Best-in-class, motivated, climate tech and cleantech investors from the NRL Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center's network of more than 300 investors and expert industry advisors have the opportunity to connect with participating startups.

Investors play a variety of roles at the Industry Growth Forum (IGF), including:

• Application reviewers (review a maximum of 10 applications between mid-December to end of January)
• Mentors to startups (three 1-hour meetings between February - May)
• One-on-one networking session participants (3.5 hours on May 2, 2024)
  • Through the one-on-one meetings, startups meet and build connections during 10-minute sessions with investors.
  • One-on-one appointment scheduling with investors via our event system will open in April 2024.

Join our Investor Community if you would like to engage with the IGF and play a role mentioned above.

Curious to see who's participated in the past? View our 2025 Table Hosts here!

2026 Table Hosts

Greg Fleming Investment Director Air Liquide	Nigel Carr Director Acario Innovation	Derek Higashihara Principal Acario Innovation