Trellis Climate

Calling all FOAK climate companies and partners 📣 We are excited to share our guide on resources for FOAK project preparation and development. This guide features readiness checklists, accelerators, workshops, project databases, and more—designed to help accelerate the deployment of first-of-a-kind climate projects. We invite you to explore and leverage these resources 📚 : https://lnkd.in/grRursf8 #FOAK #ClimateStartups #ClimateTech

🎉 Our Managing Director, Lara Pierpoint, was recognized on the 2024 Fin-Erth Women in Climate List! 📣 A special shout out to Samia Qader of the Climate Tech 360 podcast who nominated Lara for her exceptional work in driving solutions to catalyze climate impact and bridge the commercialization gap for first-of-a-kind climate projects. The list, curated by Fin-Erth, celebrates 101 outstanding women from across the globe who are unlocking climate and sustainability solutions. From startups to asset managers and beyond, these leaders are demonstrating the power of collaboration and innovation. Congratulations to all the incredible women recognized this year! https://lnkd.in/eTSZVcE3 👏 A special thanks to Fin-Erth’s sponsors, L'Oréal, S2G Ventures, and MSCI Sustainability Institute. #CatalyticCapital #ClimateSolutions #FinErthAwards #FirstOfAKind #UnlockingSolutions #WomenInClimate

As we look back on 2024, we’re filled with gratitude for the incredible partners who joined us in our mission to unlock catalytic capital and change the future of climate finance. We want to thank every partner and program participant who enabled us to continue scaling solutions to achieve a world in which humanity thrives, without the threat of climate change. Together, we’ve advanced innovative solutions for climate action. We invite you to revisit some of the highlights that shaped our journey this year: https://lnkd.in/eBmVSnbU Happy holidays from everyone at Prime Coalition to all partners and participants across our programs, including Prime Impact Fund, Azolla Ventures, Trellis Climate, Project Frame, and the CRANE Tool! Here’s to building on this momentum in 2025 and beyond! #CatalyticCapital #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #ClimateSolutions #ClimateTech #HappyHolidays #Philanthropy #YearInReview

We were honored to host a two-part panel at the Trellis Group's VERGE 2024 this fall, entitled, “Achieving Speed and Scale: Financial Tools for Catalyzing FOAK Climate Projects.” The sessions explored solutions to the commercialization gap, with insights from startup leaders, corporates, and catalytic capital experts. The conversations included insights from panelists Shreya Dave of Via Separations, Uuganbayar (Ugi) Otgonbaatar, Ph.D. of Constellation, Christian Okoye of Generate, Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave from Twelve, Courtney Unruh from Alaska Airlines, and our own Managing Director, Lara Pierpoint. 💡 Key takeaways: ➡️ Startups need corporate proofpoints to attract investors and bridge the commercialization gap. ➡️ Infrastructure investors value corporations on a startup's cap table as a sign of confidence. ➡️ Cleantech can learn from pharma—early partnerships often lead to strategic acquisitions, providing essential exit strategies. ➡️ Sometimes the biggest boost isn’t investment—offtake agreements and partnerships can make all the difference. 👏 Thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their expertise and lessons for scaling climate solutions! Explore more about the panel and our takeaways: https://lnkd.in/e3kPHprZ #CatalyticCapital #CleanEnergyFinance #ClimateTech #FOAK #VERGE24

First-of-its-kind innovation takes center stage on the latest episode of The Green Blueprint! Our Managing Director, Lara Pierpoint, sits down with John O'Donnell, CEO of Rondo Energy, to unpack the challenges and breakthroughs of scaling first-of-a-kind technology in industrial decarbonization. Discover how electrifying industrial heat and leveraging renewable energy are paving the way for transformative change. #ClimateTech #ClimateFinance #FirstOfAKind #FOAK

