We build market ecosystems to accelerate the adoption of climate innovations

Great ideas can’t grow without a market

Breakthroughs don’t just happen overnight. And neither do their markets. 

Success depends on stakeholders, partnerships, funding, public policy, infrastructure and other interconnected factors. That’s what we call a market ecosystem. 

Essential Leap is a climate innovation consulting firm with engineering, business, public policy, and non-governmental organization experience. We’ll help you bring your project or technology to market faster and more effectively by establishing the necessary market ecosystem from the ground up, or help you address specific gaps.

We’re comfortable with complicated

Our technical background in engineering and business experience with top Silicon Valley firms means nothing goes over our heads. As a result, we work on some of the most ambitious and complex climate innovation projects.

OUR CLIENTS

We’ll help you map a market ecosystem.
And then we’ll make it happen.

We provide end-to-end support, from strategy to implementation. We also work to transfer knowledge and skills to your team, for ongoing success.

A shared mission for sustainable solutions

Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of sustainable solutions to address the climate crisis. 

We work with clients whose projects and technologies reduce pollution, adapt to climate change, and build resilient communities.

What our clients say

  • Dennis Teranishi, CEO and President, PICHTR

    “Veronica enabled PICHTR’s rapid pivot to and development of a climate change adaptation program from the ground up. She led PICHTR’s establishment of new partnerships and funding opportunities that are enabling forward progress on Hawaii’s most critical climate change adaptation initiatives of our time!”

  • Clay Veka, Program Coordinator, Portland Bureau of Transportation

    “With enthusiasm, Veronica supported Portland’s application for FHWA’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program by creating a scoring rubric for building content and providing draft and final review. Veronica was very timely, completing every task ahead of schedule and promptly responding to correspondences. She was clear and organized, giving structure and specificity to our application development and review. Veronica provided precise, content-rich feedback that meaningfully improved Portland’s application. It was absolutely a pleasure working with her.”


  • Lisa Altieri, Founder and President, Community Climate Solutions

    “Veronica was incredibly helpful and insightful in identifying funding opportunities for our nonprofit. We are just getting started thinking about grant and foundation opportunities to grow our impact, and her advice and ideas were deeply appreciated and helped us figure out our best first steps to be successful.”

  • Toto Vu-Duc, Senior Environmental Projects Analyst, City of Watsonville

    “Beyond her Hawaiian market knowledge, Veronica provided our team in-depth federal funding advice and responded with flexibility to our grant planning needs.”

  • Jim Storment, Grant Coordinator, City of Seattle

    “Veronica was able to quickly help us translate our vision into the federal grantor’s language. Her understanding of the federal perspective helped us produce a more compelling narrative and a stronger application overall, with a very tight deadline.”

Let’s build together

Navigating and building a business ecosystem takes courage — and an experienced guide. Let’s have a conversation to see if Essential Leap is a good fit to partner with you.