Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs
By Dr. Chris Wedding— Climate Tech CEO Coach, Founder, Professor, Investor
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Climate tech & clean energy playbooks: CEOs, founders & VCs share fundraising, startup, career & life advice. Host: Dr. Chris Wedding. 5★ rating:
Each 45‑minute interview with world‑class clean energy CEOs, climate tech founders & investors unpacks:
• Capital raising (venture capital, private equity)
• Growth strategies in clean energy, batteries, carbon capture, and circular economy
• Founder mindset, must-read books & life wisdom
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$41M for Biomass to Clean Firm Power. Private Equity Investing in Adaptation & Resilience. Murray McCraig, Investor @ArcTern Ventures. Brad Hartwig, CEO @Arbor. AI Tool for Competitor Analysis.
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Sustainable Forestry: $17M Becomes $300M (Plus 375 Tree Farms Without Carbon Offsets or Land Purchases)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#232: Marilyn Waite, Managing Director at Climate Finance Fund – Global South Deserves More Capital for Climate Solutions. 75% of Current GHG Emissions. More Benefit Per $. BlackRock Collaboration.
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#231: Paul Gross, CEO of Remora – 28-Year-Old CEO Raises $117M to Capture & Repurpose CO2 from Locomotives & Semi-Trucks. Joy of Doing Hard Things. Focus on Unit Economics. Expertise is Overrated.
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#230: Jim McDermott, Managing Partner at Rusheen Capital Management – Private Equity Investor in Carbon Capture & Sustainable Projects. 9x Founder. New Fund Models. Optimism in Climate Investing.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#229: Dr. Liz Dennett, CEO of Endolith – Sustainable Mining with Microbial Power. Copper Extraction from Low-Grade Ores. Critical Metals. Biotech. PhD in Astrobiology. BHP and Rio Tinto Partnerships.
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#228: Joe Rodden, CEO of Lydian Labs – $18M for Sustainable Aviation Fuel. 95% Lower Lifecycle Emissions. Solar and Wind Powered. Ex-Form Energy and BlackRock. Japanese Life Design with “Ikigai.”
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May 26, 2025 |
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#227: Ahmad Ghahreman, CEO of Cyclic Material – $53M Series B for Rare Earth Metals. Top Global Hydrometallurgist PhD. 20 Patents. $3.5B Value of Company Value. 3,000 Citations. 95% Less Water.
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May 19, 2025 |
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#226: Chuck Templeton, Managing Partner at S2G – Multi-Stage VC and Debt Investor with $2.5 Billion and 100+ Portfolio Companies in Food and Agriculture, Oceans, and Energy. Stoicism. Fatherhood.
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May 10, 2025 |
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#225: Jigar Shah, Former Director of the Dept. of Energy Loan Programs Office – TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People." $107B Invested. Go To Market Strategy for Cleantech. Evergreen Investing.
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May 05, 2025 |
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#224: Josh Felser, Managing Partner at Climactic – MAGA 💚 Climate. Five Unicorns. $395M in Exits. Climate VC Investing. Meditate or Else.
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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#223: Roman Teslyuk, CEO of Earth AI – $20M for AI in Critical Minerals Mining. New Drilling Technology. $10 Trillion in Global Demand. Nickel, Lithium, Silver Discoveries. Vertical Integration.
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#222: Ashwin Dias, CEO of Presto Charging – "Stripe for Electric Vehicle Charging." $15M of Venture Capital Raised. Two Former Uber Executives. Dynamic Pricing. Delivering Happiness.
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#221: Ben Christensen, CEO of Cambium – $28M for Smarter Timber Supply Chains. Global Wood Demand 3x by 2050. Half Coming from Fallen Trees. TIME’s Best Invention 2024.
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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#220: Cyrus Wadia, CEO of Activate – $3.6B for PhD Scientists Founding 200 Startups. 1,000 Application for 50 Fellowships. Corporate and University Partnerships. Nike, Amazon, and the White House.
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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#219: Mukesh Chatter, CEO of Alsym Energy – $110M for Non-Flammable, Low-Cost, Non-Cobalt Batteries. Former Entrepreneur of the Year. Meditation and Intentional Pauses. Non-Linear Thinking.
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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#218: Sean Kelly, CEO of Amperon – $35M for Machine Learning in Energy Demand and Price Forecasting. 20 Years in Energy. Boxing for Sanity. Long-term Relationship Building.
