From Proof-of-Concept to Proof-of-Profit: Bridging the Risk-Expectation Gap in Climate Tech Scaling
Join the Global Climate Finance Accelerator (GCFA) for the launch of our 2025–26 cohort's research, From Proof-of-Concept to Proof-of-Profit: Bridging the Risk-Expectation Gap in Climate Tech Scaling.
The white paper examines the "Risk Pivot" — the point at which non-technical factors such as offtake structures, execution certainty, regulatory alignment, and insurability become the material drivers of a climate venture's access to and cost of capital.
The evening brings together investors, lenders, operators, and the broader climate finance community for an evening of research, conversation, and connection.
Agenda
🕔 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Networking reception Drinks and connections with the climate finance community.
🕕 6:00 – 6:15 PM | Welcome and opening remarks A look at the year, the cohort, and what's ahead for GCFA.
🕡 6:15– 6:35 PM | Presentation of the white paper: The 2025–26 GCFA Accelerators In-Residence present their research on the Risk Pivot, where ventures stall on the path from pilot to bankable project, and what investors, founders, and operators can do about it.
🕡 6:35 – 6:55 PM | Fireside chat: Wendy Potomski, Executive Director, GCFA will sit down with Amit Modi, Founder and CEO of FGS, to discuss what it actually takes to move climate ventures to bankable projects.
🕖 6:55 – 7:00 PM | GCFA program update and closing remarks
🕖 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Networking reception Deeper conversations, networking & departures.
Who Should Attend:
Climate-focused venture investors and impact investors
Ecosystem partners and enablers
Early growth scale up climate tech founders
Public policymakers focused on climate innovation and project financing
Connect with innovators and professionals working at the intersection of finance, technology, and climate
Tickets:
It's a limited capacity event - RSVP’s will be confirmed by May 25, 2026.
About the GCFA:
The Global Climate Finance Accelerator (GCFA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the energy transition by advancing the practice of sustainable finance through research, education, and strategic partnerships. GCFA convenes partnerships across business, finance, government, and academia to identify, investigate, and propose the policies, procedures, and tools required to finance the deployment of technically viable climate solutions.