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Ever thought about applying for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for your climate startup? Here’s everything you need to know, from our most recent Insights piece with Joel Armin-Hoiland and the Climate Finance Solutions team!

Hey. Been a while, we've been busy... 👇 We're inviting 100 amazing humans to the next phase of Zopeful, the Carbon Hub. Are you one of them? What is Carbon Hub? Our hope-filled team across the US and Europe have poured their hearts & passion into building a place that pulls together science-backed climate resources and real ways to make an impact. Now, we're ready to let in a select few to experience it firsthand. This is your chance to be part of something transformative from the very start. Something we haven't been able to find elsewhere, so we decided to make it. What's in it for you? As one of the first 100, you'll get an exclusive, early look at Carbon Hub – and a direct line to our team to shape the experience before we go fully live. If you're ready to dive deeper into climate science and carbon removal, and if you want a front-row seat to more Zopeful ideas to drive impact, we made this just for you. How to claim your spot If you’re ready to jump in, click the link below and unlock access. There are only 100 spots, and they’ll go quickly – we’d love for you to be one of them. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/epZyM2ZC Have hope, make progress 💚

The step-by-step guides on how to scale climate tech 📈 📖 Learn more about two great resources designed to help climate tech founders scale their ventures: - The Climate Brick has launched the 2024 edition of their manual to scale climate tech ventures from gigafactories to software (covering the growth cycle from pre-seed stage to Series D+) - Planet A Ventures, Norrsken VC, and Speedinvest have launched a new playbook on scaling climate tech hardware in Europe Plus, the new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of critical minerals is out 🔮 Read all the details in last week's post 👇

Exclusivity breeds focus. SYNC 2023, an elite climate tech summit, fostered in-depth discussions and strategic partnerships between industry leaders. Discover how we crafted this exclusive experience for East Ventures: https://buff.ly/3zshIXr

Who better to talk to about economic development in Colorado and Wyoming than the governors themselves? I’m excited to announce that governors from both Colorado and Wyoming joined us at the Innosphere Ventures office to announce nearly $3 million in grant funding for research, development, and startups through our NSF Climate Resileincy Engine program - a major milestone in our first year! But that’s just the beginning. This meeting is part of a broader initiative to deepen engagement between both states. Over the past month, we’ve held strategic meetings with cabinet-level leaders from each state, working to align state priorities with the engine’s mission. Our meeting with the governors is all about reflecting on what we’ve discovered and answering critical questions: What can we learn from each other? Where is there overlap in priorities? Where do we go from here to create higher levels of climate resiliency? By year’s end, we’ll have both states aligned and ready to shape the future of the CO-WY Engine into 2025… and beyond.

Where does investing in climate tech matter most? 💡💰 Cameron McLain (Giant Ventures) and Rachel Slaybaugh (DCVC) will share their insights in our upcoming webinar on November 13th at 17:00 CET! Among other things, we'll dive into: 💰The ‘missing middle’ - the funding gap at Series B+ in climate tech ⏰ Whether now still is a good time to invest from an impact and returns perspective 💡 What is their outlook for Q4 2024 and 2025 We'll also leave plenty of time for you to ask all of your burning questions. Can't make it? Still sign up, we'll send you the recording!

Climate Tech VCs - The Global List- The full list of 304 VC funds active in climate tech investing - https://lnkd.in/er5WwbjR The climate tech VC scene has grown exponentially in the last years. The list captures an overview of climate VC funds segmented by geography and stage covered, then further narrowed by sub-area: Climate first - covering all areas of climate Deep tech - covering deep tech and overlapping with several areas of climate Specific climate sector - covering a specific area of climate Impact - social impact focus going beyond climate Here is a heat map of vc and their geo locations that they are based in https://lnkd.in/efT5UxPr

I'm thrilled to have earned my Cohort 6 Fellow credential from Climatebase! I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to have gone through this experience and achieve this milestone. Some of the subjects (just to name a few) taught were in: ⚡️The Energy sector 🚙Transportation 🌺Nature Based Solutions 🏢Corporate Sustainability ♻️Circular Economy …and so much more! 🧠 One of the more shocking things I learned was about the massive energy footprint AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude have... Thinking about all that demand for this technology and the actual energy supply that will have impact on our grid is quite staggering. At the same time, I saw some incredible people working on innovations looking to combat these challenges. I was also able to make some amazing connections with professionals in the tech, education, agriculture, and energy space - each bringing unique perspectives to climate solutions. This experience also solidified where I want to go in my professional career. While I will always be a product professional, I've discovered there a millions of opportunities to weave sustainability into wherever I may end up. My capstone project (SEE HERE: https://lnkd.in/gwYQbAje), focused on developing a citizen science platform for bird conservation, which I believe embodies this intersection of tech and nature. I'm excited to see the potential of this capstone in the near future and hopefully one day build a community of citizen scientists committed to protecting vulnerable bird populations. None of this would have been possible without the exemplary individuals who guided me throughout this journey. I'm deeply grateful to Neil Yeoh for his visionary leadership in climate education, George Unc for his invaluable guidance on my capstone project, and Warren Hart for helping me refine my professional narrative. The entire Climatebase team - Vesselina Apostolova, Kendall Jenkins, Lucas Camacho, Evan Hynes - created an incredibly supportive environment. And a huge thank you to my capstone colleagues Caroline Wu and Ben D.. The past 12 weeks have shown me that while the climate crisis is urgent, it's not insurmountable. With innovation, collaboration, and determination, we can create meaningful change. This isn't the end of my climate journey - it's just the beginning.

🏭 "Scaling Climate Tech in Industry" is a different game than building the next software business: More capital is required, along with more in-depth technical knowledge, but investors should not be deterred, as the markets addressed are larger and promise good business. 📈 Founders shouldn't be deterred either. Together with Thomas Heilmann (member of the 🇩🇪 Parliament), Wei Wu and Christian Vollmann will talk about the hurdles they have faced and what they have learned. The panel will be moderated by Veronica Fresneau. 🎤 It's the 4th Climate Tech Meetup hosted by World Fund and Tech for Net Zero. There are still 5 seats available out of 50. The link to register can be found in the comments. First come, first served. See you there! 🌍

Get Smarter about ClimateTech and join us on October 15th for Wall Street Green Digital. 12 hours of global programming with 35 climate experts providing insights and solutions. #sustainablefinance #event #climatetech #climatechange