Cleantech 50 To Watch Expert Panel

The Cleantech 50 to Watch Expert Panel is made up of over 30 early-stage innovation experts. The panel is diverse in geography, age, background and is at gender parity.

First, we asked the panel to nominate the companies that most impressed them with their early-stage high-impact solutions. We combined that with our own nominations and research on public early-stage awards. We then put this group of companies through qualitative and impact filters. We weighed all nominations by relevance trying to keep a sectoral and geographic balance.

Thank you to our Expert Panelists for their support and time on this project, and their continuous work throughout the year in supporting so many promising sustainable innovation companies.

Laurie Menoud

Laurie Menoud

Founding Partner

At One Ventures

Miki Yokoyama

Miki Yokoyama

Managing Director

Aurum Impact

Iris Jensen

Iris Jensen

Investment Manager

BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures

Bennet Barth

Bennet Barth

Managing Director, RESPOND

BMW Foundation

Ashley Grosh

Ashley Grosh

Vice President

Breakthrough Energy Fellows

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Iain Meager

Iain Meager

Director, Programmes & Innovation

Carbon Trust

Jonathan Cumming

Jonathan Cumming

Director & CFO

Carbon13

Lou Schick

Lou Schick

Director of Investments

Clean Energy Ventures

Anthony DeOrsey

Anthony DeOrsey

Research Manager

Cleantech Group

Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson

President and CEO

Cleantech San Diego

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Olivier Bordelanne

Olivier Bordelanne

Partner

Demeter IM

Sara Chamberlain

Sara Chamberlain

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Earth Foundry

Tien Nguyen

Tien Nguyen

Founding Partner

Earth Venture Capital

Yoachim Haynes

Yoachim Haynes

Vice President of Strategy, Europe

Energy Impact Partners

Natharoun Ngo Son

Natharoun Ngo Son

Country Director

EnergyLab

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Georgia Parker

Georgia Parker

Innovation Director - Validation

Fashion for Good

Jeanette Jackson

Jeanette Jackson

CEO

Foresight Canada

Alyssa Gilbert

Alyssa Gilbert

Director of Innovation

Grantham Institute, Imperial College London

Scott Bryan

Scott Bryan

President

Imagine H2O

Victor Ndiege

Victor Ndiege

CEO

Kenya Climate Ventures

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Tyler Hamilton

Tyler Hamilton

Senior Director, Climate

MaRS

Monali Mujumdar

Monali Mujumdar

Startup Engagement Lead and Program Operations

NREL

Frederic Clerc

Frederic Clerc

Director, Carbon to Value Initiative and Interim Managing Director

NYU Urban Future Lab

Dr. Ashwath Sundaresan

Dr. Ashwath Sundaresan

Associate Partner

Pacific Channel

Gabriel VanLoozen

Gabriel VanLoozen

Principal

Powerhouse Ventures

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Max ter Horst

Max ter Horst

Managing Partner Energy

Rockstart Accelerator

Dr. Sabrina Cipullo

Dr. Sabrina Cipullo

Managing Director - Technical Expertise & Operations

Solar Impulse Foundation

Demetrius Yuen

Demetrius Yuen

Director of Programs

SOW Asia

Erki Ani

Erki Ani

Founding Partner

Sunly Future Ventures

Claude-Sébastien  Lerbourg

Claude-Sébastien Lerbourg

Investment Director

Supernova Invest

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Ben Lesage

Ben Lesage

Global Coordinator

Sustainable Ocean Alliance

Sunyoung Suh

Sunyoung Suh

Adaptation Portfolio Manager, Climate Technology Innovation Unit

UNIDO

Marie Cheong

Marie Cheong

Founding Partner

Wavemaker

Pippa Gawley

Pippa Gawley

Founding Partner

Zero Carbon Capital

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