Innovation for Green Advanced Transportation Excellence

November 30, 2011

i-GATE, Innovation for Green Advanced Transportation Excellence, is a regional public-private partnership designed to support small businesses and maximize the economic potential of green transportation and clean-energy technologies.

i-GATE programs provide collaboration opportunities, entrepreneurial education and assistance, an Academic Alliance, and a business incubator for the development of high-growth green businesses.

i-GATE partnership enables the full spectrum of regional collaboration for "green" transportation and clean energy technologies.

PARTNERS

Government
-City of Livermore (iHub Coordinator)
-City of Pleasanton
-City of Dublin
-City of Tracy
-City of San Ramon
-City of West Sacramento
-Town of Danville
-City of Fremont
-City of Lathrop
-City of Davis
-Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Research Institute
-Sandia National Laboratories (i-GATE program lead)
-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
-Joint BioEnergy Institute (DOE)
-Scion Group
-California Fuel Cell Partnership
-USDA Agricultural Research Service
-ICECaP

Universities
-University of California, Berkeley, CITRIS
-University of California, Davis
-California State University, East Bay
-Las Positas Community College
-University of Michigan
-CSU Board of Trustees
-Golden Gate University
-University of Oklahoma

Venture Capital
-Wavepoint Ventures, LLC
-Sand Hill Angels
-Global Cleantech Partners
-Kickstart Fund
-NewLine Ventures, LLC
-New Enterprise Associates

Business Support Groups
-Small Business Development Center
-Livermore Chamber of Commerce
-Workforce Incubator
-MANEX (NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
-East Bay Economic Development Alliance
-U.S. Small Business Administration
-CA Governor's Office of Economic Development

Businesses
-Chevron
-General Motors
-PG&E
-Bridgelux, Inc.
-Comcast
-Wells Fargo
-Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel
-GE
-Amerimade Technologies
-Cambay Group