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  Investing in companies and projects with deep community impact
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- GGRF projects
  ~$3M to $10M in funding and tailored support to help scale a commercialized technology in the United States
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- Resources
  Open sourcing our frameworks, toolkits, and guides we use to deploy projects in real communities and help climate companies scale
- Community Engagement Strategies for Climate Projects
  By Elemental
- Traversing the Scale Gap
  By Elemental and Boston Consulting Group
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- 5 Year Strategy
  Scaling climate solutions for deep local impact
- Earthshot Ventures
  $94M venture fund launched out of Elemental in 2021
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- EDICT Internship
  Summer internship program to empower diverse climate talent
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  With Microsoft, Capgemini and Bouygues focused on low-carbon building material solutions
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  Integrating policy and innovation to create cleaner, healthier, more affordable communities
- EDICT Employers
  Employer Applications open starting November 12th, 2024

Funding Opportunities
Investing in companies and projects with deep community impact
Portfolio Companies
Projects

Portfolio Insights
Stories, insights and data from the Elemental portfolio
5 Year Strategy
Scaling climate solutions for deep local impact
Earthshot Ventures
$94M venture fund launched out of Elemental in 2021

EDICT Internship
Summer internship program to empower diverse climate talent
Build Better Innovation Challenge
With Microsoft, Capgemini and Bouygues focused on low-carbon building material solutions
Policy
Integrating policy and innovation to create cleaner, healthier, more affordable communities

Our Team

Emily Gercke

Portfolio Operations Manager

"I know it may seem small and insignificant, but it's not about what it is, it's about what it can become."
- The Lorax

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Emily supports core portfolio operations across all sectors including managing contract deliverables, payments, contracting, and due diligence.

Prior to Elemental

Emily spent much of her prior career as a hydrogeologist and project manager for contaminated sites projects across the US Mainland, Hawaii, and Canada. She also has regulatory experience in several states. She comes to Elemental from GSI, a native Hawaiian environmental consulting company.

Outside of the office

In her spare time you can find Emily at the gym, watching her kid play sports, or botanizing. She enjoys craft projects of every kind and is always dreaming of a long backpacking trip.