Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
REVOLUTIONISING the "face" of Climate Tech & Innovation
Bringing together all Changemakers & Allies
P.S. EGO's are not welcome!
Our Goals
Why
Most industries still fall short of achieving gender equality, despite evident economic benefits such as higher profitability and increased stability, as well as significant social and environmental advantages.
Women play a crucial role in driving environmental and climate actions, making vital contributions to global resilience and transformational impact. At Womxn for Climate Tech and Innovation, we partner with companies, VCs, organizations, and startups to unlock the potential of gender parity and enhance the effectiveness of climate solutions.
We believe in uniting all forces to accelerate efforts in tackling climate change.
Our initiative is not just another women’s network; it’s a movement that invites all genders to actively participate in driving change. By fostering environments within companies and organizations that promote gender parity, we pave the way for more sustainable, resilient, and successful businesses.
Time for ACTIONS!
Co-creating solutions
to tackle the lack of diversity in VC.
Establishing diversity criteria
in term sheets to enable a different start-up culture.
Making Opportunities Visible
for womxn entrepreneurs to thrive (Knowledge Hub)
Establishing a diversity index
in climate and tech companies, VCs, and start-ups to create the foundation for more female entrepreneurs.
Partnering with relevant event organizers
to diversify speakers & attendees.
Consulting
for VCs, corporates, and start-ups to increase their level of diversity
How?
We systematically support womxn in the climate tech & innovation sector to be able to achieve gender parity by:
Courageous Conversations
Sign up for exclusive Womxn (& Allies) Meet Ups across Europe
Stay tuned for our next in-person event in Berlin in the fall
Networking & Collaboration
Check LinkedIn for upcoming events to diversify & expand your changemakers network
December 2024 British Embassy Berlin
30-31 October 2024 Impact Festival
18 October 2024 Her Career
September 2024 Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit
10 September 2024 Vienna
11 July 2024 Impact Hub Berlin
26-27 June 2024 European Women in Tech
18 June 2024 DeepTech Runway
14 May 2024 STAY IN TECH
30 April 2024 Green Vision Summit & Expo
23 April 2024 The Social Hub Berlin
13 February 2024 Women Networks Meetup
1 February 2024 American Embassy Berlin
Masterclasses
Information coming soon
Join us for an empowering event designed for women in climate tech and innovation. Discover the leadership we need to enable innovative solutions for tackling the climate challenges & creating sustainable business success.
Whether you're an established leader or an emerging talent, this event is your chance to connect, learn, and lead the charge towards a sustainable tomorrow. Together, let's build the future we envision today.
Your key take-aways include: why many businesses are struggling right now, why leadership is crucial to enable the transition to sustainable business success & how to maximize your impact no matter who you are.
Date: 15th October 2024
Time: 12:30 CEST
Coach: Sarah Needham
Sign up: sarah@womxnxclimate.com
With this workshop we want to help women in the climatetech space to tell their stories. We want to help women to get active in storytelling and media. Not only because you deserve to be more visible, but also to activate others. We help you to see and articulate your story, so others will follow. We want to enable more womxn to be role models.
This workshop is for everyone working in VCs, start-ups and corporates.
Your key take-aways include: what could be your story and how to leverage it in the media.
Date: 24th October 2024
Time: 13:00 CEST
Coach: Doreen Rietentiet
Sign up: doreen@womenxclimate.com
Experts
Apply here if you want to appear on our page as an expert
Who?
We work closely with policymakers, corporates, and organizations to enable climate innovation across industries.
VCs & Investors
Policymakers
Founders & budding Entrepreneurs
Corporate Innovation Leaders & Investors
Think tanks & Innovation Hubs
Industry & Innovation Networks
Accelerator & Incubator Programs
Universities or Research Institutes
All womxn (& allies) who are taking action towards making the world a fairer, greener & more connected place.
Our Partners
Benefits
Network:
Expand your changemakers network of womxn & allies across the ecosystem silos
Meet founders & Investors at the forefront of future tech and innovation
Growth:
Action inspiring and enabling your business and organization for sustainable growth
Insights:
Bringing different insights and learning and opportunities from different parts of the ecosystem together in one place. Whether you are looking for a mentor, investor, expert or friends, we've got it covered.
Our Story
In 2019, we started as a community of change-makers with the goal to enable more womxn to be at the top of the table and create a sustainable future and combat climate change. The initiative was originally created to support womxn in the EIT Climate-KIC accelerator programs back in 2019.
Since then, we have been holding regular events to connect and support womxn in green tech and social impact entrepreneurship and grown a large network of womxn from across the world.
In 2024, the network has developed into a large network of womxn across the globe to enable diverse leadership to thrive in the Climate Innovation ecosystem.
Meet the team
Sarah Needham
Founder & CEO
of Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
&
Unique-U Coaching (B-Corp Certified)
sarah@womenxclimate.tech
Carla Erber
Founder & COO
of Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
&
EIT Climate-KIC Strategic Programmes Builder
carla@womenxclimate.tech
Doreen Rietentiet
Founder & CCO
of Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
&
DWR Eco - a strategic climate tech consultancy
doreen@womenxclimate.tech
Aimee Apel
Founder & CSO
of Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
&
EIT Climate-KIC Strategic Programmes Orchestrator
currently on leave
Board
Kathleen Schröter
CEO ootibo
Hadas Zucker
Sustainable Innovation PwC
Sandra Trittin
Founder futurize energy
Jindy Mann
Founder Leader Brother Son
Chris Roe
Climate Entrepreneurship Climate-KIC
Kendra Rauschenberger
Partner Siemens Energy Venture
Contact
Womxn for Climate Tech & Innovation
c/o DWR eco GmbH,
Belforter Str. 1, 10405 Berlin Germany