
Lunch & Learn: “Building California Resilience Post Wildfires”
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Building California Resilience Post Wildfires
- Date: March 4th, 2025
- Time: 11:00 am – 13:00 pm (PT)
- Registration: Spots are limited – Express Interest on Luma
The LA Wildfires now rival Florida Hurricanes as a natural disaster with the biggest economic impact on a region. To advance as a civil society, we must build back better.
Learn how two VCs analyze startups that can build global resilience in the climate, finance, and insurance sectors.
Meet your hosts:

David Gritz
David Gritz is the Co-Founder & Managing Director at InsurTech NY, where he accelerates and invests in early-stage InsurTech companies. InsurTech NY accelerator has supported more than 150 InsurTechs collectively raising over $1B post-program.

Karen Sheffield
Karen Sheffield is the Founder & Managing Partner at Pachamama Ventures, where she invests in pre-seed and seed stage B2B climate tech companies.

Marcos Fernandez
Marcos Fernandez is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Fiat Ventures, where he is focused on investing in the next generation of market leading companies in the Fintech space.
Agenda:
March 4th, 2025
Check-In
Opening Remarks by the hosts and introduction of our sponsor, Silicon Valley Bank.
Break
5 minutes each followed by 5 minutes Q&A
Opportunity to network with attendees.