Founder Summit

REGISTRATION OPEN - SPACE LIMITED During PNW Climate Week, 9Zero is holding the first-ever Climate Founder Summit, convening a curated room of only climate founders. Founders building climate companies will get the opportunity to meet each other, exchange lessons learned, tool share, and have the kinds of conversations that rarely happen in larger public events. 2-2:30pm: Opening networking and intro - Am I a climate startup? 2:45-3:30pm: Designing Your Climate Funding Journey: Matching the Right Capital to the Right Stage 3:30-4pm: Climate Debt Panel 4-6pm: Peer Groups and WorkshopsFounders-funders work session with Darian Parrish - PwrOn Climate impact with Karina Miller of Climate Point Climate hardware startups with Tom Gurski - BlueDot Motorworks Using Sustainability Data to Build, Pitch, and Scale- Alex CreaseThis workshop will show hardware startup founders how sustainability data, including LCAs, can strengthen positioning, support investor conversations, and reveal new business opportunities. Participants will apply these ideas to an example market segment, then reflect on how similar insights could help make their own product strategy more competitive, resilient, and fundable. VC Office HoursBen Eidelson - StepChange - in Canopy Office Legal office hoursBen Golden Consulting PLLC - in Coral Reefs Office Walker Stanovsky - Philip Lee LLP - Climate Lawyer - GHG and energy transactions and regulation - in Office

6-8pm: Happy Hour Attendees are welcome to use the 9Zero Climate Hub coworking space before, after, and in between sessions. Grab a desk, take calls in a private phone booth, and get real work done — the conference fits right into your day. Just show up. About 9Zero: We’re a members-only community of founders, investors, scientists, and innovators accelerating climate solutions through meaningful relationships. Apply to join at www.9Zero.com

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