Introducing Climate Vine
Accelerate Your Climate Impact
Whatever your experience, we’ll need you in climate. But there aren’t many spaces for you to meet and create systems-level change with people from different fields. Since 2020, our team has gathered more than 650 people in virtual communities to fill this gap. Fellows raised over $350M+ in venture funding, dozens of companies emerged, and hundreds of emerging contributors transitioned to the climate innovation space. We’re now building Climate Vine to further connect regulatory, funding, scientific and technical landscapes.
Introducing Climate Vine
Climate Vine is a yearlong membership that kicks off with a 3-month themed cohort.
Want to start something new? Excellent. Our members find jobs and cofounders. Want to expand your network? Investors, entrepreneurs and advisors find each other here. Already in climate, but want to meet folks outside of your silo? Fantastic. We build each themed cohort through a competitive application process to create a dynamic, 150-person collective. Climate Vine helps our Members strategically unlock ideas, talent, and capital to accelerate their climate impact.
Each Member is a deep expert committed to collaborating with people from different backgrounds, ranging from academia and science to policy, tech and entrepreneurship. Members can expect to spend about 1-3 hours a week on Climate Vine throughout the 3-month themed cohort and about 1 hour a week for the rest of the yearlong membership in curated small groups, socials and off-the-record conversations.
As a Climate Vine Member, you’ll have access to:
Peer-to-peer brain trust groups for accountability and support within the cohort
Office hours and sessions led by peer Members who are experts in their respective fields, from science to tech, policy and investing
Curated resources, organized by subject, to help you hone in on our cohort themes
Exclusive access to projects from large companies, NGOs and start-ups in the space who can become long-term collaborators
Build Showcases to share what you grew on the Vine
Fireside chats, small group breakouts and deep-dive sessions with the world's best climate entrepreneurs, policy experts, investors and scientists, focused on driving climate solutions
Whether you are an entrepreneur obsessed with solving our climate challenges, a scientist looking to bring deep, technically complex solutions to market, or looking to join, partner with or support climate organizations, Climate Vine provides the structure and framework for systems-level change.
Who is in the first cohort?
Climate Vine Members come from diverse backgrounds, ranging from academia and research to policy, foundations, corporations, activism, tech, and entrepreneurship
A few of the talented individuals participating in our first cohort:
Sedale Turbovsky: Founder of Opengrants.io
Frances M. Wang: Associate Director at ClimateWorks Foundation, focused on CDR
Evan Korth: NYU Compsci Professor and Founder of their Computing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation program
Cara Maesano: Physics and CDR research scientist at RMI
Aina Abiodun: Former CEO of 8Fit and founder of new climate company
Paul Manwell: Former CoS to Sundar Pichai (Alphabet CEO) and founder of new climate company
Nicole Kelner: Climate Artist
Archer H Christian: Climate Law and Policy expert, COP advisor
Dr. Reginald Parker: Climate Tech founder in solar
Chloe Harford: Founding team of Zillow, Climate Tech Advisor
Tim Trefren: Cofounder and CTO of Mixpanel, founder of new renewables company
Ahmad Butt: Founder and CEO of Jetstone Management
Zeev Krieger: Third Sphere, Partner
Folasade Ayoola: Founder of ElectricFish
Dimitry Gershenson: Founder, Enduring Planet
Lynn Booth: climate policy and finance expert
Jamil Wyne: UNICEF advisor and Co-lead, Oxford Climate Tech Initiative
Joel Armin-Hoiland: Climate Finance Solutions
Erin Lindgren: Activate, Strategic Partnerships
Rachel Halfaker: Associate Director, Milken Institute
Dimitar Simeonov: Founder Pioneer Climate
Emiola Banwo: Founder, CEO - Monuments
Chante Harris: ClimateTech Strategist, Schmidt Futures
Pooja Tilvawala (she, her): Founder at Youth Climate Collaborative
Monali Mujumdar: Startup Engagement Lead, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Micah Kotch: Partner, Blackhorn Ventures
Megan (Dishman) Wenrich: Global Director, Philanthropy Effectiveness at The Nature Conservancy
Christina Reynolds: Mobile Carbon Capture Pioneer, Remora
Speakers include:
Tom Kalil of Schmidt Futures
Sarah Kearney of Prime Coalition
Shayle Kann of Energy Impact Partners
Micah Kotch of Blackhorn Ventures
Alicia Seiger of Stanford University
Ready to get started?
In this complex and sometimes emotionally taxing space, it’s especially important for people to band together and drive solutions. We’re thrilled to launch this new initiative, and can’t wait to build this space with and for you.
The Inaugural Climate Vine Cohort kicks off in early April. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you’re looking to unlock ideas, talent, and capital and leverage your time for impact, sign up at climatevine.co for the application and a handbook on the inaugural theme.