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Note from Climate Tech Cocktails
This is a syndicate to catalyze the Climate Tech Cocktails community to invest in and support early-stage consumer-centric climate tech startups.
We back early-stage climate tech startups, focusoing on developing and scaling innovative, people-centered solutions to allow humanity to adapt to the changing climate. Investors will gain access to a carefully curated selection of high-potential companies working at the forefront of climate technology.
Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it's a present reality reshaping our world. We must prepare for unavoidable changes while continuing our efforts to mitigate it. The need for adaptation is urgent and universal, touching every aspect of our lives, from the food we eat to the homes we live in and the ways we move. This urgency creates not just a moral imperative but also an unprecedented market opportunity.
Join us in shaping the future of climate adaptation. Together, we hope to drive innovation, generate returns, and create a world better equipped to thrive in the face of climate change.
The syndicate emphasizes:
- Strategic Investments: Targeting high potential startups with impactful climate tech solutions.
- Exclusive Access: Providing investors with opportunities to participate in promising ventures that might not be widely accessible.
- Long-term Commitment: Investors should be prepared for long-term engagement, typically around ten years, to allow startups the time to grow and succeed.
- Risk Awareness: Acknowledging the inherent risks of early-stage investments, including the possibility of total capital loss and extended periods without liquidity.
Our portfolio showcases climate innovators, empowering consumers to make climate-conscious decisions and adapt to changing climate-related challenges, including:
- Cala: revolutionizing residential energy usage using proprietary technology to improve heat pump water heaters.
- Avalanche Energy: creating the world's first fusion microreactor to offer benign, low cost, baseload power that is scalable from kWs to GWs without GHG emissions.
- Bloom Labs: accelerating the transition to the circular economy by creating branded textile fibers and bioplastics at scale by harnessing proteins found in waste, starting with keratin from chicken feathers.
- C16 Biosciences: revolutionizing the production of sustainable alternatives to palm oil for various industries
- Channing Street Copper: developing energy storage (li-ion battery) equipped induction stove and convection oven combo.
- Dimensional Energy: developing a new type of sustainable aviation fuel from renewable hydrocarbons, in addition to industrial feedstocks and specialty products.
- Dispatch Goods: created an end-to-end platform to enable their reusable food packaging logistics service and to enable companies to digitally track and manage their reverse supply chain.
- Gradient Comfort: residential HVAC hardware company that has built a differentiated heating and cooling unit that mounts on a window sill providing energy-efficient and sustainable alternatives to traditional HVAC systems.
- it's electric: identifies eligible properties and installs low-profile, Level 2 EV chargers that utilize the property's spare electrical supply.
- Lightship: first American manufacturer of electric recreation bringing a sustainable solution to market.
- Scalvy: developing a modular mobility system powertrain that integrates seamlessly with existing vehicle designs.
- Sway: revolutionizing the packaging sector with its proprietary Thermoplastic Seaweed resin.
The CTC syndicate team is made up of a group of investors who are passionate in their belief that technology can and will have a direct, positive impact on the climate crisis.
Matthew Myers has spent years building up the climate community by founding the Climate Tech Cocktails podcast and making investments through the aforementioned rolling fund. He was previously the founder of E-Capital Summit and a former advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Chief Commercialization Officer. Matthew has invested through the rolling fund alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Azolla, Congruent Ventures, Founders Fund, Lowercarbon Capital, and Prelude Ventures to name a few.
Hyukmin Kwon (HK) has founded, operated, and exited multiple deep tech startups. His proven track record in scaling startups helps him spot high-potential startups and provides significant value to his portfolio companies. He brings deep technical knowledge to the team as an expert in materials and manufacturing, holding an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford and MIT, respectively.
Courtney Hutchison is the CEO and Founder of Hutch Impact Advisors, helping the top impact funds with investment diligence, research, and raising capital. She has invested in companies aiming to make the world a better place while driving returns throughout asset classes through her roles at hedge funds, private equity firms, and even a SPAC sponsor team. She holds a B.A. and M.Sc. focused on Environmental Science and Sustainable Finance from Penn and Columbia, respectively.
Dan Aliber is a recent MBA graduate from Georgetown McDonough. During his MBA he worked as a Venture Fellow at Halcyon Venture Partners, an impact fund focused on Climate, Health, and Equity Tech with an associated incubator program. Prior to his MBA, he spent 4 years at a B2B SaaS company helping to build their product management team and drive the strategic roadmap. He holds a B.A. in Economics and French from the University of Rochester.
Rob Gardiner is a recent MBA graduate from UCLA Anderson where he pursued a concentration in Sustainability. He has worked as a consultant providing dilligence and insights for investors seeking positions in in innovative climate companies. He has also worked for a distributed energy developer, working with corporates to optimize a clean energy procurement strategy. Prior to his MBA, he worked at JP Morgan for 4.5 years, and holds a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College.
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We source investment opportunities organically through the Climate Tech Cocktails (CTC) community. Our community of 10,000+ co-investors, angels, startups, event attendees, sponsors, and podcast listeners is rapidly growing. Climate Tech Cocktails Podcast is in the top 5% of podcasts downloaded globally. In addition to educating listeners about innovative climate tech companies via the podcast, Matthew has embarked on his nationwide Here We Are Tour to bring the CTC community together in person, showcase incredible startups changing the world, and have some fun along the way.