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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#217: Ernst Sack, Partner at Blue Bear Capital – Over $350M for AI + Energy Investing Since 2016. How VC Investors Pick Great Founders. Ignore Your Many Weaknesses. Icy Showers.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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#216: Dr. Sarah Russell, CEO of Bellwether, MD at Alphabet's Moonshot Factory – TIME Magazine's "2024 Best Invention in Artificial Intelligence." The First Prediction Engine for the Earth.
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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#215: Laura Pagliarulo, Co-Founder & CEO at SolaREIT – $3.5B in Solar and Storage Projects Supported. Land Investment in 19 States. Long-Term Commitments v. Constant Hopping. Mindful Leadership.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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#214: Tim Weiss, Co-Founder & CEO at Optera – $25M for SaaS Managing Scope 3 GHG Emissions. Navigating New Climate Regulations. Practicing Mindful Leadership. Embracing Career Risks.
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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#213: Julian Ryba-White, CEO at Mark1 – FOAK Finance. Low-Carbon Project Development as a Service. RMI, Flour, and Deep Science Ventures Partnership. TRL vs ARL for Climate Tech.
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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#212: Matt Eggers, Managing Director at Prelude Ventures – Investing Billions in Climate Tech. Financing First-of-a-Kind Facilities. Supporting Biogenic Carbon Removal. Leading with Mindfulness.
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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#211: Daniel Schnitzer, CEO of SparkMeter – $30M for Grid Management in 30 Countries. Millions of Customers Served. AI for Climate. PhD Research from Carnegie Mellon.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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#210: Elise Strobach, CEO of Aeroshield — $25M for Super Efficient Windows. 4x Faster Payback. 40% Lighter. MIT and NASA Science. How to Ignore Criticism.
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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#209: Arun Gupta, CEO of Skyven Technologies — $300M+ for Zero CapEx Industrial Decarbonization. 20% of Global GHG Emissions. Water Refrigerants. Screaming at the Top of Your Lungs for Founder Sanity.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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#208: Natalia Dorfman, Co-founder and CEO of Kita — Carbon Insurance Specialist. Up to $250B Market in 2030. Performance and Counterparty Risk. Choose the Scarier Door.
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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#207: Rahul Advani, CEO of SER Capital Partners — Private Equity Investing $50-$150M Per Climate Company. Ideal Management Team Qualities. Meditation Techniques for High Performance. Reframing ESG.
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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#206: A 7-Minute Thanksgiving Micro-Episode — Tim Ferriss Wisdom. How to Recharge for Climate Wins. Science of Gratitude. 25% Boost in Happiness. Toxic Positivity.
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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#205: James Larsen, CEO of e-Zinc — $100M for Metal Battery. $4T Long Duration Energy Storage Market by 2040. Resilience as a Service. FOAK Financing. Meditation Techniques. Magic Morning Drink.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#204: Jonathan Tan, CEO of Coreshell — VC-Backed Battery Anode Innovator. 25% Lower Cost. 40% Longer EV Drive Range. Stress Management Via Rock Climbing. Pain vs. Suffering.
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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#203: Jason Scott, Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Spring Lane Capital — Also, Chairman at DevEngine Partners and Board Co-Chair at CREO. Private Equity for Food, Water, Energy, Transportation, Waste.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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#202: Jason Segal, Managing Partner at Javelin Capital — Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Deals. The Choice Between Investment and Merchant Banking. Building a Life Beyond a Career.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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#201: Hudson Hollister, CEO of HData — AI for Energy Regulatory Reporting. VC-funding and Techstars. Ex-SEC Lawyer. Benefits of Open Data. How to Recover from Addiction.
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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#200: Jon Kornik, Co-founder and CEO of Plentify — 75% Lower Energy Storage Costs. Ex-Google Executive on Clean Energy Across Africa. Smart Hot Water Heaters. What is Presencing?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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#199: Ravi Mikkelsen, Co-Founder & CEO of Atmos — The $6 Trillion Finance Mandate. Climate Fintech. Bank Accounts that Fund Solar. Three Podcast Recommendations on Longevity and Optimization.
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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#198: Brook Porter, Partner at G2 Venture Partners — $1B of Investment for Growth-Stage Climate Ventures. Prior Role at Kleiner Perkins. L-theanine for Sleep. Two Gaps in Climate Funding Lifecycle.
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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#197: Brian Riordan, Co-founder of Avalanche — $45M for Fusion Energy. Microreactors. Reducing Scaleup Risks. Regulatory Pathways. Getting Destroyed in the Gym.
