NEW YORK CITY – Yesterday, Chris and I attended the Green Entrepreneur Summit in New York. It was a completely sold out event, and rightfully so. The panelists and audience were high-quality business leaders who are the lifeblood of the cleantech scene in New York.
I went back through my notes and there was some great insight shared by the Funding Strategies Panel on how to raise capital for a cleantech or sustainability venture. The panelists were heavy-hitters with long track records of successfully raising substantial amounts of capital (in the 10’s and 100’s of millions) and commercializing technologies in the ‘green’ space.
David Kistner — CEO, Green Apple Cleaners
Ron Bergamini — CEO, Action Carting Environmental Services
Franklin Madison — Technology Program Director, ITAC
Martin Saposnick – Mentor, Hudson Valley Innovation Center
Here are some of my favorite quotes: