The CTA Climatetech Program exists to connect Canada's most promising climatetech start-ups with potential investors, customers and strategic partners in the US market. The program is led by the Canadian Consulates in San Francisco, New York, Boston and Denver, and is delivered with industry-leading partners from across the climatetech community, including the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), ACTION Innovation Network, Columbia Technology Ventures, and others.

With 12 years of experience, the CTA Climatetech program has helped over 90 companies who have secured $2.19B in capital investment with 30 exits completed to date. The CTA Climatetech program begins with a national recruitment campaign to solicit applications from Canada's robust climatetech innovation ecosystem. A committee of US-based venture capitalists assesses startups based on market fit and growth potential, and recommends a small percentage to be accepted into the program.

Each year's cohort provides insight into Canada's dynamic breeding ground for climatetech and showcases startups who have proven their value proposition domestically and are positioned to grow in the US and beyond. This year the CTA Climatetech program is being delivered virtually and in-person from August to November 2023. The companies will visit California for the VERGE Conference in October, and travel to the East Coast in November to connect with contacts in New York City and Boston at the Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit. Alongside brokered introductions to potential US investors, customers and strategic partners, the cohort will receive training on key activities that will contribute to their export development journey including pitching, fundraising, sales, marketing, tax, legal and more. These workshops and one-on-one coaching are designed to support companies in their successful export to the US market, and have consistently been shown to support their long term growth.

This Dealbook provides key details on the 2023 CTA Climatetech cohort, and should give a sense of the diversity and technological capabilities that Canada has to offer.

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