About Mehrad
Mehrad is a Founding Partner of Cool Climate Collective, steering a network of investors and operators that accelerates early-stage climate-tech startups from lab to market. A former Program Director of Terra.do's Climate Change for VCs, he supported 30+ investors, including teams from Salesforce Ventures, JetBlue Ventures, and 500 Global, on climate-focused diligence and capital deployment strategies. As a contributing researcher to the Dubai Future Foundation, Mehrad helped draft its inaugural future carbon economy report. He also co-created Solutions: The Game, an educational board game adopted by policymakers, students, and activists across three continents. Previously, Mehrad co-founded venture-backed ed-tech platform Qureos and has designed public-private incubator programs throughout MENA. An alumnus of Dubai Future Accelerators and UC San Diego, he has shipped products as a product manager, growth marketer, and SaaS founder.