​Ripple Hosts

​Steffen Reinecke - eCAPITAL VC

​Cristina Doumitrachko - DeepTech and Climate Fonds

​TL;DR

​This Ripple explores how DeepTech climate solutions can become not only greener, but also cheaper and more attractive towards investors, customers and other stakeholders.

​Topic overview

​Why is the topic relevant?

​The ClimateTech investment landscape has shifted dramatically. The era of the "Green Premium" and the ClimateTech hype is over. Today, investors and customers expect climate solutions to be not only sustainable but also economically viable. DeepTech startups are under pressure to scale and prove real business value. This Ripple explores how green technologies can deliver the economic edge (“Green Discount”) the market demands, and how investors, founders, and corporates can collaborate to make it happen.

​What’s up for discussion?

• ​What does “Green Discount” mean in practice for founders and investors?

• ​Which business models and technologies are showing both climate impact and commercial traction?

• ​How can startups overcome the funding gap for capital-intensive technologies?

• ​What makes a ClimateTech startup truly fundable in today’s market?

• ​How can we bridge the gap between technical proof points and investor expectations?

​Dream outcome

​An honest, focused conversation between founders, VCs, corporates, and other stakeholders about how to make ClimateTech fundable and scalable. Ideally, this Ripple leads to new connections, potentially co-investments, and clearer pathways for startups to secure funding and scale meaningful innovation

​Who should attend?

​Founders of ClimateTech, DeepTech, or Energy Startups VCs focused on Climate, Cleantech, Energy or IndustrialTech