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Marie Thompson posted thisNY Climate Week is almost here! AI and the grid are fully intertwined, and there are huge questions around just how much AI can be part of actually solving problems for the grid, and almost more importantly, where it can't. Very excited to be moderating panel at the Nest Campus with Josh Wong, CEO of Powerhouse Ventures portfolio company ThinkLabs AI, and Christopher Levesque, CEO of TerraPower. We'll be going deep and I'll be asking pointy questions to get to the bottom of this, including a splash another intertwined topic you might have heard of: nuclear power. Come join us! We also have a lot of other events happening across the week, if you're around please come say hi. #ClimateTech #Grid #AI #EnergyTransition #ClimateWeekNYC
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Marie Thompson shared thisIf you ever wanted to see what early stage energy x AI investing is like, I can confirm that it's a *wild* ride right now and we could use your help and brainpower. While I am personally in denial that summer is almost over (?!), it does mean that my favorite few months of the year are coming up which includes welcoming a fall intern to our team. Applications are open now, come work with us!Marie Thompson shared thisCome work with me! Powerhouse Ventures is #hiring our Fall Graduate Associate to work with our investment team across market research, sourcing, and diligence. Know someone who’s a good fit? Apply by Aug 26th. Link to apply in comments.
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Marie Thompson shared thisWhat’s powering the future of sustainable business? Find out with me at Trellis Impact 26! On June 23–25 in San Francisco, join 2,500+ leaders and 300+ speakers shaping what’s next across energy, decarbonization, circularity, startups, AI and more. Walk away with practical insights, new partnerships, and ideas you can put into action immediately. Excited to see so many great people there - can't wait. Save 20% on your All-Access pass with our partner code TI26PVP: https://bit.ly/4sMqUM4 #TrellisImpact
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Marie Thompson shared thisThanks Dimitry Gershenson and Hannah Friedman for inviting me into this event! It's a noisy, rapidly changing (said otherwise perhaps "chaotic and increasingly unhinged") fundraising environment out there, and I'm looking forward to digging in during this conversation. If you haven't signed up yet, please join us!Marie Thompson shared thisSo excited for our upcoming Community Event, "Tailoring Your Pitch: Storytelling for Early-Stage Fundraising in Climate" on May 28th at 11AM PT. Our speaker list is almost final, and I'll be joined by Hannah Friedman of Lupine Finance, Daniel Beer of General Proxy, and Marie Thompson of Powerhouse. We may have one more surprise guest join us. Some context: today's capital markets are incredibly noisy, and AI is taking up a lot of the oxygen in the room. Whether you are raising early-stage equity or debt, the fundamentals of a great pitch remain the same: you need a rock-solid story, a compelling financial narrative, and a clear articulation of your impact. So how do you cut through the hype and tell an effective, cohesive story that actually lands with capital allocators, regardless of the type of funding you're pursuing? Come join us next week: 📅 Thursday, May 28th 🕙 11.00AM - 12.30 PM PT // 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET During this 90 min session, we'll dig into what makes a fundraising narrative truly compelling across the board: - how to build a strong, unified financial narrative that resonates with any audience - how to effectively communicate your impact and overarching story without getting lost in the weeds - how to break through the current AI hype cycle and capture investor attention when you're not an AI company - and much more As always, we're grateful for our sponsor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati! Register here: https://luma.com/q9233irpTailoring Your Pitch: Storytelling for Early-Stage Fundraising in Climate · Zoom · LumaTailoring Your Pitch: Storytelling for Early-Stage Fundraising in Climate · Zoom · Luma
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Marie Thompson shared thisThank goodness that Jamie Link will be at Transition AI with me. Hard hitting technical questions, grounded insight, and great vibes? She is *the* person to talk to. Want to chat the wild, chaotic scene of early stage innovation with a lot of unproven hypotheses for what the heck is going to happen? I'll be there too, let's connect!Marie Thompson shared thisEveryone is talking about powering new AI data centers, but what does it actually take to build and operate the infrastructure behind it? Dr. Jamie Link, Executive Vice President of Powerhouse Innovation, will be at Transition AI on April 13–14, connecting with partners working to expand grid capacity and scale AI infrastructure across the U.S. This is a complex moment for stakeholders across power generation, data centers, and utilities — and exactly the kind of challenge we’re built to help navigate. If you’ll be there, we’d love to connect. https://lnkd.in/g287YGZR
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Marie Thompson shared thisIf you are an all-star operations ninja with a passion for venture capital and the future of energy, mobility, and industry - and - want to work with a team a la the Phillies in 2008 (meaning A++ players) please apply! We are *so* excited for this role and can guarantee: a fast pace, lots of building, industry hot takes, the best ecosystem partners in the biz, and high impact on the team. Other critical information: - No, this is not an investment role and won't become one - Yes, Emily is even cooler than she seems on the podcast - No, you can't find a better group of founders and LPs - Yes, we're serious about being in Oakland (be IRL with Emily & me!) - No, I'm not joking about wanting to be like Jimmy Rollins all the time Last note: if you are saying, "rats, my expertise lies more on the EA side - or - dang, I am in fact a MarComms genius?" - fear not because we have open roles for those too. Come on down!Marie Thompson shared thisPowerhouse Ventures is excited to be expanding our platform and team, including hiring an Operations