Roth Capital Partners and Sustain Southern California to Host 8th Annual Sustainability Private Capital Event Virtually in October 2025

Roth Capital Partners and Sustain Southern California announced they will co-host the 8th Annual Sustainability Private Capital Event virtually on October 28-29, 2025. The conference will feature one-on-one and small-group meetings via Zoom, connecting senior executives from sustainability-focused private companies with investors across venture capital, private equity, family offices, endowments, and foundations. Discussion topics will span multiple critical sustainability sectors including Solar/Storage, e-Mobility, Clean Fuels, Circular Economy, Grid/Battery Tech, and AgTech.

ROTH Managing Director Robert Stephenson emphasized the firm's commitment to supporting the region's sustainability ecosystem through this ongoing partnership. The event represents a significant opportunity for private companies developing innovative sustainability solutions to access capital from diverse investment sources. Sustain SoCal President and CEO Scott Kitcher noted that the partnership has been instrumental in driving innovation, collaboration, and economic growth across the sustainability sector.

The virtual format allows for broader participation while maintaining the intimate networking environment that has characterized previous events. The conference addresses the growing need for capital deployment in sustainability technologies as climate concerns and environmental regulations continue to shape global markets. Investors seeking exposure to emerging clean technologies will have direct access to company leadership through structured meeting formats.

Sustain SoCal, a non-profit organization, accelerates sustainability and economic growth through innovation, collaboration, and education in Southern California. The organization has over a decade of experience in exploring and implementing pragmatic, real-world solutions to challenges created by growth, change and inefficiency. Additional information about Sustain SoCal's initiatives can be found at https://www.sustainsocal.org.

ROTH is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors. The firm's full-service platform provides capital raising, high impact equity research, macroeconomics, sales and trading, technical insights, derivatives strategies, M&A advisory, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, ROTH is a privately held, employee-owned organization with offices throughout the United States. More details about Roth Capital Partners are available at https://www.roth.com.

The timing of this event coincides with increasing global focus on sustainable investing and the transition to cleaner energy sources. The conference facilitates crucial connections between innovators and capital providers at a time when sustainable technologies require significant investment to reach commercial scale. The diverse range of topics covered reflects the breadth of innovation occurring across the sustainability landscape, from agricultural technology to advanced energy storage solutions.