At New Climate Futures, more than 1,400 leaders in climate, capital, and policy convened at Newlab Brooklyn to confront the realities of scaling critical technology. From startup showcases to a keynote with Tom Steyer, the event spotlighted the partnerships and platforms needed to move climate solutions from pilot to deployment.

Newlab and Saudi partners—including NIDLP, MIM, Ma’aden, ESNAD, and SGS—invite startups and industry leaders to pilot and commercialize breakthrough mining technologies across exploration, recovery, processing, and sustainable operations to help Saudi Arabia unlock its $2.5 trillion critical-minerals potential. Submit your interest now to access industry expertise, real-world pilots, de-risked commercialization pathways, and strategic market entry under Vision 2030.

On March 18, we launched Critical Mass with over 350 guests, an exhibit of 8 incredible companies curated by Newlab’s team, a performance by Mambembé New York, a DJ set by DJ Workhorse and attendance by our members, board members and community at large.

Newlab's first projects in the Middle East will focus on making the Mining value chain more efficient and sustainable.

Newlab, UPM, and MdP are collaborating to identify promising startups globally that are developing waste-to-materials technologies and launch pilots to test and validate their solutions in LatAm.