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 Mo Balapour, CEO and co-founder of SusMaX, about his journey from academia to entrepreneurship in the clean tech sector. Mo shares how he and his team developed a technology that recycles coal ash into construction aggregate, and the extensive research and market discovery involved in bringing it to market. He discusses the importance of understanding supply chain challenges, incorporating customer feedback, and scaling production, while emphasizing patience and finding the right investors on the long path to building a sustainable, environmentally impactful business.
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The Grove Podcast
In this episode, Blake Newcomer interviews Agabas Agudor, founder of AppCyclers, to discuss his vision for transforming e-waste management across Africa. Agabas shares how AppCyclers aims to become the leading platform for electronic waste trade, connecting individuals, industries, and organizations in a Pan-African movement toward sustainability. He highlights the importance of collaboration, innovation, and overcoming logistical challenges to make e-waste exchange seamless. Agabas also outlines AppCyclers’ five-year goal of creating a unified ecosystem where e-waste is efficiently traded and repurposed, driving progress toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for the continent.
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The Grove Podcast
In this episode, Blake Newcomer interviews Quantum Wei, founder and CEO of Harmony Desalting, a company dedicated to making water desalination more affordable and accessible. Quantum shares his journey from studying mechanical engineering to leading a mission-driven startup tackling global water scarcity. He discusses how his experiences in Kenya shaped his passion for water issues, the evolution of desalination technology, and the challenges of scaling energy-efficient solutions. Quantum also reflects on the importance of innovation, teamwork, and maintaining a sense of fun and learning while building impactful technology for the future.
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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