Associate, alongside a Marketing and Communications Manager and an Executive Assistant. (See last week’s posts for details on the MarComms and EA roles.) At Powerhouse Ventures, fund operations are core to who we are and how we work. This role will lead our analytics and pipeline operations, while supporting portfolio and cross-functional initiatives. You’ll work closely with our Partners and investment team on everything from dealflow insights and quarterly LP updates to project management and strategic firm-wide priorities; collaborating with founders, investors, and partners across our ecosystem. We’re looking for someone who loves process, execution, and ownership: high EQ, deeply organized, and energized by building systems that support founders and a fast-moving team. We’re a high-trust, low-ego team with high standards and a deeply collaborative culture. If this sounds like a role for you (or someone you know), I’d be grateful if you applied or shared this post with them. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g-a9Kj3P
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Marie Thompson shared thisBerkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) Friends: You have ~9 hours to benefit from early bird pricing for the Alumni Gala on January 30th! I can't wait to see you there to catch up and compete at the auction 😁 Exec teams & co-prez's? You in!? Wojciech (Wojtek) Osowiecki, Deep Shah, PhD, Hao Shen, Joyce Yao, Lucas Spangher, Samuel Roth, Caroline Palmer, Adam Samazin, Carson Peacock, Arnaud Paquet, Jessie Calderon (Knapstein), Katie Pickrell, Anna Brockway + so many others. https://lnkd.in/gWJ3iZiA
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Marie Thompson shared thisWe're hiring a spring intern! Come work with us!Marie Thompson shared thisPowerhouse Ventures is #hiring a Spring Graduate Associate, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome a new emerging leader into our team. Our Graduate Associate will help us identify groundbreaking climate tech startups, dive deep into new markets, support diligence across both hardware and software, and contribute to strategic projects that help shape the future of the energy transition. This is a hands-on role that offers real exposure to founders, investors, and the fast-evolving landscape of energy innovation. If you, or someone you know, wants to build experience in energy innovation while contributing to meaningful, impact-driven work, we’d love to see your application. Applications are open until December 5th. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ggyj3ea8 #CleanTech #VentureCapital #Hiring #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #StartupJobs #JobsInVC #SustainabilityCareers #ImpactInvestingSpring Graduate Associate (part-time or full-time) - Powerhouse VenturesSpring Graduate Associate (part-time or full-time) - Powerhouse Ventures
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Marie Thompson shared thisThank you Natan Reddy for the feature in your new series! Risk keeps riskin' - especially within energy transition - and there is a lot to think about and solve for in our ecosystem. I really enjoyed sharing my thoughts and can't wait to learn from others in future installments.Marie Thompson shared this🚀 The 3rd edition of The Industrial Experts is now live! In case you missed our earlier launch, I've started The Industrial Experts as a short-form written interview series, to amplify key insights from leaders across the digital industrial sphere, in a digestible format. Our goal will be to shed light on the many ways early-stage digital industrial founders, like the ones we partner with at Ironspring Ventures, can partner or commercialize with major legacy players. For our third release, I’m excited to feature Marie Thompson, Partner at Powerhouse. For all industrial founders, and for those particularly focused on the energy transition, Marie provides a thoughtful look at how her team assesses and derisks potential investments. Please see the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e3dAqkgW A huge thank you to Marie for joining us for this interview. If you know an expert who should be featured, or you're a founder who wants to chat about digital industrial innovation, please subscribe on Substack and email: natan@ironspring.com #digitalindustrial #startups #vc #energytransition
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Marie Thompson reacted on thisMarie Thompson reacted on thisToday is Class 3 Technologies' first anniversary! Hard to believe that one year ago we spun out of Arup. Since then, the question I probably get asked most often is: “How’s it going?” “Pretty well!” is what I usually say. I rarely can compose my thoughts in the moment to offer a more considered response. So, one year in, here it is. Yesterday was actually our biggest day ever, and in the past week alone we’ve signed three major contracts, including renewals from existing customers. We have marquee organizations using #Iris that I’m genuinely proud of and hoping we’ll be able to talk about publicly soon. At the same time, we’re spending less than we expected. Part of that is because we have an incredibly mission-aligned team that supports and learns from each other. Part of it is because we have embraced AI as a way to amplify the deep domain expertise at the center of what we do, instead of replacing it. When people heard I was leaving Arup after 20 years to become CEO of a startup, they thought I was crazy. I knew it was crazy. One year in, I’ve learned that startup stress is very different from big-company stress. There is still a lot of it. But the freedom to try something new, learn from it, and change course quickly, is something that just feels...lighter. Thank you to our customers who believed that the time has come to start doing physical risk differently. Who understand that an engineering-based modeling approach can lead to more informed decisions and more resilience action that helps protect their organizations. Most of all, thank you to my team and co-founders. Starting a company is an enormous leap of faith, and an act of faith in each other. You leave behind stability for something that may or may not work. I am truly grateful that we get to do something we believe genuinely matters, together. So all in all, I guess "pretty well" sums it up.
