Climate Change for VCs
Connect and join a community of venture investors and experts in Climate
Climate Change for VCs is a program and community that brings together investors from across the world to connect, explore, and exchange ideas around investments in ClimateTech.
Next cohort deadline:
March 10, 2022
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A community focused on unlocking the market opportunities that climate change disruption presents.
Our members are angel investors, venture capitalists and family offices working to deploy capital into frontier solutions in climate. They come from diverse backgrounds, from across the globe and share a strong spirit of service, a belief that startups and funding can address climate change.
Program Speakers
Dr. Harish Hande
Deputy of the International Energy, Analysis Department at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
USA
Sarah Kearney
Founder and Executive Director, PRIME Coalition
USA
Dr. Amol Phadke
Deputy of the International Energy Analysis Department at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
USA
Dr. Charles Fletcher
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Earth Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa
USA
Matt Eggers
Investor and Company Builder, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
USA
Abe Yokell
Managing Partner & co-founder, Congruent Ventures
USA
Ben Wolkon
Manager of Sustainable Investments, MUUS Asset Management Co.
USA
Chris Paige
Sustainability Consultant, Climate Interactive
USA
Vid Micevic
Unreasonable Group
USA
Alex Roetter
Moxxie Ventures
USA
Alex Mitchell
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
USA
Julie H. Park
Venrock
USA
Lauren Goglick
Techstars
USA
Teruhide Sato
BEENEXT
Singapore
Michael Luciani
NextGen Venture Partners
USA
Mayur Singh
The Green Collective
Singapore
VCs and Family Offices
D’Arcy Coolican
Andreessen Horowitz
USA
Lauren Goglick
Techstars
USA
Robert Wolk
Wolk Capital Partners
USA
Bejul Somaia
Partner Lightspeed India Partners
India
Alex Roetter
Moxxie Ventures
USA
Mayur Singh
The Green Collective
Singapore
Tabong Kima
Analyst Auldbrass Partners
USA
Angel Investors
Lauren Fraser
COO, CrowdTangle at Facebook
USA
Aubrey Blanche
Founder & CEO, The MathPath
USA
Scott Miller
Head of Global BD & Partnerships, Whatsapp
USA
Meredith Englund
VP Water Partnerships Ecolab
USA
Kyla Westphal
X, The Moonshot Factory
USA
World-class Instructors and Guest lecturers
Jackie Ros Amable
Managing Director, For ClimateTech
Program Creator
Jackie currently serves as the Managing Director for Nextcorps' Venture For ClimateTech (V4C). V4C supports New York State's bold vision to be leaders in ClimateTech adoption and environmental justice alongside partners and co-creators NYSERDA and SecondMuse. Previously, she was the CEO & founder of Revolar, a safety wearables company designed to keep loved ones safe. She raised millions from great investors such as Foundry Group and Techstars and shipped products globally. Before building V4C, Jackie served as the Regional Director of the Americas for the Techstars Community. In that role she helped elevate entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from Canada all the way to Argentina. She is an advisor to startups such as Rebundle and for businesses in the manufacturing, sustainability and supply chain space. From circular food systems, localized fashion supply chains, workforce tech, future city tech and wearable tech, she is deeply committed to helping our global community evolve our systems. She invests in companies and founders she believes she can help advance.
Previous Guest Lecturers
Dr. Charles Fletcher
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Earth Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Matt Eggers
Investor and Company Builder, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Abe Yokell
Managing Partner & co-founder, Congruent Ventures
Sarah Kearney
Founder and Executive Director, PRIME Coalition
Dr. Amol Phadke
Deputy of the International Energy Analysis Department at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
Ben Wolkon
Manager of Sustainable Investments, MUUS Asset Management Co.
Chris Paige
Sustainability Consultant, Climate Interactive
Dr. Harish Hande
Social Entrepreneur; CEO, SELCO Foundation
Prepare for the coming climate disruption
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Learn the latest climate science and today's solution landscape
The world is moving on climate. Whether you are an associate, angel, or GP, this is the place for you to dive into the latest science to understand climate change and its impacts, and to evaluate new opportunities in mitigation, sequestration, adaptation, and resilience.
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Expand your climate venture network
Join a global community of climate investors, entrepreneurs, and experts. The year-long community membership includes monthly live events and 1-year access to all of Terra’s climate education materials.
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Build your climate portfolio thesis
Bring a nuanced climate lens to all your new investments and your existing portfolio. Build your climate investment thesis, and access continued learning covering emerging sectors and trends.
Climate Change for VCs and Investors
/ 6-week intensive + Lifelong community
Program Benefits
1-year free access to the content from all current Terra courses
Access to ongoing live talks with guest experts
Monthly drop-in investment committee sessions where you can bring a thesis (or a deal) for feedback and diligence support
Access to a network of experts from science and policy to support thesis-building and in-depth underwriting
Structured relationship-building within the broader climate community
You join the community with a 6-week intensive
Week-1
The Climate Problem Today
To gain an understanding of the scope and scale of the climate challenge as it stands today, we’ll review the most current research and hear from leading climate scientists working to help policy makers and the public mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Week-2
A Survey of Climate Solutions
A changing climate presents opportunities to solve for adjacent challenges that touch every aspect of society. We’ll survey, analyze and opportunity-size emerging solution sets in climate mitigation to understand the most promising areas to invest time, money and attention.
Week-3
The Triple Bottom Line: Measuring and seeking returns on climate, capital and society
How does solving for climate change solve for everything else, and what’s different between today’s climate tech ecosystem and “clean tech 1.0?” We’ll explore frameworks for evaluating and foreseeing pitfalls, and for identifying climate projects that deliver real, measurable multi-fold impact alongside returns.
Week-4
Focus on Climate Investing
Climate is an operating system, not a single vertical. This week, we’ll dive into major climate investing verticals and conduct independent sector research to deepen our understanding of the specifics within transportation, circular economy, data, carbon markets and more.
Week-5
Ensuring Climate Companies' Success
Sitting at the intersection of science, policy and human behavior, companies have a unique set of support needs. We’ll look at how reimagining portfolio services for a climate portfolio can help increase companies’ chance of success, and help funds differentiate in an increasingly crowded market.
Week-6
Telling Your Story in Climate Venture
Narrative is everything. We’ll explore how climate communications have evolved with a look at the latest data and research on proven communication strategies, and translate that to how you can tell your story as a climate investor.
The State of the Climate Today with Zeke Hausfather
Zeke Hausfather
Measuring Climate Impact as Investors with Sarah Kearney & Matthew Nordan
Sarah Kearney
Mathew Nordan
Early to Growth Stage Venture for Climate with Abe Yokell
Abe Yokell
Drop-In Investment Committee [Pacific Time]
Cohort
Sector Brief Presentation
Cohort
Drop-In Investment Committee [CEST]
Cohort
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Who is this program for?
The program is for anyone looking to invest funds in early-stage companies building climate solutions in any sector. Analysts, associates, partners, angels, accelerator leads, family funds - all are welcome.
- You’re looking to understand the space, build your climate thesis, and invest in climate companies
- You want to understand the climate impact of your current investment portfolio
- You want to network with other investors and founders in climate
- You have sufficient time (5 hours/week during the 6-week intensive + 2 hours / month thereafter) to dedicate to the experience
- You’re not an investor or don’t want to invest in climate tech companies
- You don’t have the time to commit to a deep dive right now (you can always apply for later cohorts)
Climate Change for VCs and Investors
/ 6-week intensive + Lifelong community