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💥 💪 Introducing Energize Endurance – and building out our team! ⚡⚡
Energize Capital is a firm aligned to growth of the climate markets. For us, the climate narrative has always encompassed
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HQ Expansion
In 2020 the entire Energize team fit comfortably in a (maybe) 2,000 square foot space on the 11th floor of One South Wacker Drive. At Energize we have a phrase "we choose to grow, together" and this represents our desire to growth with the climate market opportunity. Alongside this phrase you will usually hear me say "why not us?"
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Team first
In September Energize held our 2-day marathon of events: the Energize NEXT Climate Software conference, and our Annual General Meeting. Before the day started at our conference we were able to sneak away for a quick team photo. That photo of the current team is below – and we have another 3 starting before year-end.
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Energize NEXT 2024
On September 18th Energize is hosting our second annual climate software conference, Energize NEXT. The panelists/ fireside chat speakers as well as the list of now ~200 attendees is an absolutely incredible representation of key stakeholders from our industry.
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Energize leads $8M investment into GridStatus (…2 years in the works)
I've gained a lot of value from posting to this blog over the years. But the story below probably is my favorite example of creativity, content, and the long-term relationship mindset we have at our firm.
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Climate Solutions: The Meteoric Rise of Solar Power
Last week The Economist published an article titled "The Exponential Growth of Solar Power Will Change the World," emphasizing a well-known trend at Energize: energy technologies such as solar and batteries are rapidly expanding.
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