Category: Events

Investment Pitch during COP27 in LONDON. CALL FOR VENTURES to apply.

Greenbackers Climate Tech Tour is now open for applications. Once again, Greenbackers will be selecting the world’s most investable early stage climate technology ventures and helping them secure growth funding from our global climate & clean tech investment fund base, this time during COP27 on 16 & 17 November in London. Applications are now open for participation […]

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Greenbackers Partner, Andrew Smith, is moderating a key panel at the prestigious North Sea Investment Conference

St Ermins Hotel London | 20th September 2022 Agenda – North Sea Investment Forum (cvent.com) The Panel will focus on Reducing the Carbon Footprint and includes Steve Brown founder and CEO of Orcadian Energy and Jim Halliday Chief Executive Officer. Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited and David Hemmings VP Business Development & Commercial Neptune Energy. The North […]

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Join us for Investor’s Site visit to Kleanbus [e-mobility, air quality, transport] on 25 August

Greenbackers will be making a site visit to Kleanbus (nr London) for interested funders to meet their team, tour their facility and each other over lunch.  Kleanbus is one of our most exciting start-ups. They convert existing diesel bus models to electric in a short space of time, with minimal disruption to operators, enabling them […]

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Join Andrew Smith and a distinguished panel at the EIC Energy Export Conference

We are delighted that Andrew has been invited to join this distinguished panel at the EIC Energy Export Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 15th June 2022. The two-day conference, commencing on 14th June will: Identify key global energy project opportunities and provide advice on how to succeed in new markets; Provide access to contacts with […]

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Greenbackers at ‘The Gaitherin’, hosted by University of Glasgow.  

Greenbackers Investment Capital’s Managing Partner, Robert Hokin will be speaking at the re-launching of The Gaitherin, a series of in-person events bringing together business and academia. The first session will cover the legacy of COP26. Hear from both industry and academics on what, if anything, has changed since COP26 came to Glasgow, and how the […]

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Greenbackers Pitch @ Decarb Connect, Amsterdam, 21-23 June: ‘Hard to Abate Industries’

Greenbackers Climate Tech Tour continues in Amsterdam on Tuesday 21 June at 4 pm CET. Meet technology disruptors Carnot, Kleanbus, Redstack and Tocardo at Greenbackers next SuperPitch along with Andrew Smith, commencing with a panel moderated by Andrew on the subject of “Practical steps for industrials to scale-up and speed-up the adoption of low carbon […]

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Greenbackers sponsors the Scottish Renewables annual Marine Energy Conference

25th May 2022 in Edinburgh at The George Hotel, Queen Street.Featured session: 15:30 | Fireside chat with Andrew Smith, Partner at Greenbackers Investment Capital Greenbackers are delighted to be sponsoring the Scottish Renewables annual Marine Energy Conference at this pivotal point in the development of marine energy – as a material part of the energy […]

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Greenbackers partners with Strategic Growth Services on ‘Energy Matters’ Podcast Series

If you think that “Energy Matters” and want to hear from others who definitely do, than listen in to SGS’ John Young and our own Andrew Smith on the new and engaging Energy Matters podcast. Featuring engaging concepts like –  “ … two bald men fighting over a comb sitting on deck chairs on the […]

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Andrew Smith at Westminster Energy Environment & Transport Forum

Online | London | 7 June 2022 I am looking forward to the next in the excellent series of conference events organised by the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum in London on 7th June. This conference focuses on next steps for offshore wind energy in the UK and includes keynotes from Colin Maciver Head of […]

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Andrew Smith speaking at the Energy Industries Council on 17/18 May in London

It is a real pleasure to be part of a distinguished panel at the Energy Industries Council conference an Decarbonising the North Sea in London on 17/18 May 2022. What a fantastic session, with lots of interesting perspectives on the challenges aligning technology and investment. The panel was hosted by Richard Simon-Lewis from UK Export Finance, and comprised […]

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Greenbackers at Climate Tech Tour and SuperPitch @ All-Energy, Glasgow

SEC, Glasgow | Wed, 11 May & Thu, 12 May 2022 | 08:00 -16:00 Investment Funds, industrial partners and technology ventures will be in attendance at this very special event, hosted live and in-person (and live streamed) at All-Energy in Glasgow on 11/12 May. See us on Stand M60 at the SEC. Post-COP26, there is renewed […]

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Andrew Smith is a keynote speaker at Utilities Middle East Power Week 2022

