Our Climate Community

Our spaces and programs are brought to life by exceptional people focused on solving the climate crisis and its many related social and environmental challenges.

Climate Ventures startups and organizations are part of a community of climate entrepreneurs and innovators plugged into the Social Innovation Canada and Foresight networks.

With accelerators, the national Community of Innovators, peer circles, socials, workshops, online groups and advisors, we spark valuable connections and collaborations.

Meet the Climate Ventures community:

15Rock's platform enables data-driven and action-oriented net zero conversations between investors and companies.
SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 13: Climate Action
2S Water have developed a sensor for the detection of metals in water in real time. This is vital for environmental stewardship and the protection of human health and safety.
SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 14: Life Below Water
3F Waste Recovery compels natural resource primary processors into the circular economy through full valourization of their by-product streams.
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Dr. Aaron Genest serves as the President of SaskTech and the representative for Siemens Digital Industries. A former Director of Customer Experience at Solido, Aaron is now an Applications Engineering Manager after an acquisition of Solido by Siemens.
Advisor

Adam Ben-Aron

Adam is a 3x web entrepreneur. He has experience building products, teams, and business/revenue models from the ground up. His businesses have been both bootstrapped and investor backed. After successfully selling his last business, he's now focused on cleantech.
Alumni

Adam Bourret

I have ten years of experience in product design and development. My specialty is facilitating design based workshops to help young companies brainstorm ideas, test prototypes and find their product-market fit.
Headshot of Sandra Leigh Lester.
Affecting Change Inc. are an award-winning high performance building consultancy, and their mission is to mitigate the ecological impact of the built environment.
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 13: Climate Action
Alumni

Agata Rudd

Agata seeks to break down barriers that families and individuals face in their journey towards more sustainable lifestyles.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
AgriTech North is an indigenous-, disabled-, LGBTQ-owned indoor agriculture social enterprise with a mission to grow nutritious produce for Northwestern Ontario that is of a consistent quality, available year-round, and provided at a competitive price.
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
Shot of Watrhub Ahmed.
Ahmed is CEO of WatrHub, a fast-growing Artificial Intelligence company recognized for disrupting the water infrastructure market. Passionate about developing revolutionary technology and innovative business models.
Advisor

Alan Shapiro

Alan is a Vancouver-based water and sustainability consultant and an instructor in BCIT's School of Business and Media. His work focuses on coordination and capacity-building around water challenges and solutions across Canada. Find him on Twitter at @watercomm.
Headshot of Gregory Bonser.
Alert Energy helps building owners save energy and water.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
SDG 13: Climate Action