I help early stage climate tech startups succeed
Advisory, resources and partnerships for purpose-driven
founders, teams and investors
Why work with me?
Climate tech is the biggest product-market fit problem of our time. We have the solutions the market needs, but not enough products and the companies that can deliver them. Climate solutions impact the biggest possible market ever: 8B+ users, every inhabitant of this unique place in the universe.
I'm an ex-Microsoft AI product leader and builder, on a mission to accelerate climate tech startups using wisdom & techniques from the world's best product teams.
I don't want to change the world, I just want to make a difference. And my best chance of doing that is helping you.
Who is it for?
If you have an idea that you want to turn into a product, or a product that you want to turn into a business, I can help. I work with:
- Founders & teams that are very early & very motivated (early stage, pre-seed or even pre-idea)
- Especially those who want to pivot from digital tech to climate tech
How does it work?
Advice, mentorship, resources, connections, validation or simply accountability — typically over 0-3 months. If I can't help directly, I will find you someone who can. Choose from:
- Exploratory call (book first 30m free)
- Deep dive
- Workshops / Working sessions
- Iterate + launch
- Post-launch support
What's unique about it?
I've helped 15+ startups & 3+ investors apply learnings & best practices from the world's best product teams to climate tech startups - enabling them to go-to-market at the lowest cost, with the greatest speed and the least risk.
- My background: hellokartik.com
- Want to partner? Contact me
Resources
Not ready to take the leap yet? Check out these evergreen resources for inspiration:
Kartik was the very first person I trusted with ManyLives. He helped me refine the idea and find my focus. His push to validate the idea before building it is what led me, on my own, to go to the ground: volunteering with local charities, talking to neighbors, sharing the concept and really listening. It was exactly the right move, and it sharpened the idea in ways I couldn't have on my own.
He also encouraged me to treat AI as a thoughtful partner. Thanks to Kartik, an idea became something real and alive, a genuine, community-rooted project.
Kartik helped us improve our development speed by identifying the real bottleneck in the team. His advice made us focus our energy where it could have the biggest impact.
Kartik's conviction to help entrepreneurs change the world and fight climate change is very motivating. You feel yourself with a teammate that pushes to the same direction as you.
Kartik was an excellent thought partner for me, being new to the product space. He helped me examine my vibe-coded prototypes and think through how to move from prototype to user acquisition - while ensuring I'm not building too much before validating there's a market for it.
Would highly recommend working with Kartik if you're in the early stages of your climate product development journey.