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🍃 Who is behind the 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿 Is your climate tech startup fundraising? Submit your startup’s fundraising plans to get in front of our CREtech Climate Venture Coalition members, Led by CREtech CEO Michael Beckerman The Coalition consists of a group of the leading and most active venture firms focused on investing in climate tech startups in the Built World. While the Coalition will not be making direct investments, it will serve as a catalyst to drive deal flow for potential investments for each venture firm that is part of the Coalition. #CREtech #CREtechCoalition #vc #venture #builtworld #innovation #realestate #startup #funding #tech #technology #sustainability #cretechclimate #climatetech Lindsey Imperatore Kyle Halls Kay Ross-Baker Emily Wright Lauren Leal

🍃 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿 Have you heard about the "CREtech Climate Venture Coalition" Led by our CEO Michael Beckerman? The Coalition consists of a group of the leading and most active venture firms focused on investing in climate tech startups in the Built World. While the Coalition will not be making direct investments, it will serve as a catalyst to drive deal flow for potential investments for each venture firm that is part of the Coalition. See the full list of members and advisors here and learn more about the Coalition ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gr4yuO Is your climate tech startup fundraising? Submit your startup’s fundraising plans to get in front of our CREtech Climate Venture Coalition members ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gpJdlt #CREtech #CREtechCoalition #vc #venture #builtworld #innovation #realestate #startup #funding #tech #technology #sustainability #cretechclimate #climatetech Lindsey Imperatore Kyle Halls Kay Ross-Baker Emily Wright Lauren Leal

🍃 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿 Learn more about the NEW "CREtech Climate Venture Coalition" Led by CEO Michael Beckerman See the full list of members and advisors here and learn more about the Coalition ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fIBMFw The Coalition consists of a group of the leading and most active venture firms focused on investing in climate tech startups in the Built World. While the Coalition will not be making direct investments, it will serve as a catalyst to drive deal flow for potential investments for each venture firm that is part of the Coalition. Is your climate tech startup fundraising? Submit your startup’s fundraising plans to get in front of our CREtech Climate Venture Coalition members ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ADS9TE #CREtech #CREtechCoalition #vc #venture #builtworld #innovation #realestate #startup #funding #tech #technology #sustainability #cretechclimate #climatetech Lindsey Imperatore Kyle Halls Kay Ross-Baker Emily Wright Lauren Leal

🍃 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌿 CREtech just launched the NEW "CREtech Climate Venture Coalition" Led by CEO Michael Beckerman We are proud to have Building Ventures join us as a Founding Member of this new initiative! See the full list of members and advisors here and learn more about the Coalition ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cecFsF The Coalition consists of a group of the leading and most active venture firms focused on investing in climate tech startups in the Built World. While the Coalition will not be making direct investments, it will serve as a catalyst to drive deal flow for potential investments for each venture firm that is part of the Coalition. Is your climate tech startup fundraising? Submit your startup’s fundraising plans to get in front of our CREtech Climate Venture Coalition members ➡️ https://bit.ly/49UOI88 #CREtech #CREtechCoalition #vc #venture #builtworld #innovation #realestate #startup #funding #tech #technology #sustainability #cretechclimate #climatetech Lindsey Imperatore Kyle Halls Kay Ross-Baker Ryan Saunders Emily Wright Lauren Leal

BKR Capital’s Lise Birikundavyi was at Startupfest where she shared important insights with #StartupFounders looking to take their ventures to the next level. As a part of the BDC Women in Tech Bootcamp on July 10th, she was on a panel with female powerhouses Michelle Scarborough (Managing Partner, Thrive Venture Fund at BDC Capital (Canada)), Leah Nguyen (CIO, InBC Investment Corp.), and Neha Khera (Early-stage Investor) to discuss how women founders can navigate the current uncertainties to build a rock-solid company from ground up. Sharing insights from the other side of the table, Lise was also on a panel on July 11th with Satish Kanwar (Co-founder, Good Future), Meryeme Lahmami (Principal, Pender Ventures) and Marvin Liao (Partner, Diaspora Ventures), discussing the investor viewpoint as they look for investment opportunities during ambiguous macro-economic conditions. The founders walked away with some invaluable insights and best practices on building a fundamentally strong business, and on the potential impact of AI from a VC’s perspective. In the evening, BKR Capital cohosted a VC Social alongside friends from Espace CDPQ, including Accelia Capital, AQC Capital, Brightspark Ventures, Inovia Capital, StandUp Ventures, Two Small Fish Ventures and White Star Capital! The amazing event welcomed 400+ guests from the Quebec, Canadian and North American investment community and startup ecosystem at the Espace CDPQ offices, and made for a very fun get-together. Here’s to continuing to build a stronger, robust and more diverse tech ecosystem! #BKRCapital #Startupfest #VentureCapital #TechStartups #Growth #Innovation #DiversityAndPerformance