Thursday 24th March 2022 | Grosvenor House, Dubai | Windsor Ballroom

Featured session: Sustainable Finance in Fast-Tracking the Energy Transition | Session Time: 11:05am – 11:25 (20 Minutes)

Power Week brings together industry experts to discuss ‘Decarbonising the Power Sector’

Organised by Utilities Middle East, the second Power Week Forum brings together […]

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Greenbackers’ Andrew Smith on decarbonising shipping at ShipZero26

Watch the video below of Andrew in action at ShipZero26: Raising Capital. The ShipZero26 workshop at COP26 demonstrated technology is ready: Finance is poised to invest ShipZero26 broke down silos, bringing together diverse stakeholders throughout the sector and from across the supply chain.  Technical presentations, panel discussions and brainstorming sessions demonstrated that true zero GHG […]

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Greenbackers’ Robert Hokin shares VC advice at Access to Finance Conference cleantech / energy online session.

Thu, 17 February 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 GMT Access to Finance Conference: join this session on cleantech/energy as the 2nd part of an online conference series and get expert advice. In 2021, The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Harwell Campus, and Oxfordshire Greentech, the business network for the low carbon economy in Oxfordshire, ran a series […]

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Andrew Smith at Frontier Energy Networks Innovation & Investment in Energy Summit

LONDON 17th FEBRUARY 2022 – LIVE AND ONLINE. Andrew will be present at the event in London, along with his fellow speakers and a large number of attendees. The Frontier Energy Network is a senior-level forum for those changing the face of global energy. Founders, investors, corporate executives come together to network, collaborate and create […]

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Greenbackers Andrew Smith to speak at Global Festival 22 Decarb Connect

THURSDAY 25-27 JANUARY 2022 | LONDON & VIRTUAL Join Greenbackers’ Andrew Smith in-person for 2 days of discussions and insights on the latest pilots, business strategies, innovations and technologies needed to help us all reach our 2030/2050 net zero goals. Never has the spotlight been greater on the impacts of climate change than 2021, which […]

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Andrew Smith at Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport policy conference.

Seminar: The UK renewable energy supply chain – next steps for sector development, international competitiveness, and CfD and Supply Chain Plans Tuesday, 25 January 2022 Greenbackers’ Andrew Smith will be discussing ‘supply chain resilience, commercialising emerging technologies, and remaining competitive‘ with David Acres, Head of Policy, EDF Renewables UK, Helen Thomas, Senior Supply Chain Manager, […]

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Greenbackers COP26 SuperPitch 9 November Full Agenda for Live and Online

Pre Webcast 14:00 – 15:00 Set-up 15:00-16:00 Registration, Networking, Exhibits by Sponsors and Venture Cohort 16:00 – 16:15 Transition to Auditorium 16:15 – 16:30 [Online Stream Goes Live] Welcome, Introduction, Programme and Agenda Overview Overview 16:30 – 16:40 Keynote Speech (Bertrand Picard, SolarImpulse Foundation) 16:40 – 16:50 Sustainable Transportation Cohort Pitches (5 x 2-minute pitches):• […]

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Greenbackers Special Event. Live from COP26: Investors Showcase – register

9 November, 3pm-9pm UK (Live event), 4pm-6pm UK, 11am-1pm US EST, (webcast) Greenbackers are delighted to present our #26ForCOP26 cohort of Cleantech Ventures who are all seeking to move the needle on climate change with their innovative solutions. This group of 26 were chosen from hundreds of applicants and have been deemed “investment ready” by […]

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Greenbackers Andrew Smith is recruited to help decarbonise the 6th most polluting “country” in the world.

SHIP ZERO Hybrid Event 1,2,3 Nov 2021 Glasgow, United Kingdom We are used to dealing with BIG problems. Helping to decarbonise the vital shipping sector certainly qualifies. The world goes along with significant parts of the energy mix and the food we eat is all impacted by the high levels of carbon generated. We are delighted that […]

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Interested in COP26 events? See Greenbackers COP26 Calendar to plug in to what’s on!

Bringing together Governments, industry and investors, the COP26 summit will gather all parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Being held in Greenbackers home town of Glasgow, here is a calendar of events that you can join.   Important Public Transport Information During […]

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Hosted by Managing Partner Robert Hokin, investors met with David Hollander, Propelair CEO and CFO, Tony Jones.

