Earlier this month, Prime’s Chief Program Officer, Anna Goldstein, joined peers at the New Private Markets Investor Summit, the leading gathering on thematic investing across private markets. Anna spoke at the workshop “How to Build a Good Impact Strategy,” where the discussion focused on what makes an impact strategy credible in today’s market.

Prime’s Claudia Leon, Assistant Director, Impact, joined ReFED and CapShift for a virtual panel on catalytic capital intermediation. Claudia shared insights on the role of catalytic capital in addressing critical climate-related investment gaps.

The Trellis Climate team just closed out another whirlwind New York Climate Week (NYCW). More so than past years, 2025 was a special celebration for the team and our partners. On Monday of Climate Week, we announced the launch of Vensurety with GreenieRE Coalition (read the press release for the details). The timing of the launch sparked lots of invigorating discussions and set a tone of curiosity and excitement for the rest of the week. The Trellis team also had the opportunity to promote the launch at several events, including the Node FOAK Summit and the InnSure Climate Forum.

The Prime Coalition team was on the ground at New York Climate Week 2025, engaging with a wide range of investors, founders, and ecosystem partners to better understand how catalytic capital can advance climate solutions. Across panels, convenings, and fireside chats, our team explored key themes in climate finance, adaptation, resilience, and the scaling of first-of-a-kind solutions.

We were honored to be invited to and have Ellie O’Malley of Prime’s Impact Team attend the 2025 Louisiana Climate Donors Group convening in Baton Rouge to support Prime’s deepening understanding of Louisiana’s climate challenges.

On September 8, Gigi Alsaadi presented her work as a CRANE Fellow at Prime Coalition during the final poster presentation of her Master of Environmental Science (MEnvSc) program at the University of Toronto. Her studies focused on environmental policy and legislation, project management, and science communication—skills she has applied directly in her fellowship at Prime.

Trellis Climate’s Managing Director, Lara Pierpoint, speaks with Enduring Planet about the important role catalytic and philanthropic capital can play in unlocking climate solutions.

Our team traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for our annual in-person retreat in May. This year’s gathering focused on deepening our working relationships and learning about the unique environmental challenges facing local communities, along with the inspiring efforts to address them.

Our Chief Growth Officer, Keri Browder, along with our Chief Program Officer, Anna Goldstein, attended The Rockefeller Foundation’s climate convening on impact integrity at The Bellagio Center. They left feeling energized and deeply humbled by the passion, insight, and collaborative talent that was present.

Lara Pierpoint, Managing Director of Trellis Climate, joined Karan Takhar on the Zenergy Podcast to discuss Trellis Climate and how entrepreneurs and philanthropists are adapting to the evolving political and funding landscape.

Project Frame and Climate Collective explored emissions impact measurement and beyond during a workshop titled "From Intent to Impact: An Experiential Workshop on Navigating Climate Metrics & Reporting," at the Mosambi Climate Conference on March 20, 2025. 

This session delved into the complexities of impact measurement, with a particular focus on the challenges and potential solutions surrounding Adaptation & Resilience (A&R) and the evaluation of climate co-benefits.

The Prime Coalition’s Impact Team recently wrapped up a rich and energizing week in London for the Systemic Investing Summit 2025, where they deepened relationships, explored new ideas, and connected with a global community of peers committed to systems change through systemic investing.

Jordan Metro, Manager of Impact Accountability at Prime Coalition, recently contributed to a joint webinar hosted by the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Social Finance and Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Groups, where he led a conversation around the Climate Finance Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) Playbook—a new resource being built by Prime and Climate SMILE designed to lower barriers to entry and provide practical, accessible IMM tools across key impact areas, including GHG mitigation, adaptation & resilience, biodiversity, Just Transition water, and circular economy.

The Trellis Climate team has been busy, recently announcing catalytic investments in Nitricity and Tandem PV while deepening our connections within the first-of-a-kind (FOAK) climate infrastructure ecosystem.

At this year’s Yale Philanthropy Conference, themed “Catalyzing Change,” Prime Coalition’s Executive Director, Sarah Kearney, participated in a panel alongside Sheena Strawter-Anthony, Director of Impact Investment Strategy at the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Liqian Ma, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing Research at Cambridge Associates and Prime Fund Advisory Committee member, moderated the discussion. The conversation centered on “the evolution and challenges of impact investing in philanthropy.” Together, they explored the promise of catalytic capital—how philanthropists can deploy charitable dollars while offering the possibility of financial recovery—and how it is distinct and also complementary to mission investing among returns-prioritizing investors.

Lara Pierpoint joins Addison Stark, CEO and Co-Founder of AtmosZero, and Sasha Bukhari, Data & Ecosystem Associate at the Cleantech Group, for a fireside chat entitled Catalytic Capital: The Future of Climate Infrastructure.

Gigi Alsaadi, CRANE fellow at Prime Coalition, highlights the essential role of nonprofits in scaling sustainable technologies at the Sustainable Engineers Association's (SEA) “2025 Sustainability Conference: Adaptation – Planning for Future Challenges."

As the founder of The Leargas Group and former Global CEO ofUnited Way, our newest board member, Brian Gallagher, brings decades of experience in impact-driven strategy and philanthropy. In this short Q&A, he shares insights into his work, what draws him to Prime’s mission, and his perspective on the intersection of capital and impact.

As we look back on 2024, we’re filled with gratitude for the incredible partnerships that have joined us in our mission to unlock catalytic capital and change the future of climate finance. Together, we’ve advanced innovative solutions to tackle the climate crisis. We want to thank every partner and program participant who joined us on this journey. Your contributions and collaboration inspire us to keep scaling solutions to achieve a world in which humanity thrives without the threat of climate change.

This year, Trellis Climate organized a two-part panel “Achieving Speed and Scale: Financial Tools for Catalyzing FOAK Climate Projects” at Verge 2024 in San Jose, CA. The session was focused on highlighting the role of corporate partnerships for supply, plant construction, and offtake in bridging the commercialization gap.