Techstars and The Nature Conservancy debut first Sustainability Demo Day

DENVER — The first Sustainability Accelerator by Techstars and The Nature Conservancy showcased its startups at a Demo Day on Wednesday evening, where the theme unequivocally was “the time is now” to do something about climate change.

At the event was leadership from The Nature Conservancy — including president Brian McPeek, CEO Mark Tercek and new chief technology officer Sherri Hammons; leadership from Techstars — with co-founders David Cohen, David Brown and Brad Feld all speaking; and many founders who worked with the two organizations and startups. The cohort was the first in a three-year partnership between the two…