Seattle Climate Tech: Apr 7 - Apr 13
Composting Power Strategies, PNW Climate Week Planning, and a Movie About the Colorado River--read on!
Hello climate community,
We’d like to highlight two incredible opportunities coming up if you want to build real-world solutions for the climate:
🌱 CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator has an Info Session April 10th, with applications due April 20th!
💻 Seattle Climate Hackathon has an Info & Networking Session Wednesday, April 16th, and is happening May 7-9!
Other than that, we have a few unique events this week that you will love:
🥗 Climate Investor Lunch, sponsored by Stepchange: Tue, Apr 8
🌲 PNW Climate Week Planning Meeting: Thu, Apr 10 — come get important updates and learn how to plug in for the July event (then grab beers with us afterward)
🌊 The Colorado River: Chasing Water - LIVE with Pete McBride & Sony: Fri, Apr 11
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Happy Week Everyone!
~ Jason and the Climate Tech Cities Team
🔦 Opportunity Spotlight
CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator at the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub is an eight-month cohort-based program supporting startups tackling the climate crisis and promoting green technology growth. It is funded in partnership with the Seattle Office of Economic Development and co-located with our partners 9Zero and VertueLab.
Cohort benefits include:
💰 Access to funding opportunities
📈 Business development and mentorship
🖥️ Professional workspace and facilities to help scale up products
🌎 Climate innovation ecosystem
Join the info session on April 10th to learn more, and applications are due April 20th!
Events This Week
♻️ Composting 101 Workshop in Issaquah with Tilth Alliance: Tue, Apr 8
🥗 Climate Investor Lunch, sponsored by Stepchange: Tue, Apr 8
🚀 Improving Seattle's Startup Culture: Wed, Apr 9
🌲 PNW Climate Week Planning Meeting: Thu, Apr 10
👩🚀 WoCl X PNW Climate Week Happy Hour: Thu, Apr 10
👩🔧 Information Session for CoMotion Labs - Climate Tech Incubator: Thu, Apr 10
🌊 The Colorado River: Chasing Water - LIVE with Pete McBride & Sony: Fri, Apr 11
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events
Upcoming Events
🥂 Green Drinks with the Seattle Donut Economics Coalition: Tue, Apr 15
💻 Seattle Climate Hackathon: Info & Networking Session: Wed, Apr 16
🌉 Seattle Aurora Bridge Bioswale Tour & Happy Hour: Wed, Apr 16
🌎 2 tons to save the planet! the workshop by Terreau: Thu, Apr 17
🔥 Pile Burning & Biochar Workshop: Sat, Apr 19
🌍 Earth Month Happy Hour at Armoire: Thu, Apr 24
🧑🌾 Earth Day Volunteer Work Party at 21 Acres: Sat, Apr 26
🚀 Launchpad Expo Venture Conference: ClimateTech: Wed, Apr 30
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture: Driving Value for Farmers, Businesses, and Communities: Wed, May 7
🧑💻 Seattle Climate Hackathon: Wed-Fri, May 7-9
This Week in Depth
♻️ Composting 101 Workshop in Issaquah with Tilth Alliance: Tues, Apr 8
When: 6-7:30
Where: Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Avenue Northwest Issaquah, WA 98027
Come celebrate Food Waste Prevention Week by attending a Composting 101 workshop put on in partnership with Tilth Alliance!
🥗 Climate Investor Lunch, sponsored by Stepchange: Tues, Apr 8
When: 12:00-1:00
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
Join us for a casual lunch with fellow investors. No agenda, just good conversations, pizza, and a chance to meet some fresh faces in climate tech. Brought to you by Stepchange, led by 9Zero member Ben Eidelson.
🚀 Improving Seattle's Startup Culture: Wed, Apr 9
When: 5:00-7:30
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
We're going to host a panel on how the city can help build a vibrant startup culture, fix challenges in Seattle's polite and sometimes insular social/venture scene, and create jobs and positive environmental action in the region.
👩🔧 Information Session for CoMotion Labs - Climate Tech Incubator: Thu, Apr 10
When: 3:00-4:00
Where: Virtual Meeting on Microsoft Teams
Learn about an exciting opportunity for pre-seed and seed phase startups!
🌲 PNW Climate Week Planning Meeting: Thu, Apr 10
When: 5:00-6:00
Where: 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, 1215 4th Ave 15th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101
As we continue with our organizing efforts for our July event we want to recognize that many teams are meeting outside our monthly events to move the work forward.
We will use shorten our meeting to focus on key overall updates and team touchpoints before inviting all of you to join us at our Work On Climate/PNW CW Happy Hour that will follow--join us! We want to focus Thursday's time on important business and then community building (and then drinks!).
👩🚀 WoCl X PNW Climate Week Happy Hour: Thu, Apr 10
When: 6:00-8:00 (or until conversation stops…)
Where: Vons 1000, Seattle, WA
We are getting our monthly happy hours back on the books to keep the climate conversations and libations going!
Please join us for good people, positive vibes, and inspiring discussions! And check in with Jason about the value of cold plunges in a warming climate.
🌊 The Colorado River: Chasing Water - LIVE with Pete McBride & Sony: Fri, Apr 11
When: 6:00-7:30
Where: Kenmore Camera, 6708 NE 181st St Kenmore, WA 98028
4:30 pm -5:30 pm Meet-and-Greet with Pete McBride
Join Sony Artisan of Imagery and National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year,” Pete McBride and Sony for a Meet-and-Greet before the presentation. We will enjoy light snacks and beverages while mingling and chatting with fellow photographers about all things photography, gear, conservation, travel, and more.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Presentation - America’s western water crisis is newsworthy on a global level, and the Colorado River is in the crosshairs. Acclaimed global photographer Pete McBride brings us home to his deepest passion: saving his backyard river. For two decades, McBride has documented the Colorado River, from source to sea. Through stunning imagery and stories of the people and places dependent on it for a myriad of reasons, Pete shows how the river has become a bellwether of overuse and the climate change crisis, but also a resilient source of life that is worth celebrating—and saving.
🔦 Opportunity Spotlight
Calling all climate tech builders, scientists, coders, and problem solvers to the largest volunteer-run Climate Hackathon in the PNW! The Seattle Climate Hackathon is happening May 7-9 at Seattle's New Climate Innovation Hub, and we want YOU to bring your ideas to life.
✅ 3-day hackathon tackling real-world climate challenges
🛠️ Hands-on mentorship from top Seattle Climate VCs and Tech Leaders
📊 Space & support to develop a working MVP & business plan
🏆 Compete for prizes
Bring your skills, form a team (3-6 members), and build something that could change the game. Learn more and sign up here!
Opportunities
Contests
🌃 Urban Future Prize Competition (due Apr 28)
💻 Seattle Climate Hackathon: May 7 - 9
Programs
🔋 Cleantech Open Accelerator (due Apr 13)
🌱 CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator (due Apr 20)
Join the Fun!
Submit Events
We know all of you are cooking up great events that highlight the latest and greatest in our collective effort to save our city - and our planet! 🌍 We would love to spread the word. Please reach out directly to Jason, Asha, or Jordan or fill out this google form to add to the list!