For founders
Your technology works. Now you need the first paid pilot, the first customer, or a way into a new market or geography. That is the gap we close.
What We Do
Earth Onward is a go-to-market platform for climate tech in critical infrastructure.
Three parts of the same job: making critical technology visible to the people who can implement it, building the engine that sells, and opening doors that stay shut to cold outreach.
Story
Making critical technology visible to the people who can implement it. The Grove is Earth Onward's storytelling vehicle: a podcast, a newsletter community, and events like the Utility Innovation Summit.
Here is where founders, investors, and corporate buyers make the content that drives their narratives into the world.
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The Grove Podcast
In this episode, Blake Newcomer interviews Louie, Founder of Climate Proof, about the critical importance of climate adaptation in addressing ongoing climate change. Louie shares his journey into journalism, the lessons learned from his experiences, and how media and data-driven reporting can effectively communicate the need for adaptation. He discusses the challenges in defining key terms like adaptation and resilience, the evolving conversation around climate adaptation, and the growing interest from businesses and financial professionals in preparing for climate impacts. Louie also reflects on the hurdles of building sustainable models for climate reporting and the importance of collaboration and sharing best practices to drive meaningful action.
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In this episode, Blake Newcomer interviews Rod Adams, Managing Partner at Nucleation Capital and longtime advocate for advanced nuclear energy. Rod shares his journey from Navy nuclear officer to venture investor, explaining why small modular reactors and next-generation designs are critical for a clean energy future. He breaks down the challenges facing the nuclear sector, the growing ecosystem of innovative companies, and the role nuclear can play in replacing fossil fuels and supporting growing energy demand.
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In this episode, Blake Newcomer interviews Dr. Liz Whitney, Biogeochemist and Knauss Fellow at NOAA National Ocean Service, about her journey in the climate tech space. Liz shares the importance of academic research in addressing environmental challenges, her work in environmental chemistry, and the role of community engagement in driving climate solutions. She also reflects on the challenges of funding, mentorship for women in science, and the insights gained from hands-on research in tackling issues like PFAS contamination.
Strategy
Five steps to get your foundation right, then coaching until your first contract signs.
See how Advisory worksWho's this for?
Your technology works. Now you need the first paid pilot, the first customer, or a way into a new market or geography. That is the gap we close.
You run innovation, strategy or procurement at a utility or another critical-infrastructure operator, and you need to find technology that actually works. We do that scouting and evaluation off the market maps we build every day.
If a company in your portfolio is at exactly that point, send them our way. We will tell you honestly whether we are a fit.
Access
Everything before this earns one thing: access to the people who will grow your company.
We talk about clients as companies, but a company is made of people who make decisions based on stories.
Get your story right, run the strategy right, and you end up in the room with the people who become clients.
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