SF Bay Climate Tech: August 8 - August 15
Aurora Solar, Design & Impact, Yoga with USGBC, Youth Climate Action, and Bio-Design
Hi all,
Start the week off tonight in South Park with a fireside chat featuring Aurora Solar, hosted by Pear VC. Tomorrow, head downtown for a discussion on navigating a career in design and impact with Jing Jin, Head of User Experience at Outschool, Kate Lydon, former Head of Design at Nextdoor, and Siyuan Tu, Product Design Lead at CoProcure. On Friday, USGBC’s Women in Green hosts a yoga class and meetup in Salesforce Park. Wrap up the week on Saturday with an exhibition and artist talk on bio-design in Sausalito or a Youth for Climate Action rally in San Mateo.
Cheers,
Alec and Sonam
Chart of the Week
Between the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal government is finally investing billions of dollars to facilitate the energy transition in the face of climate change. This will jumpstart climate tech innovation across agriculture, commerce, buildings, power, industry, transport and more - it’s our time to shine!
Chart by BloombergNEF
Events This Week
☀️ Pear VC: Fireside Chat with Aurora Solar: Mon, Aug 8
👩💻 Navigating a Career in Design and Impact: Tue, August 9
👩🔬 Women in Green: Fri, August 12
🪧 Youth for Climate Action: Sat, August 13
🧪 Dirt: The Bio-Design Work of Mary Lempres: Sat, August 13
Events Next Week
🏥 Surviving Climate Change: What's the Future of our Health?: Wed, Aug 17
🔋 Batteries Included: How Energy Storage is Changing the Game: Wed, Aug 17
🛫 Technology and the Hard to Abate Sectors: Thu, Aug 18
🏞 What's Up With Community Land Trusts?: Thu, Aug 18
🏗 USGBC Rising Leaders Summer Mixer: Thu, Aug 18
⚖️ 6th Annual Environmental Justice Summit: Sat, Aug 20
☀️ Pear VC: Fireside Chat with Aurora Solar
When: Mon, Aug 8 at 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Where: 158 S Park St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Calling all climate-tech founders (and aspiring founders!),
Join us for a fireside chat with Samuel Adeyemo, Co-Founder and CRO of Aurora Solar, the world's #1 solar design software company valued at over $4B.
We will be talking about his journey to climate entrepreneurship, finding product-market fit, and scaling Aurora Solar to the multi-billion dollar company it is today.
👩💻 Navigating a Career in Design and Impact
When: Tue, August 9 at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
Where: 611 Mission St, 611 Mission Street, Floor 5, San Francisco, CA 94105
Hear from design leaders in mission-driven technology companies about their experiences navigating careers in design across technology. Join us for a discussion with Jing Jin, Head of User Experience at Outschool; Kate Lydon, former Head of Design at Nextdoor; and Siyuan Tu, Product Design Lead at CoProcure. These design leaders from mission-driven technology companies will share about their own experiences navigating careers in design across technology startups and impact.
👩🔬 Women in Green
When: Fri, August 12 at 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PDT
Where: Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, CA 94105
We welcome USGBC Women in Green to experience a restorative moment, with a Fitness SF-led yoga session within the refreshing atmosphere of Salesforce Park. If you haven’t been yet, you will be amazed by this 5.4-acre park, showcasing over 50 species of trees and 230 species of understory plants right in the heart of SOMA. A true biophilic environment, the Park contributes to public health and sustainability in the downtown area.
🪧 Youth for Climate Action
When: Sat, August 13 at 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Where: San Mateo Central Park, 50 East 5th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401
A Rally to Raise Awareness for Climate Solutions and show candidates that climate gets votes.
This is a nonpartisan event to build support and awareness for a Carbon Fee and Dividend, the most promising solution to our climate crisis. The rally will include chanting and demonstrating with signs along El Camino. Then we'll meet in Central Park and hear from youth activists, scientists, and candidates for office. This rally is organized by the youth chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby of San Mateo County. Advance registration requested.
🧪 Dirt: The Bio-Design Work of Mary Lempres
When: Sat, August 13 at 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
Where: Marinship Studios, 265 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito, CA 94965
Calling All Bacteria Enthusiasts & Novices Alike!
Please join us for an exhibition of the work of Designer-In-Residence Mary Lempres on Saturday August 13 from 1-4 pm in the Petrichor Gallery at Marinship Studios in Sausalito.
By growing bacteria that already exists in natural clays and sands, Mary's work asks: How can synthetic biology be leveraged in traditional crafts to bring us closer to natural processes?
Inspired by the rich, biologically active crusts of the desert southwest as well as the vibrant hues of the salt flats of the South Bay, Mary's work investigates the symbiotic relationship between living and nonliving material and how materiality can connect us to place, people, and the living earth we stand on. By treating earth as a circular medium for biomanufacturing, she celebrates active bacteria and minerals that heal our soils: filtering out pesticides, improving water retention, and using CO2 as a growth medium.
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