# Fact sheet and style guide

**Use these exact figures and spellings.**

## The transaction
- ClimateDoor acquired Standard Demand Partners. It is an **acquisition**, not a merger.
- Announced: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- The SDP brand does not continue. One company going forward.
- ClimateDoor opens its **first US office in New York City**. Vancouver remains head office.

## People
- **Nick Findler**: Co-founder and Chief Venture Officer, ClimateDoor (Vancouver)
- **Chad Rickaby**: Co-founder and CEO, ClimateDoor (Vancouver)
- **Conor Wilmot**: Founder and Managing Partner, Standard Demand Partners; now Partner, ClimateDoor (New York). Note the spelling: one "n" in Conor.
- **Liam Howe**: Founder and Managing Partner, Standard Demand Partners; now Partner, ClimateDoor (New York)
- **Jamie Moran**: Partner and Chief Growth Officer, media contact

## Numbers
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Companies supported, combined | 150+ |
| Capital facilitated, combined | close to $700M |
| ClimateDoor venture capital mobilized | $82M+ |
| ClimateDoor non-dilutive grants secured | $17M+ |
| ClimateDoor ventures supported | 100+ |
| SDP companies supported | 50+ |
| SDP capital commitments facilitated | $600M+ |
| EU companies in the ClimateDoor-run LCBA cohort | 181 |

Currency is CAD unless stated. SDP figures are USD.

## Sectors, and how to describe them
We serve **energy transition, agriculture and critical resource companies**. Please avoid "cleantech companies" or "climate companies" as a descriptor for the businesses we serve; we do not use that language. "Cleantech" as a sector noun is fine.

## What SDP worked across
Utility-scale solar, storage, wind, biofuels, EV charging, carbon capture. Project finance, institutional investors, later-stage and growth equity.

## Also true and quotable
- ClimateDoor works with First Nations as co-developers and anchor customers on clean energy and infrastructure projects
- ClimateDoor runs an EU-Canada market entry program with 181 European companies
- The two firms were introduced by a mutual contact four months before closing; three Vancouver visits before terms were agreed

## Boilerplate, 50 words
ClimateDoor is a growth partner for energy, agriculture and critical resource companies, embedding as an extension of the commercial team to drive customers, capital and market entry. Headquartered in Vancouver with an office in New York, the firm has supported 150+ companies and mobilized $82M+ in venture capital.

## Boilerplate, 25 words
ClimateDoor is a growth partner for energy, agriculture and critical resource companies, driving customers, capital and market entry from offices in Vancouver and New York.