Propelair exists to save water in a world that literally flushes over 7% of its available drinking water down the drain. They are a UK designer and manufacturer of the world’s lowest water-flush toilet – new technology, reinventing sanitation systems unchanged for over 200 years. Engineered specifically for commercial, public and heavy footfall premises, the […]

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Meet Greenbackers’ partner Andrew Smith at Decarb Connect EU 2021

Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th October 2021

Greenbackers are delighted to be involved with Decarb Connect EU 2021 with our own Andrew Smith as a speaker on the topics of cross-sector collaboration, investments and business models.

Decarb Connect Europe convenes the most high profile audience of European industrial leaders, along with their investors and solutions partners, to explore how we move from targets to strategy, from strategy to transformation and from transformation to measurable results. […]

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Replay of GovGrant Patent Box webinar 310821

Join us for the replay on a webinar concerning HMRCs Patent Box Scheme, showcasing Intellectual Property (IP) case studies across sectors, focussing on industrial & manufacturing, consumer, technology and, of course, cleantech. Experts speaking are Dominic Bartholdi and Akshay Thaman from GovGrant, one of the UK’s leading practitioners of Patent Box and R &D tax […]

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Greenbackers Event – Securing a Term Sheet & Term Sheet Terms

Raising capital for your cleantech business? Have you considered how to deal with term sheets from interested funders? Join Brown Rudnick and Greenbackers Investment Capital for two webinars in September and October to help you – free to join: Securing a Term Sheet – Tuesday 21 September 4:00-4:30 PM BST Hosted by Neil Foster, Global […]

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Join Andrew Smith at The SPE Offshore Europe Virtual conference

Friday 10th September 12 noon

Andrew is a speaker at the upcoming SPE Offshore Europe Virtual conference on behalf of Financing Technology to Net Zero UK

The SPE Offshore Europe Virtual conference will be a unique learning and networking opportunity ahead of COP26 […]

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Andrew Smith is a panellist at The Clean Tech Network.

Thursday 8th June at 10am BST / 11am CET Andrew will explain how Greenbackers support investors in cleantech start-up businesses, and how founders can improve their chances of securing investment. For any ventures seeking Seed or Series A or B investment, this is a must. You’ll have the chance to ask questions, as well as the […]

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Andrew Smith is a panellist at the WOC Blue Economy Innovation Initiatives Network.

Monday, 31 May, 2021
4:00pm – 4:30pm BST (UK), 11am  – 11:30am EST (US)

Andrew is part of a panel of investors put together to address: “Ocean Innovation Initiatives: What investors want you to know.” The WOC has been developing and coordinating the “Global Blue Economy Innovation Initiatives Network” for several years to connect the growing number of ocean-sustainability related accelerators, incubators, […]

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26ForCOP26 Launch Event – On demand playback now available

Greenbackers fired the starting gun on their 26ForCOP26 Cleantech investment program today via a globally broadcast webinar with over 2000 Cleantech investors having registered to attend.

If you missed the live event or wish to see it again, access an on demand playback of the full 1 hour webcast through the link below. […]

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Robert Hokin discusses Backing Net Zero at the IoT Tribe Connected Places Accelerator Tech Games conference

Thursday June 3, 2021  11:30 – 1300 PM GMT

The IoT Tribe Connected Places Accelerator Tech Games conference.

Join Robert on June 3rd for the IoT Tribe Tech Games, which will feature 10 outstanding startups from our Connected Places accelerator programme, offering key solutions to drive the achievement of Net Zero goals. […]

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Andrew Smith is a panellist on the session ‘Financing Technologies to Net Zero’ at The North Sea Decarbonisation Conference

DAY 2 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 13:00 – 14:00 PM GMT

EIC (Energy Industries Council )The North Sea Decarbonisation Conference. Andrew is a panelist on The North Sea’s pathway to financing net zero […]

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Launch Event: Greenbackers NetZero SuperPitch @ COP26 – Briefing

Thursday 20 May 2021 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM GMT

Greenbackers are celebrating the fact that its hometown of Glasgow is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference in Nov 2021 by selecting the 26 most promising Cleantech ventures and helping them secure growth funding from its proven global Cleantech investor base. […]

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Andrew Smith will take part in Plenary – Green for Blue: Finance and Funding for Marine Energy Projects

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9 AM – 1 PM GMT (registration from 8.30AM)

International Conference on Ocean Energy
ICOE2021 – Energizing a Powerful Blue Economy 
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Mark Hannigan presents Commercialization or Bust: The challenges and opportunities in getting wave and tidal power technology funded

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM US EDT

International Conference on Ocean Energy
ICOE2021 – Energizing a Powerful Blue Economy. […]

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Andrew Smith takes part in the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference

Thursday, 6 May, 2021

Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference […]

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