Bridging the Gap: Growth Stage Financing for Climate Technology
Bridging the Gap: Growth Stage Financing for Climate Technology An Investor Roundtable · London Climate Action Week
Details
📅 Wednesday 24 June, 11:30am – 1:00pm
📍 Central London (location confirmed on registration) 👥 Intimate group of 30 - VCs and LPs only
🔒 Chatham House rules
About this event
Climate technology companies are scaling - but the financing ecosystem isn't keeping pace. At the growth stage, particularly for hardware-intensive and capital-intensive businesses, a critical gap is opening up between early promise and late-stage readiness.
This intimate, Chatham House rules roundtable brings together VCs and LPs during London Climate Action Week to get beneath the surface of what's actually happening in growth stage climate finance - and what investors at every stage can do about it.
What we'll cover
Discussion will be shaped by the group, with a focus on:
The growth stage challenge — why capital-intensive climate tech companies face a particular financing gap, and what's driving it
What late-stage investors need to see — and how early-stage investors can actively support companies to meet that bar
The role of non-dilutive capital — how debt, grants and blended structures support scale, and how equity investors can help unlock them
Format
Short opening perspectives from 3–4 investors and practitioners across the capital stack - covering the US market, early stage, late stage, and institutional capital - followed by open roundtable discussion.
Designed to be participatory, peer-led, and practically useful.
Who should attend
This session is designed for:
VC investors active at early or growth stage in climate tech
LPs with an interest in climate or impact more broadly
Investors curious about the transatlantic picture and what Europe can learn from US market dynamics
Spaces are limited and registration is subject to approval.