Risk, Reward and Impact: VC Perspectives on Cleantech Investing

​Climate venture capital is evolving — fewer deals, larger checks, deeper diligence, and sharper sector focus. What are investors backing now? How are risk models shifting across hardware, software, and industrial innovation? And where are the outsized opportunities? Join Trent Yang, a co-lead of the new Boulder Climate Ventures program, as he chats with leading VCs on how they are navigating returns, durability, and real-world impact in a more disciplined market environment.

​Moderator:

​Trent Yang, CFO, Energy Dome and Executive in Residence, Leeds School of Business

​Panelists: 

• ​Kim Kolt, General Partner, Bay Bridge Ventures

• ​Erin Kirton, Investor, VoLo Earth Ventures

• ​Danya Hakeem, COO, Elemental Impact 

• ​Maggie Rodney, Partner, Massive

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