State of Climate Tech VC in the PNW 2026 Round Table - Live Podcast Recording

Description

​Where is climate capital actually flowing in 2026 — and where has it stalled?

​Five investors working across the climate tech landscape sit down for an unscripted roundtable on the state of the market: what's getting funded, who's financing first-of-a-kind deployment, whether AI and climate are genuinely converging, and how the Pacific Northwest stacks up as an ecosystem.

​This is a conversation, not a panel of prepared remarks. Each investor brings a question they're wrestling with and puts it to the group.

​Featuring:

• ​Susan Su — Toba Capital; co-host, Climate Money podcast

• ​Ben Eidelson — Stepchange Ventures; host, The Stepchange Show

• ​Jonathan Azoff — SNØCAP Venture Capital

• ​Gabriel Scheer — Elemental Impact

• ​Christine Boyle — Burnt Island Ventures

​Facilitated by Gregory Heller, Foster School of Business and host of the Conversations on Careers and Professional Life podcast.


Getting to Founders Hall

​Address: 4215 E. Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195-3200

​Light Rail

• ​U District Station — 8-minute walk (closest)

• ​Husky Stadium Station — 20-minute walk

​Bus

​Many lines serve the campus. For stops and routes, see the UW transit map. Founders hall is a 5-minute walk from 15th Ave NE and NE 42nd St or NE 45th St, with bus stops serving many lines.

​Parking

​Street Scarce and time-limited near campus. Your best bet is 17th Ave NE, just north of campus.

​On campus (expensive, limited)

• ​N1 lot (Burke Museum) — closest pay lot. $5/hour, $21/day.

• ​E3 E4 lots — $5day, but a long walk to Founders Hall. Good option if you're also visiting the Clean Energy Testbeds.

​Biking

​Covered and uncovered bike parking is available at Founders Hall.