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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#196: Teague Egan, CEO of EnergyX — $100M for Lithium Extraction Technology. Founding the Company with $10,000. Learning from the Elon Musk Biography. Living to 140 Years Old.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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#195: JW Postal, CEO of WATTMORE — Energy Storage Software. 200+ Clean Energy Projects Developed. The "Deal Whisperer." 10+ Year Contracts. Influence of Zen Buddhist Mother.
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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#194: Zoe Gamble, President of CleanChoice Energy — Developing 1 GW of Solar to Meet Customer Demand. Managing Concentration Risk. How to Win in Deregulated Power Markets. Reading Fiction at 5 AM.
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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#193: Jaqueline van Ende, CEO of Carbon Equity — $275M Raised from 900 Investors in 120+ Companies with $1.8B of Revenue
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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#192: Evan Caron, Co-founder of Montauk Climate — Venture Studio Business Model. Incentivizing Top Talent. AI Using 10% of World's Power. Parametric Climate Insurance Innovation.
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#191: Yves Benchimol, CEO of WeWard — 20 Million Users. App Boosts Walking by 24%. Tens of Millions of Revenue. Behavioral Psychology.
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#190: Andrew Hsieh, CEO of Liminal — $35M Tech to Improve Battery Quality in Manufacturing. Ultrasound and Machine Learning. Late Night Idea Generation. Startup Genesis from YouTube video.
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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#189: Yaniv Kalish, CEO of SolarKal — Biggest U.S. Solar Marketplace. Clients Manage 100+ Million Square Feet. 200 Vetted Solar Installers. Bootstrap to Private Equity.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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#188: Will Kain, CEO of Avnos — $100M for New Carbon Removal Direct Air Capture Tech. Deployment Partners on Three Continents. Dog Walks for Better Business Ideas.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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#187: Astrid Atkinson, CEO of Camus Energy — $26M for Power Grid Software. Ex-Google Engineer. One-Million-Fold Load Growth. Dog Training and CEO Skills.
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#186: Nigel Broomhall, CEO of Invisible Urban Charging — 1 Million EV Charger Partnership with Real Estate Giant CBRE. Flying Across the World for a 15-Minute Meeting. Bigger vs. Smaller Ambitions.
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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#185: Evgeny Klochikhin, CEO of Sheeva.ai — Trillion-dollar Market for In-Vehicle Payments. "Charge and Go." Investors in Japan, Germany, India. Techstars team. Pregnant Wife Origin Story.
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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#184: Pavle Jeremić, CEO of Aether — $49M Raised for Lithium Extraction. Machine Learning Searches Trillions of Enzymes. Almost Dropping Out of College. Nondilutive Funding. Prophets and Wizards.
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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#183: Disney Petit, Founder and CEO of LiquiDonate — VC-Backed Software to Solve $800B Waste Problem in Retail. Being Queer in VC. Algorithm for Tax Credits. Track Your Personal Successes Like This.
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May 30, 2024 |
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#182: John de Souza, President of Ample — $270M of Investment for EV Battery Swapping. 15% Cheaper Than Gas. Five Minutes to Charge. 5x Cheaper Than Fast Charging. Deployed in a City in Weeks.
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May 23, 2024 |
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#181: Top 100 CDR Companies (Carbon Removal). Jim Collins & Climate Change (Stockdale Paradox). 26 Climate Communities to Join. Wise Words from a Christian Mystic.
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May 16, 2024 |
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#180: Mark Bruinooge, CIO of 2040 Fund — Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Spending 100% of Family Office Capital by 2040. New Flood Mapping. Slow Productivity. The Billionaire Who Wasn't.
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May 09, 2024 |
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#179: Omeed Badkoobeh, CEO of Yotta Energy — $36M for Commercial Batteries and Microinverters. Spirituality in Entrepreneurship. Lessons Learned from Working at Tesla.
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May 02, 2024 |
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#178: Mike Jackson, Managing Partner of Earthshot Ventures — 200 Startup Investments and $1.1B Follow On. Non-dilutive Funding. Why DEI Matters (Still). Better Options, Better Outcomes.
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#177: Joshua Goldberg, Cofounder and CEO of Sunstone Credit — Solar Finance for Commercial and Industrial. $1B in Loan Applications. Activity in 30 States with 400+ Partners. Fintech Serial Founder.
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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#176: Tim Boeltken, Managing Director of INERATEC — Global Leader in E-Fuels. $129M Series B. What Makes German Engineers Cry. $14T Total Addressable Market in Shipping, Aviation, Transportation..
