Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified where Raev is based. The company is based in Philadelphia.

Ten innovative tech start-ups from around the world are coming to Knoxville as part of the second Techstars Industries of the Future accelerator cohort.

The founders of these 10 emerging companies will call the Miller's Building on Gay Street home for three months as they connect with mentors, learn how to pitch their businesses to investors and scale their products.

Some of the businesses might even continue to call Knoxville home depending on investments from local benefactors or business from area clients. Two companies from last year's cohort - liquid computer cooling developer FLUIX Inc. and bio-based materials developer Silvis Materials - both decided to retain a presence in East Tennessee.

The Techstars program is a partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the University of Tennessee System, which are splitting the $9 million bill.

As part of the program, founders receive $20,000 from Techstars in exchange for 6% equity in their company.

The program kicks off the week of April 10 and will end with Demo Day in June.

The companies coming to Knoxville are:

• Allosense - San Antonio-based company that makes advanced sensors and measurement solutions for electric vehicle battery manufacturing.

• Crow Industries - Scottsdale-based company that's building an autonomous robotic labor force for hazardous and extreme environments.

• Eolic Wall - Lima, Peru-based wind energy manufacturer to help homes, businesses and communities achieve net-zero carbon emissions.

• Ex Lattice - Raleigh-based, next-gen engineering software developer for metal additive manufacturing.

• HyperTunnel - Jersey City-based mixed reality developer that allows remote experts to provide instruction to on-site workers.

• Laminar Scientific - Iowa City-based renewable energy source manufacturer that uses ocean waves to generate power.

• Raev -Philadelphia-based company that manufactures small electric vehicles available for use on a pay-per-drive basis.

• Team Wildfire - Austin-based company that develops technologies to help fight wildfires.

• Undesert - Los Alamos, New Mexico-based company that turns salty underground and ocean water into deionized water with no waste.

• WingDriver - Colorado-based artificial intelligence developer that uses computer vision to avoid accidents.

This is the second of three cohorts Techstars is bringing to Knoxville, with the next one coming in 2024.

Silas Sloan is the growth and development reporter. Email silas.sloan@knoxnews.com. Twitter @silasloan. Instagram @knox.growth.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Techstars Knoxville announces 2023 startups in accelerator