This is our June update presented at our Sip+Hatch Cleantech on June 25th, 2015

1. ​ Building a dynamic North Alabama economy fueled by
a vibrant and diverse startup community
© Rocket Hatch, 2015
June 2015 Update

2. WHY CLEANTECH?

3. Today the constant is
change, and the rate of
change is increasing.
SALIM ISMAIL
EXPONENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Typical
F500 Co
Google
(1998)
Facebook
(2004)
Tesla
(2003)
Uber
(2009)
Whatsapp
(2009)
SnapChat
(2011)
Oculus Rift
(2012)
TIME TO $1B
M A R K E T C A P

5. SENSORS (LIDAR)
$20,000 (2009) è $79 (2014)
250x
in 5 years

6. SOLAR
$30/KW (1984) è $0.16/KW (2014)
200x
in 20 years

7. P R O G R A M S
B R A I N
T R U S T
June 2015
UPDATE

8. COMMUNITY METRICS
1,600+Total Community
880
Interested
573
Engaged
115
Volunteers
38
Mentors
963 897
Followers
41%
Women
25-34
Median Age
40+
Rocket Hatch
EVENTS
1,224
Attendees
50++
From other
communities
$
23
Sponsors
22
Partners
J u n e 2 0 1 5
29
36

9. Partner Events
3rd Cycle Starts July 6th
Demo Day July 28th
August 19-20
Next Event: August 6th
November 19th
Global Entrepreneurship Week

10. NEXT COHORTS (FALL)
CO.STARTERS
CO.STARTERS for Causes
NEW!

11. GENERAL
MEETING
Monthly
3rd Tuesday
5:30pm
AL.com Building
B R A I N
T R U S T

12. Tennessee Accelerators Alabama Startups
Media Bit
ARK Labs
Branch Technologies
Jumpstart Foundry
VitalMetrix
IXH
REGIONAL ACTIVITY
$300K Investment + Acceleration Investment

13. www.rockethatch.org