Navigating Climate Financing – hear from founders and funders

​Join us at SF Climate Week - hear from founders and funders of carbon removal companies about navigating diverse capital needs.

• ​4:30 PM Doors Open

• ​5-7 PM - Panels and Networking

  • ​Stories from Carbon Removal Founders. We'll dive into the capital needs of scaling CDR and how to design a diverse capital stack.

  • ​The Evolving Role of VCs. What is the role of VCs and equity investing in climate? How is it changing? How should funds think creatively to be aligned with maximizing impcat?

  • ​Non-Dilutive Cimate Financing. We'll be exploring what it means to have a "diverse" capital stack, across grants, venture debt, and equipment financing.

• ​7-8 PM Open Networking

​Panelists

• ​Venture Capital / Tenzin Seldon, Founder and Managing Partner, Pulse Fund

• ​Grants / Helena Merk, Founder, Streamline Climate

• ​Equipment Financing / Luc Gerdes, Territory Manager, Camber Road

• ​Venture Debt / Shelley Golan, Senior Relationship Manager, Mercury

• ​Founder / Grant Canary, Founder and CEO, Mast Reforestation

​Moderated by Melissa Zhang, Energy Transition Investor, Azimuth Capital Management

​Sponsors

​Thank you Mercury, Fifty Years, and Elemental Excelerator for making this event possible 💚

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