Beth Foster-Chao

Beth Foster-Chao

Investment Lead, Climate Adaptation & Resilience atAutodesk FoundationCalifornia

Beth Foster-Chao is the Investment Lead for Climate Adaptation & Resilience at the Autodesk Foundation. She has authored posts about investments in climate resilience, including smallholder farmers and extreme heat.

What Beth can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Autodesk Foundation writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Autodesk Foundation.

Investments named in public bios

TrellisRMIMati CarbonSafisanaWavemaker ImpactFAME USAJARC Rhode Island

Focus

climate adaptationclimate resiliencesmallholder farmersextreme heatcarbon removal

Also at Autodesk Foundation

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Who is Beth Foster-Chao?

Beth Foster-Chao is the Investment Lead for Climate Adaptation & Resilience at the Autodesk Foundation. She has authored posts about investments in climate resilience, including smallholder farmers and extreme heat.

How much does Beth Foster-Chao invest?

Beth Foster-Chao invests through Autodesk Foundation, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Beth Foster-Chao?

A warm intro from a founder Autodesk Foundation backed works best.

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