About
Laura Zizzo is Co-Founder and CEO of Estian Partners, an infrastructure investment platform that finances and delivers resource recovery infrastructure for municipalities across North America. She previously founded a Canada-based climate-focused law firm in 2009 and Mantle314 climate consulting in 2015, and co-founded Manifest Climate, a B2B SaaS platform, serving as its CEO before becoming its Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. She holds a background in environmental studies and law from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto and has practiced law on Bay Street.
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Experience
- Estian PartnersCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
- Manifest ClimateCo-founder and Chief Strategy Officercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Manifest ClimateCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2024Toronto, Canada Area
- HDataMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — present
- TrexAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellowcurrent2022 — present
- Mantle ClimateAdvisor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
- Creative Destruction LabMentor2020 — 2023Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Mantle314 Inc.Co-founder & CEO2015 — 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Zizzo Allan DeMarco LLPFounding Partner2010 — 2015Toronto
- Zizzo Climate LawSole Practitioner2009 — 2010
- Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLPAssociate2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Strategic Planning6International Environmental Law1Sustainability47Renewable Energy17Climate Change60Carbon13Environmental Awareness30Energy7Environmental Policy17Public Policy8Policy Analysis5Policy11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Zizzo?
- Laura Zizzo is Co-Founder and CEO of Estian Partners, an infrastructure investment platform that finances and delivers resource recovery infrastructure for municipalities across North America. She previously founded a Canada-based climate-focused law firm in 2009 and Mantle314 climate consulting in 2015, and co-founded Manifest Climate, a B2B SaaS platform, serving as its CEO before becoming its Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. She holds a background in environmental studies and law from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto and has practiced law on Bay Street.
- Where does Laura Zizzo work?
- Laura Zizzo is Founder of Manifest Climate.
- What companies did Laura Zizzo found?
- Laura Zizzo founded Manifest Climate.
- Where did Laura Zizzo go to school?
- Laura Zizzo studied at University of Toronto (J.D., Law); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Environment and Resource Studies).
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