Events

Katie MacDonald, Cofounder and Venture Partner at Tailwind Futures, will speak at ClimaTech 2026 on Tuesday, May 5. Her session, Catalytic Capital for Climate Resilience: Financing Technologies That Protect and Scale, will explore how innovative financing models can accelerate the deployment of technologies that reduce physical climate risk while unlocking long-term value. ClimaTech 2026 convenes investors,… Read more

The Catalytic Capital Forum at Foundation House will explore how each layer of the capital stack, from philanthropic grants to impact investment, plays a vital role in de-risking innovation, scaling proven models, and unlocking private sector participation. Join Senior Associate Brooke Zhang at the Catalytic Capital Forum Feb 13, 2026 to learn more about Tailwind… Read more

The Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) Accelerator Program supports early-stage startups and nonprofits. The Showcase and Demo Day is a unique opportunity to meet the 2025 Cohort startups providing scalable solutions across sustainability, healthcare, resource efficiency, manufacturing, caregiving and affordable clean energy.  Senior Associate Brooke Zhang represented Tailwind Futures at the Showcase. Read more

Join Osama Idrees February 9th – 11th, 2026 in Las Vegas for the future of supply chain and logistics. Manifest brings together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and end-to-end supply chain. At Tailwind Futures, we back founders future-proofing enterprise supply chains. Join us… Read more

Convening 400+ of the industry’s most influential dealmakers, fundraisers, investors and allocators, the Women’s Venture Capital Summit provides a platform for the industry’s most ambitious minds to connect and collaborate.  Emilie Mazzacurati will be attending as Founding Partner of Tailwind Futures. Register for the event here. Read more

Tailwind Futures partnered with MaRS to survey Canadian climate resilience technologies and the innovation ecosystem that is supporting them. The resulting Canadian Adaptation and Resilience Innovation Playbook tracks public and private demand alongside startup and investor activity to identify where climate risk awareness is — and is not — translating into scalable solutions. Join Tailwind… Read more

Join Tailwind Futures cofounder and venture partner Katie Macdonald at PRF ’26! Katie is on the advisory board of the event and will be moderating the New Applications Advancing Grid Resilience panel on 1/23. The panel will give three companies 5 minutes each to showcase innovations that help utilities reduce risk, speed restoration, and enhance grid… Read more

Tailwind Futures is proud to partner once again with ClimateTech Connect,  “Where Climate Resilience Meets Technological Innovation” at its annual flagship conference April 8th-9th 2026 in Washington D.C.  Click here to register and use code: tailwindVIP for 25% off ticket prices. As extreme weather events are growing in frequency and severity, businesses and organizations need to develop… Read more

Join Emilie Mazzacurati at changeNOW, “the world expo of solutions for the planet.” changeNOW will be held 30 – 31 March, & 1 April 2026 at the Grand Palais in Paris. Read more

Emilie Mazzacurati and Arindam Bhattacharya will be at GCVI Summit 2026, the world’s premier gathering of the corporate venturing and innovation ecosystem. GCVI 2026 will occur March 24-26 in Monterrey, CA. Read more