When:
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Where: Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, The Garage, 2311 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Sonia Kim
(847) 467-0446
Group: Innovation and New Ventures Office
Sponsor: Co-hosted by The Garage and Querrey InQbation Lab
Category: Other
Fundraising for your Climate Startup with Scientist, Founder and Investor, Evaline Tsai, PhD
In this fireside chat, Gigascale Capital Principal, Evaline Tsai, PhD will share her journey from Cambridge’s Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology doctorate program to fundraising for her YC-backed startup. Now an investor, Dr. Tsai will also share what founders can expect from the fundraising process, what climate investors are looking for and her best practices for navigating the fundraising and diligencing process.
Moderated by Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Dr. Jeffrey Richards, Dr. Tsai will answer questions such as:
• Why consider spinning out a company?
• How does a PhD prepare you for entrepreneurship?
• What is the fundraising process like?
• What are climate investors looking for?
• What kind of solutions are you hoping to see next
in climate tech?
• Anything else you’d like to learn about!