at scale aren’t interested yet. Investors who will fund early experiments still want to see more traction. And the runway is shrinking.

This is the “valley of death”: the financing gap between early-stage support and sustainable commercial growth that claims a staggering number of promising ventures every year.

At Halcyon, we work with founders exactly in this moment. And after more than a decade in the startup ecosystem, we’ve come to believe that the “valley of death” is the wrong frame entirely.

Read more from Adam Caplan, Halcyon's Capital Strategy & Investment Manager, on how we're rethinking the "valley of death" (+ how the best leaders navigate this period): https://ow.ly/LGJc50YUAjC

04/27/2026

❗LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO APPLY❗

We’re looking for founders ready to scale their health ventures and deepen their impact. 🩺

Selected entrepreneurs will attend a one-week, in-person residency in Chicago, Illinois, five virtual programming days, and a final one-week, in-person residency in Washington, DC. ✈️

Learn more & submit your eligibility form by this Friday at 11:59 PM ET: https://ow.ly/3NzZ50YQHGa 🔗

04/24/2026

For the second year in a row, Halcyon returned to Accra to kick off our 2026 Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa program.

Throughout the week, we were grateful to be hosted by our friends at , where we held a series of masterclasses, pitch practices, and peer case consultations, building knowledge sharing and peer learning among the cohort.

Founders also participated in Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Alliance’s conference, connecting them with West African investors and policymakers.

✈️ We’ll return in-person with the fantastic founders of this program for a second residency week in Nairobi in July.

Thank you to , Inc. (AWS) for their support of this program.

04/22/2026

What does it take to build climate-resilient cities?

At our DC Climate Week event last night, four founders shared how they’re rethinking the built environment, from rooftop agriculture to electrification, net-zero housing, and nature-based infrastructure.

In a conversation that touched on capital strategies, finding your climate niche, and overcoming obstacles, one theme cut across it all: real impact starts with deep community engagement.

Special shoutout to Halcyon alums Larry Davis (Green Mechanics), Kristof Grina (Up Top Acres), and Jordan Taylor (SynergyGrid), who joined Jane Chen (Stepwise) on the panel, moderated by Halcyon’s Alexis Kartalian.

Thank you to the team at Up Top Acres and everyone who joined us for an evening of conversation, connection, and rooftop views.

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