Climate Bridge Korea New York Inaugural Webinar with Tim Hoffman

We invite you to join the inaugural webinar with Tim Hoffman from Columbia Tech Ventures on July 2, 2024 at 9-11pm KST!
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Webinar with Tim Hoffman | July 2 (8-10am EST | 9-11pm KST)

기후테크섹터 관련된 모든 분들을 환영합니다!

7월 2일 한국 시간 밤 9시에 Columbia Tech Ventures 의 Tim Hoffman 님을 모시고 Climate Bridge Korea New York 의 첫 웨비나를 개최하게 된 것을 진심으로 기쁘고 감사하게 생각합니다.

세계적인 기술과 인재를 갖춘 한국의 기후테크 스타트업들이 넓은 세상에서 날개를 펴고 비상하기를 바라는 마음에서 시작하는 커뮤니티 입니다. 세상에서 제일 큰 자본주의 국가에서 어떻게 기후테크가 발전하고 있는지 깊은 인사이트와 네트워킹의 장이 되기를 소망합니다.

Tim Hoffman is currently Program Director for Climate Initiatives at Columbia Technology Ventures, including the ClimateTech Expertise Network (CEN), NYSERDA Climate Justice Fellows Support Program, and Verizon Climate-related programs. CEN offers mentoring services, including advisory, pitch coaching, grant writing, etc., provides talent matching services to promising climate-tech startups in the State of New York, and supports the NYS ecosystem by facilitating peer groups, educating through Skills Labs and connecting startups with investors and corporate partners. Over the past five and a half years the program has helped over 500 climatetech startups: more than 225 have raised over $1.5 billion in funding; over 150 have entered into pilots and demos; more than 80 have entered into strategic alliance agreements; over 20 C-level candidates have been placed; and 8 startups have exited. The NYSERDA Climate Justice Support Program provides peer group, educational workshops and Skills Labs to support participants in NYSERDA’s workforce development program. His team currently supports the Verizon Climate Resilience prize winners with mentoring and team building services. Also, Tim currently serves as Board member of the NECECi and New York Director of the Cleantech Open Northeast.

As an investment banker for over 22 years, Tim provided strategic and M&A advisory, capital raising, and financial modeling services for large corporations, family-run firms, renewable energy developers, middle market companies and early-stage enterprises. Previously, he served as Co-Chairman of the Cleantech Open Board, participated on the Advisory Board of the Global Sourcing Council. Tim is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned two B.A. degrees and spent one year studying at Universität Hamburg. He later earned an M.A.E. with a concentration in Finance from the University of Michigan. Tim is fluent in German, proficient in Japanese and learning Korean and Swahili.