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Los Angeles, CA

Developing passive cooling technology for safer, cooler outdoor spaces.

• Mission: Creating safer and cooler outdoor spaces through innovative, passive cooling shade technology.  
• Innovation: Utilizing advanced materials like phase change materials and reflective coatings to maintain shaded areas up to 20°F cooler without electricity or water.  
• Market Opportunity: Targeting high-heat environments such as public transit, agriculture, schools, and outdoor commercial spaces to enhance comfort and energy efficiency.  
• Funding Uses: Supporting pilot deployments, advancing research and development, and driving commercialization efforts for broader market entry.  
• Sustainability Impact: Promoting energy-efficient and environmentally friendly cooling solutions to address the growing challenges of extreme heat.  

ThermoShade is a company dedicated to combating the challenges of extreme heat in outdoor spaces through its development of passive cooling shade panels. These innovative panels use advanced materials, such as phase change materials and reflective coatings, to create shaded environments that can remain up to 20°F cooler without relying on grid electricity or water. Initially focusing on sectors like public transit and agriculture, ThermoShade aims to enhance comfort and safety in high-heat areas while promoting energy efficiency. With plans to pilot its solutions in California bus shelters and a university dairy farm, the company seeks to validate its technology and gather critical data for commercialization.

By offering both modular retrofit solutions and fully integrated shading systems, ThermoShade aspires to serve diverse markets, including schools, multi-family housing, and outdoor commercial spaces. Leveraging grant funding and successful proof-of-concept testing, the company is poised to refine its product design and expand operations. The funds raised will support pilot deployments, research and development, and marketing efforts, propelling the company toward its goal of full market entry by 2026.

Company Info

ThermoShade develops passive cooling shade panels to reduce heat in outdoor spaces sustainably.

ThermoShade is an innovative company addressing the growing challenges of extreme heat through the development of passive cooling shade panels. These panels are designed to maintain shaded areas up to 20°F cooler than traditional solutions, such as canvas awnings, without relying on grid electricity or water. Leveraging phase change materials and reflective coatings, the panels absorb and release heat efficiently, offering a sustainable and energy-efficient approach to cooling outdoor spaces. Founded in 2023, ThermoShade is targeting key markets such as transit, agriculture, and outdoor commerce, with applications ranging from bus shelters and parks to dairy farms and schools.

ThermoShade’s journey has been marked by significant milestones, including a successful proof-of-concept test in 2023 where its panels consistently outperformed traditional shading solutions. The company has also secured letters of intent for pilot projects in 2025 to retrofit bus shelters in California and test its technology on a dairy farm at Fresno State University. Backed by $235,000 in funding, including grants from CalSEED and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, ThermoShade is advancing its commercial design with the goal of full-scale deployment by 2026. Its modular and scalable product offerings—ranging from plug-and-play solutions to fully integrated structures—aim to create cooler, more livable outdoor environments in high-heat regions.