Founders Live Seattle
Meet the Hottest Energy Sector Founders in Partnership with the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub and E8 Angels
Join us for an incredible evening networking with climate and cleantech investors from the E8 Angels network and beyond, government leaders, industry mentors, fellow founders, and energy sector professional organizations! Climate Hub partners include the 9Zero climate community, VertueLab, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, and the UW CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator.
Founders Live is an unforgettable networking experience and pitch competition sweeping the globe.
5 founders
99-second pitches
4 minutes of audience Q&A
YOUR VOTES decide the winner!
So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs, and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in the PNW.
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Starring
Louis Newkirk as your city leader!
Competing Founders and Startups
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Agenda
6:00 - Networking
7:00 - Announcements, Pitches, Voting
8:00 - More networking and after-party
Winners
The Founders Live winners package includes:
Front Row membership with unlimited access to Backstage Intelligence and the Backchannel community
Founders Live Booster Pack over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups
An appearance in the Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our Prime Time global livestream tournament
Partners
E8 is a membership organization of private accredited impact investors. Our sole focus is on early-stage cleantech companies whose innovations increase the sustainability and health of our planet. Collectively, we have invested over $75M in 200 companies. We typically invest at Seed stage.
Entrepreneurs can learn more & apply for funding here
The Seattle Climate Innovation Hub is the first downtown space dedicated to investing in and designing technology to combat climate change.
9Zero is a membership community for founders, investors, scientists, and innovators. They are a network, a sounding board, and a support system. If you’re building in climate, they’re here to help.
VertueLab accelerates, funds and supports Pacific Northwest climate tech entrepreneurs building or scaling innovative and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.
The CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator is a commercialization program for pre-seed to seed-stage startups ready to pilot or scale.
The Seattle Office of Economic Development: Creating a healthy, resilient, and green downtown is central to Seattle's Downtown Activation Plan and aligns with the city’s commitment to a more sustainable future.
Lunarbyte is a custom software and product development studio focused on building scalable, reliable software solutions that drive real business results. We are also happy to offer a one hour software engineering consultation for builder teams and presenters.
Front Row membership is here
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