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#175: Bill Liao, General Partner at SOSV and Chairman at Ki Tua Fund — $1B+ Under Management. Top 100 Minority Ethnic Leaders in Technology. His Mantra for Startups: Don’t Die. Don’t Quit. Don’t Suck.
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#174: Alex Rappaport, CEO of ZwitterCo — Biggest Series A VC Investment in Water Tech. Industrial Water Efficiency. Water Shortages for 75% of the World. Climate Resilience. Near-death Experiences.
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#173: Duncan McIntyre, CEO of Highland — $250M in Private Equity Funding for Electric School Busses. Selling Prior Business for $100M. Expect Tough Times. Garden Work in Cold Dark Mornings.
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#172: Rohan Puri, CEO of Stable — Dynamic Pricing for EV Charging. More Profit with AI-Based Siting Location. Don't Sell Software to Software Companies. Relentless Focus. MIT, Harvard, and TechStars.
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#171: Mike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables — Smarter Solar and Battery Procurement. Private Equity Investment. 500x Solar Growth. Ultimate Frisbee Meets Buddhism. Founder Happiness Without Unicorns.
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#170: Gilwoo Lee, CEO of Zordi — Khosla Ventures Investment. PhD in AI. Smart Agriculture. Robots for Sustainability. Delicious Berries. Inspiring Billionaires. Selling on Non-Climate Benefits.
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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#169: Amit Gupta, CEO of Aeroseal — $100M Invested in Heating and Cooling Energy Efficiency. 40 Years of Lab Testing. Managing Our Energy Like We Manage Our Time. Determined and Detached.
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#168: Zach Jones, CEO of C-Zero — $500M plants. Investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SK Gas, and Engie. Decarbonizing Natural Gas. 45V Incentives. Skeptical Optimism.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#167: Matt Ellis, CEO at Measurabl — ESG Software for Real Estate. $170M+ Raised. $2T of Value. 17B Square Feet. Selling Data. FTSE Partnership. Transparency Matters.
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#166: Aaron Luque, CEO at EnviroSpark — EV Charger Installation and Financing, 130+ Team Members, Bias for Action, Business Idea Generation via Round-the-World Travel, Moral Responsibility
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#165: Jason Aramburu, CEO of Climate Robotics — Biochar Meets Artificial Intelligence, 30,000 Peer-Reviewed Studies, Gates Foundation History, Carbon Removal Pricing, Soil Enhancements
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#164: Manuel Pinuela, CEO at Cultivo — $44 Trillion in GDP from Nature. “Search Engine for Natural Capital.” Earning Multiple Revenue Streams. Proprietary Algorithms + Boots on the Ground.
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#163: Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp! — 97% Uptime on Electric Vehicle Chargers with Reliability as a Service (RaaS), Crazy Ideas Win, Predictive Analytics, Climate Tech Software, 5:00 AM Club
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#162: Jack Morrison, CEO at Scythe Robotics — Over $60M Invested in Autonomous Clean Lawnmowers, Robotic Soccer Competition, Guaranteed Reliability, 40% Cost Savings, Power Without Pollution
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#161: 7,000+ Climate Technologies Vetted by U.S. Government. 12 Tips for Better Sleep (Stanford Scientist). Top 30 Software Innovators Electrifying Everything. People Ignored the Wright Brothers.
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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#160: $80B VC Investor Perspective on Climate. "Hanlon’s Razor" Mental Model (Don’t Assume the Worst). Climate Investing for Wealthy Families. Mental Fitness Question.
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#159: Haroon Inam, CEO of DG Matrix — The World's Smallest DC Fast Chargers for Electric Vehicles. $1B Customer Pipeline. 60+ Years in Power Electronics. Emotional Intelligence. Art of War.
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#158: Shely Aronov, CEO of InnerPlant — VC-Funded AgTech Helping Farm Crops Talk to Farmers. "Mood Ring for Plants." The Top Reason Startups Die. 40% of Crops Lost Each Year. Power of Frugality.
