Nathan DeMario is the co-founder of Phase Innovations, LLC, a startup company using innovative technologies to improve efficiencies in cooling and dehumidification systems. Its efforts have been recognized by a $1.1 million grant from NYSERDA to support the development and commercialization of its technology. Nathan is a resident Clean Energy Incubator client in RIT’s Venture Creations Incubator and a participant in the NextCorps Manufacturing Scale-Up program. He was the winner of RIT’s 2019 Business Model Competition.