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Raleigh Durham Startup Co piloted Climate Tech Day and plans larger Climate Tech Week
Summary
Tim Scales said Raleigh Durham Startup Co used Impact Partner funding to pilot Climate Tech Day during its Startup Week to convene the climate-tech startup ecosystem and prepare for a larger Climate Tech Week this fall.
Tim Scales, director of Raleigh Durham Startup Co, said the organization used Impact Partner resources to pilot a Climate Tech Day as part of its flagship Startup Week, with the goal of convening the local climate-tech startup ecosystem.
"The goal of that was to pull together the Climate Tech Startup Ecosystem in a day of education and connection to build community and also to build towards a larger scale event in the fall, Climate Tech Week, that serves the same community on a larger scale," Scales said.
Scales said the region has "the raw materials to create a startup ecosystem focused on climate tech" but lacks a convening force; the pilot event is intended to begin filling that role and to scale into a multi-day fall event.
He acknowledged early skepticism about fit but described the decision to proceed as validated by the opportunity now available to the community. No specific attendance numbers or funding amounts were provided in the remarks.
