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IP Rescue: A Second Life for Stranded Climate Innovation
Apr 22 – Apr 23, 2026
San Francisco
93 attending
About this event
Most startups fail. Some never start up. As a result, valuable work that took substantial investments of time and money is often lost for good, with subsequent innovators wasting resources recreating the same R&D pathways, pursuing the same technical dead ends, or making the same mistakes twice.
Is there a better way? Can we transform sunk costs into public goods?
Recycling stranded innovation is no one's first job, but preserving the work of past founders to give future entrepreneurs a leg up can speed the path to decarbonization. It just requires action from the entire ecosystem.
Join the Schmidt Family Foundation and Renaissance Philanthropy for an exploration of what different players—from VCs and founders to philanthropists and accelerators—can be doing to capture the value from stranded climate tech innovation.
The event will kick off with a cross-disciplinary panel exploring the challenges and opportunities of IP rescue followed by an interactive breakout discussion and networking happy hour to collaboratively build the solution. By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.
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Topics & Tags
Climate
Tech
SF Climate Week 2026
Climate
Tech
Date & time
Apr 22 – Apr 23, 2026
America/Los_Angeles
Location
San Francisco
America/Los_Angeles
Attendance
93 going · 93 spots
Type
independent
SourceLuma
UpdatedApr 20, 2026