Alumni

See West Gate alumni and learn about the technologies they de-risked during the program.

These innovators were supported by the following U.S. Department of Energy offices:

Cohort 3 Innovators (2024–2026)

Julia Curley
Founder
EsterCycle
Project: Enabling Circular Bioplastics

Simon Julien
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Latimer Controls
Project: Grid-Flexible Solar

Heather Platt
Director of Materials Engineering
Mana Battery
Project: Sodium-Ion Battery Innovation

Michael Solomentsev
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Palanquin Power
Project: Efficient Power Conversion for Data Centers

Reamonn Soto
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sensatek Propulsion Technology
Project: Passive Wireless Strain and Temperature Sensors

Spencer Whitman
Project: Rapid Electrochemical Mineralization to Form Dolomite Technology

Lisa Morey
Founder and Owner
Nova Terra
Project: Compressed Earth Blocks

Yaman Peksenar
Project: Biodegradable Plastics

Pilanda Watkins-Curry
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Olokun Minerals
Project: Treating Brine Waste

Andrew Gabor
President and Chief Technology Officer
BrightSpot Automation
Project: Solar Panel Defect Imaging Tool

Grant Gunnison
Founder
Zero Homes
Project: Home Electrification Deployment

Mikhail Konev
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Tereform
Project: Enabling Textile Circularity

Stefan Streckfus
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Renewell Energy
Project: Gravity Energy Storage