SOSV Climate Tech Matchup

Looking for our next Climate Tech VC-Founder Matchup? Learn more and Register now – starts October 14.

SOSV’s second virtual and FREE matchmaking event for founders and investors in Climate Tech for this year will take place during the Climate Tech Summit the week of October 14.

Launched in 2022, SOSV’s Matchups in Climate Tech, Health Tech and Industrial Tech have attracted thousands of founders and investors and generated over 5,000 VC-founder meetings, with high ratings. This is our 8th event and we keep improving our formula – you likely will not have seen anything like it.

Our events are FREE and our main ask is good behavior:

Founders

  • Provide key company details in your meeting requests to help orient investors.
  • Target meeting requests to relevant VCs for the best response rate.

Investors

  • Be responsive to meeting requests, if only to reply “not a fit.”
  • Accept and conduct at least one meeting during this event.

*Only climate tech startups who are past the “idea” stage will be accepted.

For Investors

  • Discover hundreds of early stage climate startups across your favorite categories.
  • Arrange meetings easily with interesting founders.
  • Connect with other investors.

Investors Testimonials

“Super efficient for a virtual event.”
“I made contact with two startups in which I eventually invested.”
“The best use of my time in 2023.”
“All very valuable meetings as your companies are very well curated. Thank you!”
“I met companies that I do not normally come across easily.“

For Founders

  • Discover hundreds of VCs investing in climate.
  • Request meetings with relevant funds.
  • Get feedback on pitches and valuable, new connections.

Founders Testimonials

“I met more investors in a week than in the previous year.”
“It really helped us learn how to pitch and how to sharpen our presentation.”
“Excellent for initial meetings.”

*Only climate tech startups who are past the “idea” stage will be accepted.

2023 results

  • 1500+ participants, including 500+ investors.
  • 2000+ founder-investor meetings.
  • 97% of respondents asked to participate again.
  • Multiple connections led to investments.

FAQs

Q: Who is participating?

  • You will be provided with detailed information about participants.
  • We expect 500+ participants, mostly from North America and Europe.
  • Startups: mostly early stage (pre-seed, seed and series A). No “idea stage”.
  • Investors: from angels and generalist VCs to climate tech specialists.

Q: How do you define a climate tech startup?

Q: I joined last year, what’s different this year?

  • Plenty of new participants.
  • More filtering options.
  • An SOSV custom personalized startup recommendation system for investors sent by email.

Q: What are the event dates?

  • From July 26: register as a startup or investor.
  • From September 30: send meeting requests.
  • Oct 14-18: conduct meetings on our platform.

Q: What is the duration of meetings?

  • Duration: 20 minutes + option to extend.

Q: Can I connect outside the platform?

  • Yes. It’s easy to arrange meetings on the platform but it’s also fine to arrange meetings using other platforms. Some participants, for example, offer their Calendly to set up meetings using Zoom, Teams etc.
  • All participants share their LinkedIn.

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