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Join Mercury, Leap Forward Ventures & USV for drinks & light bites to kick off San Francisco Climate Week. Connect with like-minded founders, investors, & stakeholders all dedicated to the next generation of climate innovation. We look forward to seeing you there!n Meet your hostsnMercurynMercury lays the groundwork for ambitious companies to operate for excellence with banking & credit cards* engineered for the startup journey. More than 100K startups choose Mercury to perform at their highest level. Mercury is dedicated to supporting climate tech founders & investors with dedicated perks for climate cos, opportunities to connect with investors via our Raise platform, & events & programming during SF & NY Climate Weeks.n*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group & Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard.nLeap Forward VenturesnLeap Forward Ventures is an early-stage climate tech firm focused on the transition in energy, transportation, buildings, & breakthrough technologies. They bring deep, high growth startup experience to help founders scale themselves & their companies to have maximum impact in decarbonizing our world.nUSVnUnion Square Ventures is a venture capital firm basednin New York City. They invest at the edge of large markets being transformed by technological & societal pressures.nnWondering who you'll get to connect with?nOur team members can't wait to meet you. Read on to learn more about them & be sure to say hello during the event.nShelley Golan is a Senior Director of Relatinship Management at Mercury with deep industry knowledge in FinTech, AgTech & ClimateTech. As a bi-coastal serial founder, startup ecosystem builder & advisor, she manages a portfolio of high-growth startups; advising them on venture debt & asset management; as well as connecting them to resources beyond banking.nnDavid Rusenko was previously the founder & CEO of Weebly, which he grew to 350 people & a $365M acquisition by Square, where he went on to run global eCommerce. He is on the board of Building Decarb Coalition & an advisor to Climate Changemakers & has over a decade of experience investing in & advising startups. He has spoken extensively on product-market fit, & written about the climate tech landscape & idea space. He was born in France & grew up in Morocco.nnJared Hecht is a Venture Partner at Union Square Ventures. Prior to joining USV, he was the founder of Fundera (acquired by Nerdwallet) & GroupMe (acquired by Skype/MSFT) & an angel investor. Jared majored in political science at Columbia University. He is married with two children & lives in Brooklyn.nnGrace Carney joined Union Square Ventures in January 2023. Grace grew up in England before moving to the US to study Social Studies at Harvard. She began her career at Bain, where she spent time working on consumer products, healthcare, & technology diligence. Before USV, Grace worked in climate strategy at Silver Lake Partners.nnBy registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.
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