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#157: Over $270M to Decarbonize and Digitize Industry — Micah Kotch, Partner at Blackhorn Ventures
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#156: Formula for Happiness, 200 Experts Define Climate Tech Investment Trends, and Nightly Gratitude Practice
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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#155: Strategic Planning for 40 Years, Not 4 Years — Mike Reynolds, Managing Director at Ultra Capital
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#154: Ten Mistakes in Climate Tech Fundraising
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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#153: Investing a $1.7B Fund for System-Positive Sustainability Companies — Lila Preston, Head of Generation Growth Equity
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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#152: Serial Founder Tackles $80B Renewable Energy Tax Equity Finance Market — Andy Moon, CEO of Reunion
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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#151: Here's How You Purchase Carbon Removals with Philanthropic Capital — Adam Fraser, CEO of Terraset
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#150: ESG Investing Insights Based on Investors with $60 Trillion in Assets — Steven Rothstein, Managing Director of the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#149: From Uber Exec and Taylor Swift Support to Solar CEO with a State Governor as Cofounder — Laura Zapata, CEO of Clearloop
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#148: $100M from Insurance Giant for U.S. Climate Tech Startups — Tim Krysiek, Managing Partner at MassMutual Ventures
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#147: Over 15 Years and 150 Investments in Climate Tech Companies — Dawn Lippert, the CEO of Elemental Excelerator
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#146: $50M VC Funding for Sustainably Produced Chemicals Using Fermentation — Matt Lipscomb, CEO of DMC Biotechnologies
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#145: The Outsized Benefits of Doing Hard Things — Gabe Phillips, CEO of Catalyst Power
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#144: Carbon-Negative Power with Vegetarian Rocket Engines from Ex-SpaceX Engineer — Brad Hartwig, CEO of Arbor
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#143: [One of our most popular] Climate Investing, from Gordon Gekko to the Dalai Lama
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#142: 10 Ways to Create 10 New Hours Per Week (maybe)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#141: Ask Me Anything (AMA) — How to raise VC, Helping female founders, Six books, Where you should work
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#140: Tibetan Inspiration, $72M, and Better Lithium Production — Amanda Hall, CEO of Summit Nanotech
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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#139: VC Investing Over 13 Years in Climate and Sustainability — Devin Whatley and Geoffrey Eisenberg at Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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#138: Finding Purpose Out of Pain as a CEO — Shawn Lesser, Cofounder of The Real
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#137: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Coaching 100+ Climate CEOs
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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#136: EV "Trucks as a Service" gets $422M — Matt LeDucq, CEO of Forum Mobility
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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#135: "You're Not a Real Climate Tech Investor" — Ryan Jeffery, Senior Managing Director for gener8tor Sustainability
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#134: The Habits, Life Advice, and Book Recommendations of 5 Climate CEOs and Investors — Part 1
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#133: Stanford Ph.D. Scaling Carbon Removal with Olivine and Agriculture — Adam Wolf, CEO of Eion
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#132: Over $55M+ for No-Cost Reforestation on Post-Wildfire Burned Acreage — Grant Canary, CEO of Mast Reforestation
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#131: 20 Gigawatt-hours of Clean Power While Saving Customers Millions of Dollars— Naman Trivedi, CEO of WattBuy
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs (Trailer)
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May 26, 2023 |
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#130: Over 5,000 Businesses and $140M of VC Investment for Smarter Drone Use — Mike Winn, CEO of DroneDeploy
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May 25, 2023 |
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#129: $60M and 170 Employees in 2 Years to be the “Android of EV Charging Software” — Casper Rasmussen, CEO of Monta
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May 18, 2023 |
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#128: $500M+ to Boost Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings — Al Subbloie, CEO of Budderfly
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May 11, 2023 |
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#127: From $0 to $125M and 450 Investors for Climate in 2 Years — Jacqueline van den Ende, CEO at Carbon Equity
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May 04, 2023 |
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#126: Rainforests, Satellites, and Nature-Based Project Data — Dr. Murray Collins, CEO of Space Intelligence
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#125: Disrupting 50% of Global Electricity Use with New Electrostatic Motors — Matt Maroon, CEO of C-Motive Technologies
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#124: Microsoft-backed Bio-cement and Bio-concrete from Algae — Loren Burnett, CEO of Prometheus Materials
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#123: $1.2B for Investment in Climate Software — John Tough, Managing Partner at Energize Ventures
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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#122: Insects for Alternative Protein, from Y Combinator to a Mississippi farm — Trina Chiasson, CEO of Ovipost
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#121: Fossil-Free High-Temperature Industrial Heat Pumps — Geir Robstad, Cofounder of Heaten
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#120: VC-Backed Bacteria Domestication for Low-Carbon Manufacturing — Dr. Sarah Richardson, CEO of MicroByre
