San Francisco Climate Week 2025
Our team will be fanning out across San Francisco to share our latest learnings on investing in catalytic ways, deploying projects, and designing meaningful local partnerships. Here’s a selection of venues where you can find us:
Hosted by Elemental Impact
Elemental Interactive
April 22 | Earth Day
Invite only
Hosted by Elemental Impact; in partnership with CIV, Earthshot Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, Gigascale Capital, Google, Obvious Ventures, and Prelude Ventures
Entrepreneurs are building and innovating at an unprecedented pace. Every year, Elemental invites exceptional founders and investors to highlight progress and accelerate action at Elemental Interactive. On April 22, we’ll gather companies who are making energy secure and affordable, helping farmers grow in changing conditions, innovating across the supply chain, and creating jobs throughout the country.
Hosted by Elemental Impact and Rockefeller Foundation
Traversing the Scale Gap
April 22 | Earth Day
Invite only
Hosted by Elemental Impact and The Rockefeller Foundation; sponsored by Wilson Sonsini
Back by popular demand, we are hosting Traversing the Scale Gap at Elemental Interactive. At this invite-only event, you’ll join one live deal session to workshop with a founder currently financing FOAK and early infrastructure projects, and collaborate with fellow capital providers to explore effective investment structures for these critical projects.
Co-hosted by Earthshot Ventures
Female Founders and Funders
April 23 | 2-5 p.m. PT
Hosted by Planeteer and Earthshot Ventures; Sponsored by Breakthrough Energy, Elemental Impact, ImpactAssets, and SE Ventures
Join approximately 300 women leading and investing in climate solutions and enjoy some valuable outdoor time in a beautiful setting. This invitation-only gathering is designed specifically for female-identifying founders and active investors/check-writers in the climate space.
Hosted by Symbium and Elemental Impact
Impactful Connections: Climate Tech Funders & Founders Social
April 24 | 5-7 p.m. PT
Connect with leaders in the climate tech space, enabling ambitious projects spanning construction, next gen urban planning, electrification, and de-risking climate investments while savoring a chef-curated menu of hors d’oeuvres and drinks.
Team Members Attending Climate Week
Alberto Andrade
Amir Chireh Mehr
Anna Menke
Annelise Dillon
Antoinette West
Ava van der Meer
Avra van der Zee
Camille Bangug
Corey Scult
Corina Standiford
Danielle J. Harris
Danya Hakeem
Dawn Lippert
Emily Gercke
Gabriel Scheer
Jenna Floricel Lewinstein
Kim Karris
Maddie Lee
Matt Logan
Melissa Uhl
Mike Jackson
Mitch Rubin
Nick Fong
Ramsay Siegal
Sadie Henderson
Speaking and Attending
Our team will be fanning out across San Francisco to share our latest learnings on investing in catalytic ways, deploying projects, and designing meaningful local partnerships. Here’s a selection of venues where you can find us:
Monday, April 21
We’ll be attending:
- Reimagining the Climate Work Movement in a New World
- How Forestry Innovation is Reducing Wildfire Risk
- Rising Costs & Climate Change: Policy Solutions for Affordable Decarbonization
- SF Climate Week Welcome Party
- The Economics of Climate Tech: Building Resilient, Scalable, and Sustainable Startups
Wednesday, April 23
Avra van der Zee, Elemental COO, will be speaking at FOAK Tales: Insights From Organizations Leading The Way On First-of-a-Kind Climate Projects.
We’ll also be attending:
- Scaling Carbon Removals to Restore Nature
- Navigating the New Industrial Era
- Live Event: Unlocking Hidden Climate Finance Levers
- Wildfire: Innovation for Prevention & Adaptation
- Ocean Tech Summit + HH: Accelerating Blue Economy Resilience & Maritime Decarbonization
- Water x Climate Tech: Scaling Water Innovation for Climate Resilience
Imagine h20 - Reshaping Climate Through Design
- The Afterlife of Everything: Fashion, Food & Packaging in Flux
- The Data Center Boom: Securing, Powering, and Derisking the Grid
Thursday, April 24
We’ll be attending:
- Nature is Capital Panel & Happy Hour
- New Solutions for Climate Resilience Investment
- Rooted & Rising: A Somatic Journey into Nature Investing and the Global Flow of Climate Innovation
- Super Climate San Francisco
- Founder x Investor Climate Tech Brunch
- Breaking New Ground: Sustainable Mining Industry’s Needs & Solutions
- Investing in Water: Startup Showcase & Happy Hour
- Enhanced Geothermal Talk & Happy Hour
- “What does it mean to lead in this climate?” A dialogue on leadership brought to you by Propeller Ventures + Heidrick & Struggles
- Climate Tech’s Next Winners
- Catalyzing the Geothermal Energy Revolution
Friday, April 25
We’ll be attending: Nature is Capital Panel & Happy Hour