Going Founder Mode on Fundraising in Climate

​Fundraising advice is everywhere. Useful fundraising advice is not.

​Too many founders spend months optimizing decks, chasing the wrong investors, or outsourcing conviction — and then wonder why the process stalls. So, we decided to do something a little different.

​Join us for our next Enduring Planet & Friends community event: “Going Founder Mode on Fundraising” on Friday, February 27th at 10:00–11:30 AM PT, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

​Moderated by Dimitry Gershenson, CEO of Enduring Planet, we’ll convene:

• ​Lisa Dyson, Founder & CEO of AirProtein

• ​Hannah Friedman, Venture Partner at Planeteer Capital

• ​Tim Thomson, CFO at Charm Industrial

​This session is about taking ownership of the fundraising process — not delegating it away, wasting months or burning social capital. We’ll talk about:

• ​What “founder-led fundraising” actually looks like in practice

• ​What founders control in fundraising (and what they don’t)

• ​How to run a tight, intentional raise without burning time or credibility

• ​Common mistakes that quietly kill momentum

• ​When to lean in, showing conviction without over-optimizing the pitch

​No platitudes. No “perfect deck” mythology. Just the real deal.