Angels for Climate Solutions

Startup and investor training program will return in September 2022

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This education and training program has two intersecting cohort streams: one geared towards angel investors looking to make early-stage investments into climate technologies and one designed for climate-focused startups looking to fundraise.

Angel investors will navigate the ins and outs of early-stage investing while startups prepare for the capital-raising process. These weekly live-interactive sessions will be results-driven and delivered virtually. The program will connect startup and angel investor participants to industry experts, present an opportunity for network expansion, and provide valuable insight into the investing and capital raising process.

At the end of the program, the angel investor cohort will award a $100,000 investment to one startup.

Why Climate Solutions?

Climate technologies (solutions) are designed and developed in service of reducing GHG emissions or addressing the impacts of climate change. They incorporate the broad swathe of technologies and innovations and the broad array of industries where they are being applied; energy, mobile and transportation, food agriculture and land use, heavy industry and built environment. These solutions can include anything from carbon capture, lab grown meats, intelligent grid management, working on electrification, etc.

Spots are limited, and there is only another two weeks to apply. If you’re an early-stage startup working on solutions to address the impacts of climate change, be sure to beat the November 28 deadline.

What to Expect

Stage 1

Application and Cohort Selection

Sept. – Dec. 2021

Application Period

Startup application deadline: November 28, 2021 (deadline extended to allow more time for startups)
Investor application deadline: December 17, 2021

Program Cohorts Selected

Selection committee admits investors and 20 startups based on predefined criteria

Prepare for the Program

All applicants undergo 3 preliminary sessions to prepare for the program:
November 9: Fundraising fundamentals
November 23: How to Navigate Due Diligence
December 2: Getting to a Close

Stage 2

Startup Preliminaries

Jan. – Feb. 2022

Get Pitch Ready

The startup cohort undergoes a 6-week preparatory program
Angel investors undergo orientation to get Pitch Night ready

First Pitch Night

All 20 startups deliver a pre-recorded 2-minute pitch to the investor cohort, who will choose the top 5 finalists to advance to stage 3

Second Pitch Night

Semi-finalist startups deliver 3-minute pitches to the angel investor cohort (followed by 5-minute Q&A), who will choose the top 5 finalists to advance to stage 3

Stage 3

Training Intensive

Feb. – Apr. 2022

Startups begin 10-week Training Intensive

Top 5 (finalist) startups begin their 10-week core training program

Angel investors Commence 10-week program

Angel investors begin their 10-week core training program

Stage 4

Pitch for $100,000

Apr. 2022

Final Pitch Event

The top 5 finalists pitch to the investor cohort

Award $100,000

One company will receive the $100,000 investment from the angel investor cohort

Startups

Opportunity to Pitch for $100,000

Are you a tech startup with a climate solution looking for investment? Apply to the Angels for Climate Solutions program to navigate the capital-raising process, connect with angel investors, and set yourself on the path to pitch for $100,000.

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Angel Investors

Invest in Tech-Enabled Climate Solutions

Are you interested in investing in climate technologies? Join the Angels for Climate Solutions program to navigate the investment process, build your network with like-minded investors, and invest in an up-and-coming local climate tech startup.

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Program Intent

We designed the Angels for Climate Solutions program to catalyze the growth of climate solutions by empowering angel investors to fund climate-backed solutions and increase the flow of early-stage capital for local climate-focused startups.

Increasing early-stage investment into climate solutions will foster the innovation and ideas necessary to meet our climate goals. This is more necessary than ever as we move into the “Decade of Action” to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Angels for Climate Solutions