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#119: Carbon-Negative Materials and $100M+ of Prior Startup Exits — Bryan Hassin, CEO of DexMat
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#118: Impact Investing with $8 Billion Under Advisement — Nick Flores, Managing Director at Caprock
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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#117: AI-driven Discovery of New Low-Carbon Materials — Jeff Erhardt, CEO of Mattiq
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#116: $100M to Create Chemicals Using Light — Trevor Best, CEO of Syzygy Plasmonics
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#115: Decarbonization-as-a-Service for the World's Biggest Carbon Emitters — Maria Fujihara, CEO of Sinai Technologies
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#114: $275M for Energy Storage Software — Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#113: Small Modular Nuclear Power Project Developers with VC Backing — Bret Kugelmass, CEO of Last Energy
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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How many climate tech unicorns are there?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Clean Mobility for Cities' Transit Deserts — Su Sanni, Founder of Dollaride
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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$85M for Green Iron with No Premium — Sandeep Nijhawan, CEO of Electra
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Dear Startup Founder — Here are 6 Questions from a $1.1B Climate Tech VC Firm
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Green Hydrogen Project Development by Cleantech Veteran — Jake Susman, CEO of Ambient Fuels
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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$200M for Turning Organic Waste into Profitable Compost — Joseph McMillin, CEO of Atlas Organics
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Former Twitter Head of Engineering Now Tackles Climate Philanthropy — Alex Roetter, GP at Moxxie Ventures & Founder of Terraset
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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New “Climate Finance Tracker”, To all the carbon tech haters, 15 money-winning climate tech pitch decks
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Climate Investing, from Gordon Gekko to the Dalai Lama — Howard Fischer, Cofounder of Gratitude Railroad
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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The Man of Many Hats — Taj Eldridge, Investor at Include Ventures & Director at Jobs for the Future
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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10 Years of For-Profit & For-Good VC Investing — Sophie Bakalar & Tomás Álvarez Belón from Collaborative Fund
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Billions of Dollars of Net-Zero Energy Infrastructure — Damian Beauchamp, President of 8 Rivers
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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The Leading Flood Mapping Platform — Bessie Schwartz, CEO of Cloud to Street
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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$222M for Smarter Clean Hydrogen Production — Raffi Garabedian, CEO of Electric Hydrogen
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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$500M for New Climate Tech Investments in the $326T Real Estate — Greg Smithies, Partner at Fifth Wall
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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How This Climate VC Investor Decides Which Founders to Back — Jason Holt, Partner at Baruch Future Ventures
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Fast, Non-dilutive Capital for Climate Founders — Dimitry Gershenson, CEO of Enduring Planet
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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VC-backed SaaS for Hourly GHG Emissions Tracking of Carbon-Free Power — Lincoln Payton, CEO of Cleartrace
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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$54M+ and a $100/Ton Target for Carbon Mineralization — Shashank Samala, CEO of Heirloom
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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350+ climate startups on a map, Billionaire VC investor "made a mistake,” Texas “bans” 348 ESG funds
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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$62M of VC Investment for Fintech + Energy Efficiency Leader — Lauren Salz, CEO of Sealed
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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$3B of VC Lessons for Share with Climate Tech — Brad Feld, Cofounder of Foundry
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Carbon tech wishlist from a $350M VC fund
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Funding data for 212 mobility startups
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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$100M Love Letter to Pioneering Climate Businesses Leaders — Rachel Delacour, CEO of Sweep
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Making ESG Investing Easier for $2 Billion — Jay Lipman, President of Ethic
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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90% Reduction in Lab-to-Production Timeline for Iron-based Battery Cathodes — Vivas Kumar, CEO of Mitra Chem
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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$375M in Growth Equity for the New Energy Industry — Mark Lewis, Managing Director of Lime Rock New Energy
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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$700M for Smart Energy and Mobility Ventures — Tim Wang, Managing Partner of The Westly Group (VC)
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Using Excess Renewable Energy to Power Smarter, Smaller Data Centers — John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Computing
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Investing in European Climate Tech Startups — Yoann Berno, General Partner at Climentum Capital
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Profitably Reclaiming Critical Minerals from Waste and Mining — Megan O'Connor, CEO of Nth Cycle
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Leading Complex Legal Transactions in Clean Energy Infrastructure — Mona Dajani, Head of Renewable Energy at Pillsbury
