Karin Kidder
Karin Kidder is Executive Director at E8, leading strategy, fundraising, board governance, and ecosystem partnerships for a climate investor network. She also serves as Venture Partner at Purpose Built and is an investor member at E8. Her previous roles include Executive Director of the Bellevue Arts Museum, Vice President of Marketing at Microvi Biotech, and marketing leadership at Microvi Biotech. She has deep experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, and strategic planning.
UW CoMotion Labs announces data center Climate Tech Incubator supported by Microsoft and E8, launching Feb–May 2027
On September 15, 2026, UW CoMotion Labs, supported by Microsoft and E8 with Elemental Impact as advisor, launched a four-month Climate Tech Incubator focused on data center energy, cooling, water, and materials challenges. The February–May 2027 Seattle program targets pre-seed and seed founders, offering commercialization support, technical mentorship, and investor connections to accelerate deployment.
TerraPower, Group14 Technologies, and Helion Energy Secure Over $1.5 Billion in Pacific Northwest Climate Tech Funding in 2025
The three largest investment rounds in the Pacific Northwest in 2025 have all gone to climate tech companies: TerraPower, Group14 Technologies, and Helion Energy, totaling over $1.5 billion. Despite political and economic challenges, clean energy firms in the region attracted nearly 40% of total investment funding so far this year.
Organizations
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E8 Executive Director 2023–present, Member, Investor 2020–present · current
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Purpose Built Venture Partner 2022–present · current
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First Row Partners Partner 2021–2023 · past
Education
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London Business School MBA, Marketing, Entrepreneurship
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University of Washington Certificate in Business Administration
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Colby College BA, Art History
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Choate Rosemary Hall
