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Trish Nixon (she/her)

Venture Partner, Amplify Capital

Trish is a climate tech investor, entrepreneur, and advisor who works with funds and founders across the capital stack, from venture capital to project finance and the missing middle in between. She is a Venture Partner at Amplify Capital, advises PaceZero on structured and asset-backed financing, and serves as a fractional executive and advisor to ambitious climate tech companies. Previously, she built CoPower, a tech-enabled project finance platform later acquired by Vancity, where she went on to lead climate finance, and earlier incubated the MaRS Catalyst Fund, Amplify's first fund. Her focus is driving capital to decarbonization solutions by helping founders navigate the inflection points in growth, funding, and strategy.

Sessions

ImpactFest

Welcome to ImpactFest - When Impact Outperforms

What does it mean to build and invest for impact in 2026? We open ImpactFest with a moment to set the stage — why this community exists, what's at stake, and why the most exciting chapter for impact in Canada is just beginning. See More.
ImpactFest

Beyond the Term Sheet: Navigating the Capital Stack for Real-World Impact

This panel brings allocators and operators together to unpack how the best founder-funder partnerships get built, where impact and blended capital unlock the rest of the stack, and how founders can tell a capital story that resonates across investors. See More.
ImpactFest

That's a Wrap, Now Let's Eat!

A moment to celebrate what was built in the room today, the conversations started, the connections made, and the ideas that won't let go. See you at lunch! See More.