The future of climate tech can be found right here in Chicago! Our latest Chicago Venture Summit presented our best and brightest entrepreneurs to the world, and showed how our city continues to build one of the largest startup ecosystems in the United States.
A decade ago, only 8% of US companies were planning to reshore manufacturing.
Today, the number is 91%.
Reshoring efforts are highly concentrated in the Midwest, which will be huge for our economy.
a) Chicago has the busiest rail center, and 25% of US freight already passes through the city.
b) Chicago has the largest port in NA.
c) Chicago is the second largest manufacturing hub / we added 12,000 jobs in the sector last year alone.
^the last point is particularly important since skilled talent plays an important role in driving reshoring.
Good interview from @CrainsChicago
https://t.co/0epoKrxlln
Met a ton of great people this week, and reconnected with even more. The event was a perfect reminder that Chicago is a great place to be in the climate tech space. Thank you for having us as part of the official startup portfolio @ChicagoVCSummit!
Thank you for having us @ChicagoVCSummit! It was great to hear from speakers like @ChicagosMayor, @garrycooperjr, and many more about how chasing climate goals and profitability can go hand-in-hand. The energy in the room was incredible.
At @ChicagoVCSummit organized by @WorldBizChicago, we learned how startups are addressing the most pressing challenges on climate change: renewable energy, food security & clean water. Chicago's tech ecosystem keeps growing, offering vast resources such as talented human capital.
🚀🙌🏻We are excited to be part of the Official 2023 Chicago Venture Summit Future-of-Climate-Tech Startup Portfolio! 🚀
#ChiVentureSummit#FutureofClimateTech
What a day at the #ChiVentureSummit! Incredibly inspiring presenters and fantastic conversations all around.
Evergreen is especially excited for our Equity & Access Awardees for taking the stage, along with portcos, Kadeya and Numat, for presenting at the event!
3/“I’m thrilled to extend a warm invitation to investors from around the world to join us this fall at @ChicagoVCSummit, where they can witness firsthand how we support a diverse group of entrepreneurs &innovators, who, together, are forging transformative solutions…”
🧵 1/Via @ChicagosMayor: “@Chicago stands poised to set the global standard for climate resilience - a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable city that leads the charge towards #sustainability…” https://t.co/fl5pozXpXN
2/“Our vision is anchored in a collective commitment to safeguard and empower our communities through meaningful actions like reducing carbon emissions, championing environmental justice, and enhancing overall community health…”
The @ChicagoVCSummit is back! The first-ever Future-of-Climate-Tech edition will showcase why Chicago is the home for climate tech innovation. We are looking forward to participating in the summit with the Evergreen DeepTech Expo on October 4th!
https://t.co/jXEoNnbSQs