Simmi Sareen — CEO
Simmi is the founder of Climake, a leading climate finance advisory firm focused on advancing climate finance in the global south. Climake has built a series of interventions to advance the cause of increasing private investments for climate action where it is most needed. We do this via (a) actionable research: our annual ‘State of Climate Finance’ report is go-to resource for both investors and founders; (b) mentoring founders and helping them connect with the right capital providers and (c) advising capital providers on building investing thesis for new and emerging areas of climate finance. Climake was instrumental in helping 100+ startups get access to capital and has helped drive $200 million+ of new capital to climate action. Among many firsts, we have designed India’s first carbon backed loan, set up a blended finance vehicle for climate asset leasing and are currently helping build the world's first ever cooling and adaptation fund. Simmi is a frequent speaker at Indian and global climate events, mentor to multiple climate accelerators and have won accolades including ‘Fintech Woman of the Year’ and a mention on ‘Top 100 Women in Finance'.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Climate Finance expert with a strong background in corporate finance and investment strategies.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Experience: 25 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Corporate Finance
- Business Strategy
- Research
- Structured Finance
- Finance
- Project Finance
Career Highlights
- Founder of Climake, advancing climate finance.
- Instrumental in driving $200 million+ to climate action.
- Recognized as 'Fintech Woman of the Year'.
Work Experience
Unitus Capital
Director (3 yrs)
Climake
CEO (6 yrs 2 mos)
Loans4SME
Founder & CEO (4 yrs)
Grameen Impact India
Risk Head (1 yr)
IntelleGrow
Head of Portfolio (1 yr)
Morgan Stanley
Vice President & Head-Research (7 yrs)
ICRA
Senior Associate (3 yrs)
IDBI
Manager, Corporate Finance (3 yrs)
Education
Sloan Masters at London Business School
CA at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India