The Greenhouse

Cultivating women-led climate innovation

Considering becoming a founder?

Join our upcoming free workshop to explore whether you’re ready to start your own climate venture and get a taste of our 12-week Root program.

“The Greenhouse is the perfect venue for aspiring and early-stage women founders to develop and refine climate-centric business ideas. The program is thoughtful and well organized, and the strong and supportive community of Greenhouse women is unparalleled within the climate tech startup world. I have so much gratitude for Anu and Anya, and hope to remain close with my cohort peers for years to come.”

Lauryn Morris, Founder of Nice.car

Tap into an ecosystem of support

  • Founder curious?

    Join our 12-week collaborative cohort program to start your venture with strong roots.

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  • Find product-market fit

    Weekly accountability and support to help you experiment your way towards product-market fit.

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  • Fundraise with purpose

    Develop a values-aligned fundraising strategy and hone your pitch in our 6-week Grow program.

    Coming Summer 2025

For women, for the planet

Women are better leaders in tackling crisis situations and climate change is the biggest crisis of our lifetime. Yet, in 2023, women founders received only 6.6% of climate tech venture funding.

It’s time to change that.

We empower feminine, earth-centered innovation

The Greenhouse is a collaborative innovation ecosystem based on the conviction that women's voices, ideas, and approaches are critical to helping us address climate change, adapt and thrive.

We empower women to make meaningful progress on their founder journey by leveraging an Earth-centric innovation model, in collaboration with extraordinary women in the climate space.

Become an ecosystem partner

Not a startup founder, but interested in being part of the Greenhouse ecosystem? We welcome funders, advisors, and service providers to join our growing community. We also invite you to recommend a guest speaker or offer a workshop.

Experience the joy of creating in community.

Explore, develop, and hone your idea in a safe and collaborative environment, supported by virtual innovation workshops, 1:1s and small groups collaboration sessions, and interactive conversations with leading women in climate.

Looking for a community of women climate founders but not ready to join a cohort? Apply to join our Slack community.

Learn from inspiring founders and experts

You don’t have to go it alone.

Have you thought about starting a company or organization related to climate change, but don't know where to start or haven't felt ready to take that leap yet? Or perhaps you’ve already started working on an idea and are yearning for more support.

We invite you to join one of our collaborative innovation programs, where you'll be empowered and energized to make meaningful progress on your founder journey and connect with a community of extraordinary women.

“The 12 weeks cohort program was exactly the boost I needed and exceeded my expectations on all fronts. Anu and Anya are nurturing a truly special culture and community. The program brings an intimate group of exceptional women together, each committed to starting a venture in climate, each at their own unique juncture in the journey, and each bringing authenticity, passion, vulnerability, and generosity to the mix. It's a great blend of structure and creativity that nudged, guided and challenged me in all the right ways.”

Julia Sunderland, Stealth Founder

Grow your venture with The Greenhouse

Learn more about our 12-week program that helps aspiring founders start new ventures strong roots.

Want to join a community of women climate founders but not ready to join a cohort? Apply to join our Slack community.

Who we are

Anu Sanghvi and Anya Lamb met at a climate tech happy hour and immediately connected over a shared intuition that more earth-centered, feminine, and collaborative styles of entrepreneurship are sorely needed in climate innovation. Both Stanford alums, Anu and Anya have 30+ years of experience bringing products to market at a range of tech companies and startups both within and outside climate tech, including Pachama, Intuit, LinkedIn, SunBasket, Caredotcom, and DroneDeploy. Learn more about The Greenhouse.

Anu and Anya have experienced the transformative power of creating in community firsthand and can’t wait to share it with you!