# ClimateTech Scalathon **Date de l'événement :** 02/05/2026 * Publié le 02/05/2026 ### Date 02/05/2026 ### Galerie d'image ![1.png](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/memory-ai.appspot.com/o/prod%2FrKxsdSTpqCfzIFY8Y2hg%2FprojectsMedias%2FFSlzgSNQAIUiG9PUKqa6%2Fthumbs%2F1_1600x900.png?alt=media&token=a62f7945-1484-4140-851a-c030bbfe500d) ### Ville `#Seattle` ## Description Venture Mechanics' Scalathon events are unique. Unlike a hackathon, where the goal is to develop code over a weekend, in a Scalathon diversely-talented teams try to solve major real-world problems, by crafting venture-scale business plans optimized for scalability, monetization, and investor readiness. Instead of demonstrating your code at the end, you'll be presenting your compelling business plan to a panel of VCs to see which team has come up with the biggest venture-scale business idea. This ClimateTech Scalathon is being held at the 9Zero Climate Hub in downtown Seattle. Format Overview Length: 48 hours (Friday evening to Sunday evening) Participants: Teams of 3-6 (encouraged to mix business, technical, and domain expertise, ensuring diversely-talented teams) Goal: Develop a robust, investor-ready business plan for a scalable AI startup tackling a significant problem, and deliver a great pitch Who can be a "Founder" at a Scalathon Absolutely anyone with an idea from a problem to attach can stand up on Friday evening to pitch their idea, and pull together a team of 4-6 diversely talented individuals. If you are currently running a very early stage startup as a solopreneur or with no more than one co-founder, you can pitch your own existing startup as a team. Such teams will be judged separately from the "raw concept" teams. ‍ Key Activities & Flow DAY 1: FRIDAY — KICKOFF & IDEATION 5:00pm Registration and Networking 6:00pm Opening Keynote: “ClimateTech at Venture Scale: What Investors Want” 7:00pm Problem Space Insights: “Founders” will take the microphone and describe the problem space they are thinking about, and solicit co-founders to approach them to discuss its merits.  Potential “co-founders” will then network with founders in the room and brainstorm to identify large, meaningful problem spaces where AI can be transformative. Conference rooms will be available for breakout whiteboarding sessions. 8:30pm Team Formation: Initial “co-founders” will take the stage to describe the problem space they want to attack, and solicit the additional co-founders they still need to complete their teams. Ideal team formation will include at least one of each the following:An experienced ClimateTech technologist A Go To Market (GTM) expert, aka “growth hacker” A domain expert in the problem space A financial modeling expert DAY 2: SATURDAY — BUILD & VALIDATE 9:00am Doors open 9:30am: Team registrations and room assignments 10:00am How to Build a Fundable Venture-Scale Business Plan with Venture Mechanics' CEO Ron Wiener. This is a customized version of Venture Mechanics' bi-monthly workshop Is My Startup Venture Fundable tuned for Climate Solutions startups. 11:30am -6:00pm Teams Get To Work on:Market Analysis & Sizing Monetization Model Competition & Differentiation Go-to-Market Strategy Exit Strategy Guest Mentors: Experienced mentors and investors from the Venture Mechanics Catapult Accelerator will roam room-to-room throughout the day to touch base with the co-founders and see how their ideas are coming along, providing constructive suggestions to move their ideas forward. DAY 3: SUNDAY — FINALIZE & PRESENT 9:00am Doors open 9:30am Teams sign up for a time slot to practice their pitches with pitch coaches 10:00am Teams get their 20 minutes to pitch their deals to coaches in the Airbus Room (10 minutes to pitch, 10 minutes for feedback) 2:00pm Teams submit their final pitch deck to missioncontrol@venturemechanics.com. 3:00pm Team Presentations (10-min pitch + Q&A) to the investors on the judging panel. 5:30pm AwardsTeams are separated into two groups for judging: "raw concept" teams first, and the "existing solopreneur and duopreneur" teams. Judges will announce their top selections for the most scalable startup ideas Audience will crowdvote for their top selections Prizes awarded 6:00pm -7:00pm Networking reception DETAILS‍ Meals provided:Pizza at 7pm Friday Light dinner and adult beverages Saturday 6pm-7pm Appetizers and adult beverages Sunday 6pm-7pm About 9Zero: We are a community of founders, investors, scientists, and innovators who drive climate action together. Through our club, events, and connections, we build relationships and accelerate solutions.  If you’re working toward a healthier world, you belong here. Join us - 9Zero.com **Lien de l'évènement :** [https://luma.com/climatetech-scalathon-april-2026](https://luma.com/climatetech-scalathon-april-2026) ### Pays `#United States` ### Continent `#North America` **Médias associés :** [Média 1](https://80954c1d.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFABojU8UBbDiX_TdcGa7Wv5VMoVB_nBZ92mkLkGlS1pJLpP7s-pVJusyN-7cG9KPrSuv3fv7TmXwuw_AoyNUShR8jZhmNDgUbZPJO2V5xYXlNz4YXOTjSb8X7Lj7PRIPzgzEWlLbA4f4uw_F8RM51EUsjSfQQko0qaby98GHMdYJVWLIXd5JzzaXBGmqN2CcYOFuqnbnaYEnw) ## event_id evt-dS2SFfNV4XUrcDI@events.lu.ma ### Outils `#NC` --- ### Navigation pour IA - [Index de tous les contenus](https://ai-memory.io/llms.txt) - [Plan du site (Sitemap)](https://ai-memory.io/sitemap.xml) - [Retour à l'accueil](https://ai-memory.io/)