Colorado flag hanging from wires in the air.
Three people stand on a stage at the NextCycle pitch competition. A woman on the left and the man in the middle are holding an oversized grand-prize check. An older man on the right holds a microphone.

Meet the NextCycle Teams

Compost pile with food scraps and yard waste brims over the top of a wooden enclosure.
Panorama of an auditorium with blue overhead lighting. A crowd of attendees sit in chairs facing the stage on the left. A male speaker holds a microphone at a podium in front of a large screen.
Two people stand in front of a large poster with colorful sticky notes scattered across the board. The man in the center is facing the wall and pointing at the plan on the wall. The woman on the left is listening and is focused on the notes.
A large sign atop the historic train station in Denver, Colorado. Orange letters read 'Union Station Travel by Train' and a large analog clock is centered in the sign.

NextCycle is designed to promote circular economy-based ventures and foster innovation in sustainable design, reuse, repair, compost, recycling or material recovery solutions for end markets in Colorado. Funding for NextCycle Colorado is provided by C3.

Applicants are selected for a six-month business accelerator program to advance their ventures.

Cohort 6 (2024-2025)