Scaling a first-of-a-kind technology is a high-stakes leap! On this episode of The Green Blueprint podcast, our Managing Director, Lara Pierpoint talks with Via Separations’ CEO, Shreya Dave, about their decision to scale their innovative membrane technology 100x—a step forward in industrial energy efficiency. Tune in now! #ClimateTech #FOAK #FirstOfAKind

Wondering how investors are bridging climate tech’s ‘missing middle’ funding gap? Our catalytic capital program, Trellis Climate, was recently spotlighted in Heatmap News for its unique approach to enabling first-of-a-kind (FOAK) climate projects and bridging gaps in the growth-to-commercialization journey. Read on to discover how Trellis is moving climate tech forward! https://lnkd.in/ecb7_nRC #ClimateFinance #ClimateTech #FOAK #ImpactInvesting

This Climate Week we were thrilled to bring together leaders from across New York’s energy storage ecosystem – developers, capital partners, ecosystem experts, and state, city, and federal government officials – to explore innovative solutions supporting the development of energy storage projects in New York State. Believe it or not, it was the only event solely dedicated to energy storage during NY Climate Week this year. We dug into the thorny issues around energy storage financing gaps and some of the emerging solutions identified and tested through our Energy Storage Capital Challenge. From the disproportionate impact small amounts of catalytic capital can have to de-risk projects to the power of technical assistance to unlock new permitting pathways – approaches that can be replicated for broader market impact. Explore the learnings in our brand new Energy Storage Challenges and Solutions Framework and add your thoughts 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfJX-QdW? Thanks to our inspiring speakers and panelists who unearthed ways the market can support first-of-many energy storage deployments - Melissa Klembara of the DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, David Sandbank of NYSERDA, Kelsey Clair of NY Green Bank, Olga E Petrova of New Energy New York, William Acker of New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST), and Lara Pierpoint of Trellis Climate. To our six innovative Energy Storage Capital Challenge finalists - Beacon Power, Convergent Energy and Power, NineDot Energy, Orenda, Inc, Power Edison, and Sprocket Power. (connect with them 👉 https://lnkd.in/gvqC5W-9) And to all of you who attended, and who are doing the hard work to achieve progress on NY State’s energy storage adoption.  

Sultan Zelei, Senior Associate at Project Frame, and Claudia Alejandra Leon, Senior Manager of Impact, co-wrote an article in Green Artha's latest India Climate Finance Report, organized by the Climate Capital Network. In the article, they share Prime's recent research, conducted in partnership with Desai & Associates, on deploying foreign catalytic capital to India, and outline the importance of increasing access to resources for high-impact investing through initiatives such as Project Frame and tools such as the CRANE tool, developed in partnership with Rho Impact. The article also shares Project Frame’s exciting partnership with Climate Collective to convene climate investors who will develop GHG impact assessments case studies of climate mitigation and adaptation solutions, focused on the Global South. We are also thrilled to see our newest catalytic capital program, Trellis Climate, mentioned in this report, showcasing their early investments into Ebb Carbon and Ample Carbon. Read all of this and more! https://lnkd.in/eT3AVUF5 #CatalyticCapital #ClimateFinance #ClimateInvesting #ImpactAccountability #ImpactInvesting #IMM

Katie Brigham tackles climate tech's dreaded "missing middle" in her latest. Here's a sneak peek at what experts have to say about the chasm that lies between a climate company’s early funding rounds and its eventual commercial scale-up: “The capital needs of these businesses have just outgrown their early stage backers. But the infrastructure investors have absolutely no appetite whatsoever for taking on an unproven technology and scaling.” — Francis O'Sullivan, managing director for S2G Ventures' energy investments. "Venture funding, in some sense, was built for scaling software companies. You’re talking about a capital light business that generally is creating something that enters a white space, and for which there’s huge amounts of market potential.” — Lara Pierpoint, managing director of the new catalytic capital program Trellis Climate. Read the full piece for additional insights from Brook Porter of G2 Venture Partners.