Techstars Founder Spotlight Sessions - Energy & Sustainability with Ampaire
Running a successful process towards investors or landing that first customer contract is nothing but hard. Every successful founder knows this, and so do we.
Join Managing Director, Audun Abelsnes, as he sits down with Techstars alum Kevin Noertker, CEO and Co-Founder of Ampaire, to unpack how they secured impressive early customers and investors, navigated long corporate sales cycles, and closed their first big deals.
In this candid conversation, we try to go behind the obvious and provide real learnings and real experience from founders who have “been there, done that.”
Expect real-world insights, practical advice, and live Q&A to help alumni and aspiring founders sharpen their own customer acquisition and investor process.
About Kevin & Ampaire
Kevin Noertker, co-founder and CEO of Ampaire, is repowering the future of aviation through hybrid-electric propulsion that cuts fuel use in half. With a background in aerospace engineering and program management at Caltech, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Northrop Grumman, Kevin emphasizes practical, stepwise innovation. Under his leadership, Ampaire has logged tens of thousands of hybrid-electric flight miles, and is a globally-recognized leading player in regional air travel and sustainable aviation. They're driving toward big impact - improving economics, reducing emissions, and expanding access to underserved airports. His vision combines technical innovation with environmental responsibility, creating scalable solutions that balance today’s realities with big aspirations for the future.
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