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Impact Investment Solutions for the $1 trillion Charitable Investment Market — Adam Rein, Cofounder of CapShift
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May 26, 2022 |
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It's Getting Hot in Here — 2x Valuation Increase for the SOSV Climate Tech 100
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May 19, 2022 |
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118 Climate Tech Startups to Watch + Join My Live Class June 1 to 14
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May 12, 2022 |
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Investing Millions for Carbon Negative Projects — Stacy Kauk, Head of Sustainability at Shopify
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May 05, 2022 |
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Software for corporations speeding to sustainability leadership — Mike Hanrahan (Co-founder) and Alyssa Rade (CSO) at Sustain.Life
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Synthetic Biology to Rethink Heavy Industry — Moji Karimi, CEO of Cemvita Factory
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Agtech Software to Reverse Climate Change — Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Iron Man Invests in Green Building Performance Software — Sandeep Ahuja, CEO of cove.tool
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Bio-Based, Low-Carbon Infrastructure Development — Roshan Vani, COO of Nexus PMG
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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VC-backed API to Automate Carbon Removal — Brennan Spellacy, CEO of Patch
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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$45M for MIT Spinout in Industrial Decarbonization — Dr. Shreya Dave, CEO of Via Separations
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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15 Years Investing in Cleantech — Abe Yokell, Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The OG of Impact Investing — Dave Kirkpatrick, Managing Director of SJF Ventures
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Clean Power from the Ocean's Energy — Marcus Lehmann, CEO of CalWave
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Venture Capital for the Future of Industry — Ricardo Angel, CEO of Piva Capital
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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New VC Funding for Next-Gen Power Transmission Lines — Dr. Jason Huang, CEO of TS Conductor
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Earth Tech Investing Since 2012 — Murray McCraig, Cofounder of ArcTern Ventures
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Reimaging Trillion-Dollar Industries — Andrew Beebe, Managing Director of Obvious
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Deep Decarbonization to Non-Luxury Buildings — Kate Frucher, Managing Director at The Clean Fight
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Rechargeable Alkaline Battery Deployment — Sanjoy Banerjee, Executive Chairman of Urban Electric Power
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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B Corp Values at a Leading Solar and Storage Developer — Blake Sturcke, President of Encore Renewable Energy
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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100% Green Electricity for 3 Million Customers and Counting — Michael Lee, CEO of Octopus Energy USA
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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TED Speaker and Serial Tech CEO with a New Book — Bill Nussey, Founder of the Freeing Energy Project
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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New Series B Closing for Clean Energy Risk Management and Analytics — Lee Taylor, CEO of REsurety
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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$15B+ for Decarbonizing Infrastructure — Dr. Dmitriy Antropov, Co-Head of Infrastructure at the Partners Group
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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$101M for the #1 Climate Management & Accounting Platform — Kentaro Kawamori, CEO of Persefoni
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Leader in Zero-Plastic Online Grocery Shopping — Zuleyka Strasner, Founder and CEO of Zero
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Nature-inspired EV batteries — Virginia Klausmeier, CEO of Sylvatex
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Climate Investor: $2 Billion for Deep Tech Climate Ventures — Dr. Eric Toone, CTO of Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Captured Carbon to High Value Products — Staff Sheehan CTO and Cofounder of Air Company
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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The Biggest Kelp Company in the USA — Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Serial Founder + Former SpaceX Team to Revolutionize Engineered Wood — Josh Dorfman, CEO of Plantd
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Climate Tech Investor: Seed-stage Sustainability Tech — Paul Straub, Co-founder of Wireframe Ventures
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Largest Forest Carbon Project in the US. — Max Nova, Co-founder of NCX
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Climate Tech Investor: Deep Tech — Derek Handley, Founder of Aera Ventures
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Robots for Smart Agriculture — Eric Adamson, CEO of Tortuga AgTech
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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How to Bring Power to 800+ Million Households — Kristina Skierka, CEO of Power For All
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Putting Women Center Stage for Better Climate Solutions — Helen Bertelli, Co-founder of Women in Climate Tech
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Don't Take It For Granted: Super Customer Service in Energy Efficiency — Phil Croskey, CEO of MD Energy Advisors
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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VC-Funded App to Automate High Quality Carbon Offsets — Sanchali Pal, CEO of Joro
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Climate Tech Investor: 2.5 Gigatons of GHGs Reduced Per Deal — David Miller, Managing Director of Clean Energy Ventures
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Carbon Capture Tech and Project Development — Scott Frazier, CEO of Carbon America
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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B Corp Installing 100s of Solar Projects Each Year — Kevin Schulte, CEO of GreenSpark Solar
