• GGRF projects

    ~$3M to $10M in funding and tailored support to help scale a commercialized technology in the United States

  • Resources

    Open sourcing our frameworks, toolkits, and guides we use to deploy projects in real communities and help climate companies scale

Our Team

Nick Fong

Senior Portfolio Innovation Manager

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Nick Fong

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nick is passionate about the convergence of climate technology, community impact, and financial outcomes. Within the Portfolio Innovation Team, he works closely with EEx’s entrepreneurs to design solutions, collaborates with the Investment Team to evaluate new investment opportunities, and curates an ecosystem of stakeholders, investors, and community partners.

Prior to Elemental Excelerator

Nick has experience in both early and growth stage startups. For 8 years, Nick led business operations teams at startups including Deliverr, Lime, and Shift Technologies. Working across external partners and internal cross functional teams, he has incubated new functions, launched and scaled up products and processes, and led expansion markets/territories globally. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from UC Merced, and a Master of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he was a Deutschman Venture Fellow.

Outside of the office

Nick is constantly learning and experimenting with new interests, skills, and hobbies. These days, you can find Nick reading books of all genres, trying new gym classes, playing video games, and perfecting recipes.