AI is accelerating scientific discovery. Commercial viability is still the dealbreaker — and evaluating it doesn't scale.

We're building the missing infrastructure: authoritative data and AI-enabled tooling that let scientists and AI systems separate deployable breakthroughs from dead ends.

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THE PROBLEM
479,000
climate applied research teams globally
40,000+
early-stage climate teams globally
<20%
use economic analysis to guide R&D
$35B+
in capital at risk
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING

The barrier to TEA isn't motivation — it's accessibility. Validated data, guided tooling, and a practitioner network make it possible for teams to stress-test their economics far earlier — before scarce time and capital get misallocated.

Industrial Data Repository

Expert-validated cost and process data, organized around how TEAs are actually built.

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AI-Enabled TEA Tooling

A guided co-pilot from blank sheet to working model — grounded in validated data.

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TEA Network

Community support and expert data validation from experienced practitioners.

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TEAM AND PARTNER COALITION

Jesse Lou

Co-Founder & CEO

Breakthrough Energy, McKinsey. Columbia BS, Harvard MBA.

Rosie Keller

Co-Founder & COO

ARPA-E, Seedstars. MIT Sloan MBA, St. Gallen BA.

Teasha Feldman-Fitzthum

Founding Director

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, XL Fleet, Ultra Capital, EverVest. MIT BS, Physics.

Rosie Keller, Teasha Feldman-Fitzthum, and Jesse Lou
Breakthrough Energy Fellows
MIT Climate Project
Harvard Grid
Columbia CDI
Martin Trust Center
TUM
Oxford Zero
Homeworld Collective
Labstart
External Affairs

Coming to life via a coalition of 50+ organizations across academia, government, and industry.