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Marie Thompson liked thisMarie Thompson liked thisFor the last couple of years I've been a big fan of Adrian S. and his work promoting diverse representation and leadership in the climate industry, in particular at Out in Climate. It's really important for year-round advocacy and representation from 🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+🏳️⚧️ leadership, so thats why I'm thrilled to attend, participate, and speak at this year's fall Queer Decarbonization Summit, next week in Garrison NY. Stoked to be on stage re tax credits with Jennifer Ferris Pettineo & Ted Lee next week!
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Marie Thompson liked thisMarie Thompson liked thisAfter a whirlwind Climate Week, we’re heading back to New York! Class 3 Technologies will be at three events in one busy week this October. Come find us at: 📍 Greenbuild | October 20–23 | Javits Center We’ll be exhibiting in the Tech Pavilion at U.S. Green Building Council's annual event, with live walkthroughs of #Iris for architects, engineers, real estate professionals, and LEED consultants. Andreanna Tzortzis, SE will also be at the Resilience Day Summit on October 20. 📍 CREtech New York | October 20–21 | Javits Center Ibbi Almufti will be meeting with asset owners, operators, developers and investors about turning physical risk data into better investment decisions. You can request a meeting with us through the CRETech meetings program, or DM us directly. 📍 Urban Future Summit | October 22 | Brooklyn We're one of eight finalists selected from over 500 applicants by the Urban Future Lab for the Urban Future Prize! Rebecca Birmingham will be representing Class 3 with a live pitch in the Climate Adaptation track. If you’re going to be in New York that week, send us a message. We’d love to connect in person. #Greenbuild #CREtech #UrbanFutureSummit #ClimateRisk #Resilience
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Marie Thompson liked thisVery excited to be chatting with Catherine Boudreau about distributed compute tomorrow! Registration link is below if you are interested in the space and want to learn more.Marie Thompson liked thisI've been reporting on the rise of edge computing for months now. In April, SPAN said it'd put small servers, or "nodes," in 100 new homes paired with the company's smart panel and battery backup power. In July, Sunrun announced a similar pilot. Perimeter Compute emerged from stealth in August, and is targeting commercial office buildings with grid capacity to spare. Rune is plugging small data centers into utility-scale solar and wind projects to soak up curtailed power. Why? It's really hard to build a gigawatt-scale data center and it takes years to hook up to the grid. And AI workloads are shifting to inference — the actual use of chatbots or self-driving cars — that use less electricity. I've heard that selling this distributed compute can be quite lucrative if it works. I have so many questions about how this will work and what it means for the grid. Excited to unpack them with Katie Clasen of Prelude Ventures on Wednesday at 2pm EST for the next Latitude Media Dispatch! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eNfy_FyR
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Marie Thompson reacted on thisMarie Thompson reacted on thisNew York Climate Week 2026 did not disappoint! Thank you to our event partners, and attendees for making this year so special. We look forward to the next one! #FutureGrids #NYCW2026 DNV | Powerhouse Ventures | Buoyant Ventures | Startuplab | Rasch & Co AS Kaare Helle | Martine Håland | Marie Thompson | Lucy Reading | Kendall Cody | Amy Francetic | Alex Behar | Marie Mostad | Karl Liapunov | Harrshinny Vallipuram | Elias Rasch
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Marie Thompson reacted on thisMarie Thompson reacted on thisWhat if a fun day on bikes could help put food on the tables of East Bay families? Each year, my cycling club, C510, hosts the East Bay Dirt Classic to raise money for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Over the past decade, the event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight food insecurity which continues to be a challenge in our community. The East Bay Dirt Classic is a fun day of mountain and gravel biking, but its most important purpose is helping our neighbors. Every donation, regardless of size, moves us closer to our fundraising goal. Our all-volunteer club designs the course, runs all operations from pictures to marshaling to cooking at the after-race BBQ and it's a win-win for an amazing cause. Please join in donating to this amazing organization. https://lnkd.in/dnNsMrUXEvery $1 = 2 Meals — Help End Hunger in Our CommunityEvery $1 = 2 Meals — Help End Hunger in Our Community
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Marie Thompson reacted on thisMarie Thompson reacted on thisPhysical AI is moving quickly from promise to production, but warehouses are a good reminder that great technology isn’t enough. My years working in logistics taught me that robots only work effectively when they can navigate the interplay between people, hardware, software, and operations that rarely go according to plan. Manthan understood that complexity at a level that immediately stood out. He had both an ambitious vision for what warehouse automation could become and a deeply practical understanding of what it would take to get there. He's the kind of founder who made a last-minute, five-hour flight at the peak of a New York winter an easy decision for the chance to convince him to let us on his journey. Today, Destro is operating robots inside some of the largest logistics companies in the world, and I couldn't be more excited to see the team announce their $8M seed round, co-led by Bonfire Ventures and Base10 Partners, with participation from CoFound and Unshackled Ventures. Special thanks to Alexis for introducing me to Manthan. Manthan, Soorya and team are building at the cutting edge of physical AI, and they're just getting started. We're incredibly lucky to be along for the ride. https://lnkd.in/gw4nkNSV
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