Grants, Growth & Getting Acquired: A Legal and Business Playbook for Climate Tech Founders
Growing a climate tech startup is hard enough without learning expensive legal lessons in the middle of a funding round, grant audit, or acquisition.
Join founders, startup mentors, and lawyers for a candid roundtable on what it actually takes to scale — building repeatable contracts, structuring equity before it gets messy, staying on top of government grant obligations, and understanding the deal mechanics that determine whether a term sheet or LOI works for you or against you.
Come for the practical playbook; stay for the deal stories.
Confirmed Panelists include:
- Michael Dreben: Exited climate-tech founder (Ecoval, eco-friendly lawn and garden products), management consultant.
- Patrick Ho: Founder & CEO, Forager Station, extracting critical minerals from wastewater.
- Andy Olek: Attorney for start-ups and scaling companies, former General Counsel & Head of Sustainability.
- Shannon Sentman: Exited climate-tech founder (SOL Vista, building efficiency), mentor, investor, attorney.
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