Karin Kidder
Karin Kidder is Executive Director and Member, Investor at E8 Angels, and Venture Partner at Purpose Built. She has previously held leadership and marketing roles at Bellevue Arts Museum, Chihuly, Inc., First Row Partners, and Foster/White Gallery. Her expertise includes nonprofit leadership, major gift fundraising, strategic planning, and multi-stakeholder engagement.
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.
UW CoMotion Labs, Microsoft and E8 launch four-month incubator to cut AI data center emissions
The University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs, partnered with Microsoft and investor network E8, is launching a four-month climate tech incubator focused on reducing the environmental impact of AI data centers, supporting early-stage startups working on energy storage, cooling, e-waste reduction and low-carbon materials. The program will provide funding, technical and investor advisory support and seeks technologies ready to commercialize or pilot.
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 Angels 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
