Tech talk | Scaling climate tech: why hard problems require more than just great technology - 15 Apr 2026
Climate tech is often framed as a purely technical race to invent better batteries, smarter software, or new energy systems. In reality, the toughest challenges often lie beyond the technology itself. Please register below to learn how climate tech ventures scale breakthrough technologies into viable businesses within complex industries and regulatory environments.
Drawing on firsthand experience investing in and scaling climate companies, this talk explores why building in this space requires multidimensional problem-solving. Operators must not only develop breakthrough technologies, but also design viable business models, build organisations capable of operating in complex industries, and navigate regulatory environments.
This session will introduce a simple framework for understanding these core startup challenges and discuss what makes climate ventures succeed or fail in practice.