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Key insights:

* Interview with Ryan Grant Little, a jack of all trades in impact incl. angel investing in climatetech ๐ŸŒฑ

* Two of Ryanโ€™s key learnings are that as an impact angel, 1) you see the losers before the winners, and 2) you get the most value from cooperating with other angels and VCs to deploy smaller tickets at first and ensure not taking too much of the founderโ€™s time for the DD ๐Ÿค

* Ryanโ€™s top tip for founders raising from impact angels: โ€œIf you want advice, ask for money. If you want money, ask for advice.โ€œ ๐Ÿ’ก

* Ryan argues that impact VCs should keep on investing in foodtech in the current economic environment: most foodtech solutions are just making our food system more efficient - itโ€™s not only a question of whether they want to fight emissions ๐ŸŒ but just as much about it being efficient to feed and slaughter cows ๐Ÿ„

Podcast agenda:* The foodtech investment thesis ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

* Uncertainty of foodtech investing ๐Ÿค”

* Write-offs and write-downs as an impact angel ๐Ÿ“‰

* Learnings as an impact angel ๐ŸŽ“

* Tips for founders raising impact angel rounds ๐Ÿš€



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