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Software to Divert $20M+ of Food Waste to 1,000+ NGOs — Komal Ahmad, Founder of Copia
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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New Carbon Removal Tech via Industrial Cooling Towers — Josh Santos, CEO of Noya
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Climate Tech Investor: $50M+ of Catalytic Capital — Amy Duffuor, Principal of Prime Impact Fund
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Upcycling Food Waste into Delicious Superfoods — Claire Schlemme, CEO of Renewal Mill
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Plant-powered Replacements for Traditional Plastic— Nuha Siddiqui, CEO of Erthos
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Sensor-Based Innovation: Save Money and Reduce Food Waste in the $1 Trillion Cold Chain— Manik Suri, CEO of Therma
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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SaaS Solution for Corporate Climate Intelligence and Risk Management — Laura Zizzo and Jeremy Greven, Manifest Climate
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May 27, 2021 |
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ZERO: Recent Agtech Deals, 2 Investor Tools to Measure GHGs, "Soiling Your Pants" for Microbiome Health
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May 25, 2021 |
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Sustainability Modeling Software for More Climate-Aware Supply Chains — Julia Collins, CEO of Planet FWD
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May 20, 2021 |
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ZERO: 8 Climate Accelerators, Recent Climate Tech Financings
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May 18, 2021 |
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Solar Solutions for the Navajo and Other Tribal Communities — Brett Isaac, Chairman of Navajo Power
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May 14, 2021 |
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Nature-Based Carbon Removal with the World's Fastest Growing Tree — Doug Willmore, CEO of World Tree
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May 06, 2021 |
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ZERO: 99% of the Investment Industry’s $69T Controlled by One Demographic, 3x3x3 Learning Framework from McKinsey
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May 04, 2021 |
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$80M+ to Save Consumers Money with Smart Home Devices — Matt Duesterberg, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of OhmConnect
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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ZERO: 28 Climate SPAC Stock Trends, 1,000 Indoor Agtech Startups, Native American Land Map
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Software Solution: "Airbnb for Electric Vehicle Charging" — Heather Hochrein, CEO of EVMatch
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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ZERO: Q1 Climate Tech Venture Capital and Private Equity Round Up
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Software-powered Clean Energy Marketplace: 529,000 Buildings with a Positive ROI — Kevin Berkemeyer, Co-founder and CEO of Station A
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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ZERO: 12 Climate Tech Companies to Watch (Bloomberg), $5T/Year Needed to Achieve UN SDGs, Atomic Habits (book)
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Reverse Logistics for Higher Quality and Lower Waste Restaurant Takeout — Lindsey Hoell, CEO of Dispatch Goods
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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ZERO: 64% of Executives Cringe on Net Zero Goals, 1 Trillion Reasons to Love Green Infrastructure, Iron Man Invests in Bamboo Toilet Paper
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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$157M+ for On-site Hydrogen Supply as a Service — Mo Vargas, CEO of BayoTech
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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ZERO: Two Climate CEO/President Interviews, How to Say "No" to Many and "Yes" to the Precious Few
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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David vs. Goliath in Power Markets: Retail Electricity Provider + Battery Monetization — James McGinniss, CEO of David Energy
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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ZERO: 75+ Environmental Monitoring Startups. $100B in Savings to Retire Coal. Green Steel?
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Distributed, No-Impact Hydropower with High Capacity Factors — Emily Morris, CEO of Emrgy
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence for Reduced Agricultural Waste — Miku Jha, CEO of AgShift
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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VC Investor: Digital Climate Mitigation and Adaptation — Amy Francetic, General Managing Partner of Buoyant Ventures
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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$100M+ of Green Affordable Housing + Greening Utilities — Jackie Dakakis, CEO of Green Coast Enterprises
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Upgrading Energy Equipment for 500+ Million Square Feet of Office Buildings with New Software Solution — Tom Arnold, CEO of Gridium
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Nationwide Digital Utility Platform for Renewable Energy — Kiran Bhatraju, CEO of Arcadia
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Sustainable Infrastructure Developer: Carbon, Hydrogen, Agriculture, Renewable Energy — Aaron Ratner President of Cross River Infrastructure Partners
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Carbon Sequestration Retrofit Technology for Concrete Plants — Jennifer Wagner, President of CarbonCure Technologies
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Financing and Credit Risk Rating for Off-Grid Solar in Africa — Kate Steel, Co-founder & COO of Nithio
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Reusing Shipping Containers to Create Green Affordable Housing — Wanona Satcher, CEO of Mahkers Studio
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Distributed Green Manufacturing To Save Costs and Boost Resilience — Pandwe Gibson, CEO of EcoTech Visions
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Jan 07, 2021 |