On July 31, 2023, the board of directors (the ?Board?) of TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III (the ?Company?) appointed Jack Leeney, Andrew Lipsher, and Matthew Schindel as directors of the Company, effective immediately. Each of the directors will serve on the audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees of the Board with Mr. Leeney serving as chair of the compensation committee, Mr. Lipsher serving as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee, and Mr. Schindel serving as chair of the audit committee.

Mr. Leeney, age 38, has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 7GC & Co. Holdings since September 2020. He has also served as a director of two since March 2023.

He previously served as an independent director of PropTech Acquisition Corporation from November 2019 to December 2022 and PropTech Investment Corporation II from December 2020 to November 2022. Since 2016, Mr. Leeney has served as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 7GC & Co., a growth stage venture capital firm. Mr. Leeney led the firm?s investments in Cheddar, Capsule Corp., hims & hers, Roofstock, The Mom Project, Reliance Jio, Because Market, Jackpocket, and Moonfare.

He currently serves on the board of directors of The Mom Project and Because Market. Between April 2011 and December 2016, Mr. Leeney served on the boards of directors of Quantenna Communications Inc., DoAt Media Ltd. (Private), CinePapaya (acquired by Comcast), Joyent (acquired by Samsung), BOKU Inc., Eventful (acquired by CBS) and Blueliv (Private). Previously, Mr. Leeney served as the Head of U.S. Investing for Telefonica Ventures between June 2012 and September 2016, the investment arm of Telefonica, served as an investor at Hercules Capital between May 2011 and June 2012 and began his career as a technology-focused investment banker at Morgan Stanley in 2007.

Mr. Leeney holds a B.S. from Syracuse University. Mr. Leeney is well qualified to serve as a director due to his investment and advisory experience. Mr. Lipsher, age 57, has over thirty years of experience in the energy transition, media and entertainment, digital media, and technology industries.

From June 2022 to March 2023, he was the Chief Development Officer of Volta Inc., and helped lead its sale to Shell in March 2023. Mr. Lipsher previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer (from July 2016 to May 2022) and the Chief Revenue Officer (from July 2016 to November 2020) for Volta. Mr. Lipsher previously served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Glamsquad (a venture backed services business) and previously held senior leadership roles at Clear Channel Media Holdings, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, News Corporation, BMG Entertainment, and the Warner Music Group.

From September 2006 to March 2011, Mr. Lipsher was also a Partner at Greycroft Partners, a venture capital firm and Maroley Media Group (media and digital media private equity). Mr. Lipsher began his career as one of the founders of the New Haven Brewing Company. Mr. Lipsher graduated with a B.A. in History from Yale University and received his MBA in finance from Northwestern?s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Mr. Lipsher is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his experience with public companies and capital markets. Mr. Schindel, age 37, has more than 15 years of experience as an investor and operator of growth companies, including more than a decade in climate and renewable energy related businesses. From February 2020 to July 2023, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Snapdocs, a real estate software company that provides automation solutions for lenders, title companies, notaries, and other participants in real-estate transactions.

Prior to Snapdocs, Mr. Schindel held various executive roles at Sunrun Inc., the nation?s leading residential solar, storage, and energy services company. Mr. Schindel holds a Bachelor?s Degree from Harvard College. Mr. Schindel is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his experience with public companies and capital markets.