While the challenges and work remaining to avert climate change remain considerable, the long-term technology trends are clear and bright. Innovators leading the way to a net-zero future have the wind at their backs even amid a decline in overall venture capital investment.
Save the date for our upcoming webinar focused on the near-term capital challenges and long-term tailwinds defining the Future of Climate Tech.
Alan Neuhauser, Climate Deals Reporter at Axios Pro, will moderate an insightful panel discussion featuring: Dan Baldi, National Head of Climate Technology & Sustainability at SVB; Joshua Posamentier, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Congruent Ventures; Milo Werner, Co-Founder of NextGen Industry Group; and Mark Cupta, Managing Director at Prelude Ventures.
Register to get the investor and financier perspectives on:
• The latest trends and insights from SVB's 2024 Future of Climate Tech Report.
• Investments and VC deal activity in the climate tech space.
• Cutting-edge technologies and industries supporting net zero goals.
• Exits, M&A and SPACs.
• Live Q&A between the moderator and panelists.
Registration is required for all virtual attendees.
Questions? Please connect with Brooke Jones at broojones@svb.com.Â
Mark joined Prelude in 2013 to have a positive impact on the reversal of climate change. He invests in entrepreneurs applying emerging technologies to established industries that use a significant amount of our energy or physical resources.
Mark received a BS and MS in Chemical & Bio-molecular Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has authored patents and publications in a wide variety of technologies focused on materials science in the fields of microelectronics, engineered polymers, advanced cements, barrier coatings, pharmaceutical delivery systems, and pulp & paper additives.
Prior to joining Prelude, Mark worked with the Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 company specializing in advanced materials and chemicals. Mark held a number of technical roles in new product development, application development, and process design, as well as commercial roles in technical marketing and business development. He also spent time with Terawatt Ventures, the solar investment team at Chevron Technology Ventures, and with sustainable chemistry start-up Novomer.
Joshua Posamentier is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Congruent Ventures. He has rich experience in venture (Prelude Ventures, Intel Capital) and operating roles (Intel wireless chip, National Semi, TI), and entrepreneurship (CEO of Blipstream).
Josh oversees Congruent’s investments in Alloy Enterprises, Avalanche Energy, Bellwether Coffee, Climate Robotics, Ebb Carbon, Energetic Insurance, Fervo, Fox Robotics, Kodama, Lydian Labs, Machina Labs, Meati, First Street, Muon Space, Parallel Systems, Petra, Pico MES, PolySpectra, Rendered.AI, Robigo, Sense Photonics, TeleSense, VEIR, and Xtelligent.
Josh has over 50 patents issued or pending, holds a BA in physics from the University California at Berkeley, and holds dual MBAs from the Columbia Business School and Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
Josh is an avid cyclist, skier, sailor, surfer, and photographer and lives with his family in the SF Bay Area.
Milo is the Co-Founder of NextGen Industry Group.
Milo has a long track record of industrializing the toughest technologies including Tesla, Fitbit, and micro-grids.
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She led the launch of more than ten game-changing consumer products ranging from electric vehicles to solar-battery systems to wearables.
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Milo sees a circular economic future where apparel, food, and electronics are produced locally, enabling sustainable supply chains and local economic growth.
Alan covers energy and climate investment for Climate Deals, a daily newsletter from Axios Pro.
He also reviews electric vehicles for a regular Saturday feature, Climate Wheels.
Alan's been on the energy beat since 2014, and previously worked as a reporter in DC, NYC, Park City, and New Jersey.
He lives outside Providence, RI, with his wife and 3-year-old daughter, and their dog, cat, and chickens.
Dan is the head of the national Climate Technology and Sustainability practice.
He and his team manage hundreds of client relationships in low carbon energy, food, agriculture and transportation technologies. He is experienced in many aspects of early stage, growth, middle market, corporate and project financing. 
Prior to joining SVB in 2007, Dan was focused on corporate and asset finance at commercial banks and non-bank finance companies. He has experience in structured debt, large ticket leasing, partnering, syndications and public accounting.
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