Leah Lawrence: 20+ years of building Canada's cleantech ecosystem (S1.E7)

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Leah Lawrence: 20+ years of building Canada's cleantech ecosystem (S1.E7)

Backstage Pass, by Front Row Ventures

1 hour 9 minutes 12 seconds

4 years ago

Leah Lawrence: 20+ years of building Canada's cleantech ecosystem (S1.E7)

Leah Lawrence is the CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The SDTC is Canada's premier ecosystem builder, established by the Government of Canada to invest in clean technology companies across various sectors and stages (from seed to scale-up). Across its funds, the SDTC has deployed over C$1.28B to its 450 portfolio companies. She's been in the cleantech industry for over 20 years.

On this episode of Backstage Pass, Leah answers our biggest questions about cleantech. How did the movement start? From where do cleantech entrepreneurs get their ideas? How does investing in cleantech differ from investing in tech? And how will things change in the future?