Capital Deployment | Industrial Technology | Energy Transition
Who’s in the room: Venture capital, private equity, family offices, corporate ventures, and project developers, alongside founders of breakthrough industrial hardware companies at Series B and beyond. To complete the ecosystem, industrials, legal professionals, insurance firms and EPCs.
What happens here: Curated 1-on-1 meetings, structured deal sessions, and sector-focused panels, designed to accelerate real investment decisions, not just conversations. You can also expect tech-pitches to an investor audience. If you’re deploying capital into firm power, critical minerals, or industrial decarbonisation, this is where the deal flow is.
Why it matters: The gap between proven technology and first commercial plant is where most projects stall. Tech Invest 2026 exists at that precise point, connecting capital-ready assets with investors who are actively underwriting deployment today.
Get Involved
We’re now welcoming applications for speakers who are shaping the future of energy infrastructure and industrial transformation with real-world traction and commercial clarity.
SUGGEST A SPEAKER
Interested in delivering thought leadership keynote? Leading a decision circle? Positioning your brand as a partner for this community? Explore how you can get involved below.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
2026 Speakers Include:
Jason Salfi
CEO Dimensional Energy
Kieran Furlong
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Realta Fusion
Mary King
Senior Vice President Aligned Climate Capital
Laureen Meroueh
Chief Executive Officer Hertha Metals
Joel Edwards
Co-Founder & CTO Zanskar
Zach Detweiler
Co-Founder and CEO Radify Metals
Tibor Toth
Senior Investment Director Aramco Ventures
Genevieve Sherman
CEO Concrete Transition Capital
Hear from past attendees
“The event brought together the most significant investors, tech disruptors and strategics focused on industrial decarbonization. It was a great success and a valuable sharing and learning opportunity for all those who were able to attend.”
EVP Project Development, StoreCo2
”The event far exceeded my expectations. The organization and setting were incredibly startup-friendly, making it easy to connect with corporates and investors for potential collaborations. A truly valuable experience!”
Founder and CEO, Decarbon
”There is no better conference in North America than Tech Invest for capital introductions between companies and investors interested in climate solutions”
Director of Sustainable Investors, IFM Investors
”The small group conversations and connections are always the most valuable for me. It was an exceptional lineup of startups, you got all the local players at the table”
Vice President, The Engine
“The most productive event in which we have participated and sponsored in some time. The collection of members in industry, development companies and capital is unmatched, as we have been able to create many new relationships that should prove mutually beneficial in the future.”
Partner, PhiCap Advisors
“I particularly appreciated the strong strategic focus—understanding how major asset owners are engaging with both emerging and established technologies is crucial for investors and entrepreneurs alike.”
Investment Director, Builders Vision
“A fantastic event. I met many, many interesting people, the quality of the programming was top-notch, and the execution was superb”
SVP Partnerships, GreenTown Labs
“I’m really impressed by the great and enlightening discussions you’ve succeeded in bringing to the stage. A very well organised event – congratulations!”
Head of Net-Zero Business Hub, Toshiba Europe
“I absolutely loved how grounded the sessions were – the discussions were not on pie-in-the-sky, futuristic projects, but rather industrial developments that are scalable and economical today.”
McKinsey
“It was small enough to provide a trusting setting, while large enough to provide a significant number of relevant and high impact 1:1 interactions.”
CEO, Utility Global
“It was a great place to meet with and build our network of Series B+ investors and connect with potential partners across the CCUS value chain. From insightful panel discussions to helpful new connections, Tech Invest exceeded expectations!”
Chief of Staff, Ardent
“It was an excellent conference, with well curated list of attendees and topics…among the best conferences I have been to in our sector”
Partner – Next Gen, Antin infrastructure
Calling all Tech Disruptors, here's why you should be there...
Get your hands on intel from real world industrial decarb roadmaps
Hear the innovation gaps in the roadmaps of the strategics and where they and their CVCs have large opportunities for cross-partner collaboration
Accelerate your path to commercialization
Bridge the gaps to identify and access the public and private financing and resources needed to succeed as a FOAK – whether you’re at pilot, deployment or scaling stage
Understand how to position your company as a 'good investment'
Hear candid insight from quality investors across all stages of funding, on how they choose which startups and technologies to invest in, what they look for and where they have seen a return and exits
Investors, this is a must attend event for you...
Connect with the world's most promising tech startups
Meet our network of pioneers across hardware tech within the industry and energy sector, with dedicated 1-to-1 meeting opportunities, technology pitches, networking dinners and more, ensuring a pocket full of business cards on departure
Understand and explore market appetite
Assess the trends across industry to evaluate the profitable tech and bankable projects in 2026, aligning technology readiness, investor risk profiles and industrial roadmaps to drive meaningful investment and growth
Find the right technologies and ‘bankable’ opportunities
At your fingertips: the place to be to meet carefully sourced, de-risked startups and scaleups with great leadership teams that can scale valuable industrial decarbonization tech that matches your risk appetite
Industrials, you belong in this room...
Define your innovation roadmap and find the technologies to deliver it
Hear directly from the most commercially advanced tech disruptors across firm power, critical minerals, advanced energy and waste to value, and benchmark your innovation gaps against the roadmaps of peers. Identify the startups and scaleups most likely to deliver against your decarbonisation commitments
Build the partnerships and procurement pipeline you need
Go beyond desk research. Engage face-to-face with the technology companies, EPCs, and capital providers that can help you structure, derisk, and execute your first commercial projects and understand how other industrials are approaching IP protection, EPC selection, and co-development structures
Understand what investors and lenders actually need to back your supply chain
Gain direct insight into how investors and project finance lenders are evaluating industrial decarbonisation projects and what it takes for your technology partnerships and procurement decisions to be bankable. Leave with a clearer view of how to attract capital to your transformation agenda
Who's there?
About Us
Industrial decarbonization isn’t just about climate—it’s about cost, competitiveness, and future-proofing. Our mission is to support industrial leaders to navigate shifting policies, volatile markets, and disruptive technologies and align their operations with the emerging low-carbon economy.
At Decarb Connect, we bring together decision makers from across the most energy intensive sectors – not just to talk about sustainability goals, but to tackle the practical, financial, and technical challenges. Our events aren’t about buzzwords or lofty pledges. They are designed to support you make measurable progress—cutting costs, improving operational resilience, and building a business case for investments that enhance competitiveness in an evolving market.
