That's a Wrap on 2023! 🎉

Dec 22, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the evolution of our content, community, and capital ecosystem that has guided us through the past year at MCJ. We're dedicated to breaking down knowledge silos and below are just some of the ways we accomplished this with the support of our amazing podcast guests, MCJ members, LPs, and YOU! Below we’ve compiled standout podcast episodes and key milestones within the MCJ community, along with some of the connections we've forged between cool people and our portfolio companies. And no recap is complete without some special team highlights that made this year’s journey truly exceptional.

🎙️ MY CLIMATE JOURNEY PODCAST

🎙️ Most Downloaded Episodes

🚀 Standout Startup Series Hosted by Cody Simms

💰 Top Capital Series Convos with Jason Jacobs

🧑‍🏭 Standout Skilled Labor Series Hosted by Yin Lu

Empowering Women in Solar Careers with Brittany Heller, Director of Program Management at HeatSpring
Electrical Work and Entrepreneurship with Tonya Hicks, President and CEO of Power Solutions and Managing Principle of Women Do Everything, LLC
Maritime Shipping with Zach Gallant, Head of Maritime Operations at Fleetzero

✨ MCJ MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY

🙋‍♂️ 22 Ask-Me-Anything sessions in the MCJ Slack. We’ve been honored to be joined by SO many inspiring leaders.

🗓️ 64 in-person events run by members, MCJ City Hosts and the MCJ team, with 4,788 participants across the globe.

👩‍💻 100 online events, from Idea Jams to Book Clubs, Learning Sprints to Women in Climate meetups.

💬 987 interest-based coffee chats between members via MCJ Slack coffee-chats, scoring a cool 93.77% match fit.

👋 1,580 new members joined the MCJ community this year. It’s been awesome to welcome YOU!

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🤝 MCJ TALENT SYSTEM

🏆 Special shoutout to Air Company, Rheaply and Patch who rank Top 3 for ‘introductions requested’ via our talent system. Additionally, kudos to Pachama, Rheaply and Arcadia who rank Top 3 for ‘profile views’ on our public jobs board.

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🌟 MCJ TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Meeting the team IRL in Boston shortly after joining MCJ was such a treat. The Happy Hours were a great introduction to the broader MCJ community, and the wildfire smoke was a constant reminder of how urgent this work is. - Zoë, Content Producer

We hosted a few small dinners when we were fundraising that ended up being really special, fundraising aside. Cody’s live pod with CTVC was really special, and it was also a blast getting the whole internal (distributed) MCJ team together for karaoke! - Jason, Partner and MCJ Host

I loved our team trip to Houston in June. What a mind-blowing experience to see firsthand how the global traditional energy hub is sparking a fast-growing ecosystem of climate tech innovation.- Yin, Partner and MCJ Host

Watching the pod come to life during New York Climate Week was so energizing. The enthusiastic response from fellow listeners, members, and attendees was a poignant reminder of the significance of MCJ in the climate community. - Jenn, Content Lead

I had a blast hosting our live studio pod recording with Kim Zou and Sophie Purdom of CTVC. We had a fantastic turnout for the event and I got a lot of energy from seeing so many MCJ community members, portfolio founders, and collaborators in one place. - Cody, Partner and MCJ Host

Being able to read about people’s stories and being actively involved in their climate journey. It’s very grounding and immediately rewarding. Also getting destroyed by Yin at Sporcle trivia. - Benny, Community Operations

*I enjoyed attending The Drop with Leone and meeting up with so many familiar and new faces and figures from the climate tech investing and startup world. - Thai, Partner*

Our London Winter Party this month was a pinnacle moment. Not simply because it was an evening full of celebration and joy, but because it was a collaboration between 7 climate communities. Being connective tissue is a large part of our mission at MCJ, and this was one example of that coming to life. - Leone, Community Lead

Thanks for reading! See you next year.

With gratitude, Team MCJ

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