VentureFuel: Scaling climate tech solutions: Corporate & Startup Crossovers

​A Fireside Chat with Wade Bitaraf (Founder, Energy & Sustainability Practice at Plug and Play)

​📅 April 9th | 5 – 6:30 PM
📍 Durand Building, Room 353
🍕 Pizza and beverages provided!

​Join Stanford Energy Club and Stanford Founders for a fireside chat with Wade, founder of the Energy & Sustainability practice at Plug and Play - the world’s largest corporate innovation center and a top early-stage investor. Wade works closely with startups, corporates, and investors to scale impactful climate tech across the energy value chain.

​With prior experience in solar, startup biz dev, and scientific research, and holding master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Wade brings a unique lens to startup–corporate collaboration.

​Discussion topics include:
🤝 Building effective startup–corporate partnerships
🚀 Scaling from pilot to real-world deployment
📉 De-risking innovation and structuring deals
💰 Climate tech trends and investor priorities

​Whether you’re a founder, investor, or climate enthusiast, come learn how high-impact energy solutions scale from lab to market.