We help to enable more diversity at start-up, VC, and corporate level, because diversity is the foundation for successful climate action across the globe.
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.
- Creating opportunities for womxn entrepreneurs to thrive.
- 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.
We believe that GENDER PARITY IN LEADERSHIP IS KEY to successful climate action. With this initiative, we want to create more inclusive businesses and enable more womxn to lead in the field of climate tech and innovation to accelerate change. We want to bring MEN AND WOMEN TOGETHER TO THE TABLE TO COLLABORATE IN BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS, creating opportunities and solving problems together.
How?
We systematically support womxn in the climate tech & innovation sector to be able to achieve gender parity by:
Safe Spaces
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We are joined by Jindy Mann who will talk about „Return of the Witch: The Feminine & Masculine Our World Needs Now“.
As Womxn for ClimateTech and Innovation we are working on increasing diverse leadership in the Climate Innovation Ecosystem in order to increase impact & much-needed transformation. Join us to drive actions and change the status quo of gender diversity in an industry that needs to be a front runner.
What: VC and founders ClimateTech and Innovation Meet Up
Where: Berlin
When: 1 July 2024, 6pm
Networking & Collaboration
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Coaching & Consulting
Information coming soon
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: 11th July 2024
Time: 12:00 CEST
Coach: Doreen Rietentiet
Sign up: doreen@womenxclimate.com
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: 9th July 2024
Time: 12:00 CEST
Coach: Sarah Needham
Sign up: sarah@womxnxclimate.com
Experts
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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 Row
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