I loved this post as it really speaks to the core of the issue whether in the climate space or not. There has been so much startup theatre that sometimes the tried and true way to build a company is lost. The majority of companies are not high growth tech startups, and that is okay. I don’t know when small business became a bad word. There are a lot, and I mean a lot of small business growth companies doing $20M, $50M or more a year, SMB’s make up the majority of companies in the U.S. Most companies (even venture backed) have a mixed capital stack, and to the video’s point, if you are building infrastructure/hardware/product it is completely okay, and reasonable to not be venture backed, as your business model may not fit the venture model. There are also a whole lot of people who want to invest in things that provide returns but don’t require power law performance. Think real estate… and the many other small businesses that people buy and sell everyday. So, yeah just a reminder …build what you want because you want to not because you want venture capital. There is still a lot of financing options to go around to support your dreams.

This is great investment advice for any businesses or startup of any industry whether they are in climate, health, tech, education, AI - any industry that founders and their teams can really benefit from understanding about their organization, culture and goals in order to succeed.

One of the big mistakes climate tech founders are doing is instantly go after VC money instead of first define their identity. No all climate ventures are high growth exponential startups that fit the model of the traditional VC growth curve that VC look for. There is a shift in the VC industry that understands that and many deep tech and climatetech funds like True Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital will get it. But, even those would not fit to your business. Climate Tech founders need to invest time to understand what type of business they are building, what are their potential margins, and what is their projected growth curve. Only then, the should go and find the right asset class within the climate capital stack that would fit to their stage and their identity. Many founders waste so much time, energy and resources chasing the wrong asset class. You might want to funnel your efforts into venture debt, project financing or non-dilutive capital or a mix capital cap table. It's essential that you build your funding strategy, working and understanding how you can leverage the capital stack in its entirety. Great panel about the topic of capital stack at the ClimateImpact Growth Retreat by Kim Zou, Andreea Constantinescu, Irene Gálvez, Kelly Wanser and Simon Phelan. #VentureCapital #CapitalStack #Investments #ClimateTech #Sustainability #GreenTech #Startups #Growth #RaisingCapital

This is spot on. I see the large majority of "climate tech" businesses as essentially "infrastructure innovation" businesses. While "infrastructure" and "innovation" aren't typically paired together, when we strip away the "green" branding, climate tech businesses are infrastructure businesses carrying technology and consumer risks, all while prioritizing long-term resiliency. This is a legacy industry undergoing profound disruption.   What often gets overlooked is how to marry infrastructure, innovation, AND capital stacks. For non-infra nerds out there, there’s a common misconception that capital for these projects are largely covered by the government. However, grants, subsidies, tax credits, and loans vary widely in applicability and eligibility for infrastructure innovation businesses. In cases like 3V, these programs are largely unavailable to contribute to the capital stack needed to move the needle in a meaningful way.    This makes capital stack alignment critical to success. Infrastructure and innovation traditionally rely on very different funding sources. Infrastructure won’t deliver the 'S' curve VCs are looking for, and innovation is never going to be funded by muni-bonds.   The EV charging sector is a prime example of this misalignment – VC dollars don't build infrastructure companies and infrastructure investors need contracted cash flows in the tens-of-millions of dollars to dip a toe in. On the other hand, creating solution stacks (software, hardware, infrastructure, ongoing asset management) makes sense on paper, but creates a Frankenstein of capital providers that don't speak the same language.   At 3V, our mission was born out of this misalignment of capital in the EV charging space. The market is flooded with software providers, hardware manufacturers, and installation partners—yet we still don’t have enough Level 2 chargers. Why? Capital stacks.   We’re addressing this challenge on two fronts: by tackling the lack of infrastructure dollars in the Level 2 charging space, and by helping clients avoid sinking capital into property upgrades where EV chargers fail to deliver meaningful ROI based on true LOE. I wrote about the importance of third-party ownership of chargers recently here: https://lnkd.in/ejRvVxqU    For us, capital stack alignment isn’t just a strategy – it’s our North Star. It’s how we’re driving greater access to EV charging and solving one of the industry's most pressing challenges.

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