Early deployment grants to de-risk debt capital - Streetlife Ventures & MIT Mobility Initiative
Are you a founder in the mobility or climate space who's looking to learn more about non-dilutive sources of capital like grants and debt to build your business? Or, an investor looking to support a portfolio company on this topic?
As part of ongoing research, Streetlife Ventures and MIT Mobility Initiative have published practical findings to help founders and investors navigate this topic, and you can read more here https://www.mmi.mit.edu/nondilutivecapital
In this first live session, we'll go deep with two founders on identifying, applying to, and receiving deployments grants to help them de-risk debt capital. Future sessions will cover other in-depth topics like equipment financing and project finance (stay tuned).
Featured founders and companies for this session:
Alex Esposito, CEO & Co-Founder of Circuit - an EV microtransit service
Luke Mairo, COO & Co-Founder of Voltpost - a lamppost EV charging platform
Alex and Luke will dive deep into key considerations on when/how to seek these grants, typical processes and timelines, and the pros and cons of these grants in building your business.
Hosts:
Streetlife Ventures invests in the $5 trillion market opportunity at the intersection of cities and climate. We leverage our 30+ years of urban experience and 15,000+ member platform of climate founders, operators, policymakers, and emerging talent to build sustainable cities. We invest in pre-seed and seed startups across the buildings, energy, mobility and logistics, waste and water, and adaptive infrastructure sectors. We also partner with cities, real estate developers, and infrastructure groups to de-risk urban climate solutions and accelerate a startup's path to commercialization.
The MIT Mobility Initiative (MMI) is a global platform to accelerate a safe, clean and inclusive mobility system through research, education, entrepreneurship and engagement. The MMI is structured around 4 pillars: research, education, entrepreneurship, and engagement.