In May 2021, Will Wiseman and Alba Forns, co-founders of the financial technology startup, Climatize, took a bold leap and moved their startup from the EU to the United States. After arriving in Santa Cruz, Climatize joined the 4th cohort of Santa Cruz Works’ Accelerator program which has helped them subsidize a coworking space, make valuable business connections, and secure a $135,000 investment from Central Coast Angels. After a little over a year of hard work and determination, Climatize has announced the launch of its beta app this past Monday, on July 18th, 2022.

SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NOW

If you are looking to support community powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy, this is YOUR CHANCE.

Climatize is a Santa Cruz based startup that enables you to invest and donate to renewable energy projects by rounding up your everyday purchases, and GRID Bay Area is the first organization on the app. The beta app is now live, donations only for now! 

GRID Alternatives Bay Area, an organization that installs rooftop, community, and multifamily solar electric systems for income-qualified households and affordable housing providers, providing families with needed savings and training workers for jobs in the green-tech economy. 

Access to the beta app is limited, so if you would like to be one of the first people to use the app, sign up today. Once you sign up, you'll receive an email with a link granting you exclusive access. In addition, if you sign up before the end of July, you will enter into a raffle to receive some GRID swag. Donations are tax deductible.

Climatize will be offering investments later this year. That means that you can make money while saving the world! Founders, Will and Alba, are young climate activists building this solution to change the climate narrative from all about sacrifice to opportunity. They want to empower everyone to take tangible climate action and would love to hear your feedback. If you’d like to connect with these founders, reach out to Alba at alba [at] climatize.earth.