Techstars Founder Spotlight Sessions with Powertrust
What does it take to build a platform that decarbonizes the world’s most emissive grids? This month, we sit down with the founders of Powertrust (Techstars 2022) to explore their journey from idea to a high-impact marketplace that landed customers like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Netflix.
Join us for a fireside chat with Nick Fedorkiw, Co-founder and CEO at Powertrust, and Ricky Buch, Co-founder and CTO at Powertrust. Backed by Equinor Ventures, they’ve built an AI-driven marketplace that helps source renewable energy in the fastest growing markets.
Nick and Ricky will share insights on securing investments and reaching the right customers. This event will be moderated by Audun Abelsnes, Techstars Managing Director.
About the Speakers
Nick Fedorkiw, Cofounder and CEO at Powertrust, is based in Vancouver and has worked in the energy industry for over 18 years. His background before founding Powertrust was developing utility scale wind and solar projects globally.
Ricky Buch, Cofounder and CTO at Powertrust, is based in New Jersey and has worked in the energy and software industry for over 15 years. He previously worked with companies like GE and Microsoft developing digital products across the energy space.
About Powertrust
Powertrust is a Renewable Energy sourcing platform with high traceability, additionality, and co-benefits – aimed to accelerate corporate Scope 2/Scope 3 decarbonization of highly emissive energy grids through an AI-driven environmental credit climate finance marketplace, especially in the emerging markets. They are backed by Equinor Ventures, and earlier had led the co-creation of a high impact and fully traceable REC market instrument, previously backed by the likes of the IFC, Shell Foundation et al. They have a growing market traction with ~12 signed customers including Microsoft, Salesforce, Netflix, REI, J&J, Watershed among many others.
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