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Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsSustainable Forestry: $17M Becomes $300M (Plus 375 Tree Farms Without Carbon Offsets or Land Purchases)Discover how World Tree combines regenerative forestry, carbon sequestration, and impact investing to scale climate solutions across North America and Latin America.🎧 Episode SummaryDoug Willmore, CEO of World Tree, shares how the company is commercializing the world’s fastest-growing hardwood, Paulownia, and how their EcoTree program enables retail investors to support regenerative forestry while earning returns.Doug explains the unique regenerative qualities of Paulownia, why biodiversity matters in timber projects, and how World Tree is educating investors on the environmental and financial benefits of sustainable forestry.🔑 Key TakeawaysWorld Tr...2025-07-2147 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.The Climate Finance Fund is a philanthropic platform that helps to mobilize capital for climate solutions. Supported by the Hewlett Foundation and hosted by the European Climate Foundation, they’re focused on China, the European Union, and the United States.–Previously, Marilyn led energy and cleantech investments at Village Capital, managed nuclear and renewable energy projects at AREVA (now Orano), and served as a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, where she led a team to analyze, model, and forecast energy solutions to climate change. Marilyn also worked at the intersection of science and policy at the U.S...2025-06-3050 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Remora, founded in 2020 in Michigan, retrofits diesel locomotives and semi-trucks with onboard systems that capture, liquify, and purify up to 90% of CO₂ emissions – while also cutting soot, particulates, and NOₓ – then stores it for offloading and sale, sharing revenue with operators. Backed by $117 M in venture funding and piloting with major players like Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Ryder, Werner, and DHL, the company overcame early design issues (like waterlogging and backpressure) and is now scaling for broader deployment.–Paul is the co-founder and CEO at Remora. In 2021, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 lis...2025-06-2347 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Rusheen Capital Management is a Santa Monica, CA-based private equity firm that invests in growth-stage companies in the carbon capture and utilization, low-carbon energy, and water sustainability sectors.–Prior to co-founding Rusheen, Jim started, invested in and run numerous companies. These include: US Renewables Group (Founder & Managing Partner), Stamps.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:STMP – Founder), Spoke Software, Inc. (Founder & CEO), Archive, Inc. (Founder & CEO – sold to Cyclone Commerce), NanoH2O, Inc. (Founder & Board Member – sold to LG Chemical), SolarReserve (Founder & Board Member), Fulcrum Bioenergy, Inc. (Founder & Board Member), Common Assets (Founder & Board Member – sold to NASDAQ:SCTY), SET...2025-06-1654 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Endolith is a Denver-based biotech startup revolutionizing mining by leveraging microbes to sustainably extract copper and lithium from low-grade ores. Founded in 2023, the company employs custom-engineered microbial communities, adaptive biohatcheries, and real-time cloud-based monitoring to enhance mineral recovery while minimizing environmental impact. Endolith's innovations have demonstrated significant improvements in copper extraction, attracting partnerships with industry leaders like BHP and Rio Tinto. Their approach not only boosts efficiency but also reduces reliance on harmful chemicals, aligning mining practices with clean energy goals.–Dr. Liz Dennett is a technologist and entrepreneur with...2025-06-0249 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Cyclic Materials is a Canadian cleantech company, founded in 2021, specializing in the recycling of rare earth elements (REEs) from end-of-life products such as electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, and electronic waste. Their proprietary technologies, MagCycle℠ and REEPure℠, enable the efficient recovery and purification of critical materials, contributing to a circular economy and reducing reliance on traditional mining. In 2024, the company launched its first commercial demonstration facility in Kingston, Ontario, and announced plans to invest over $20 million in a U.S. facility in Mesa, Arizona.Cyclic Materials has secured significant funding, including a $53 million Series...2025-05-1944 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Presto Charging is like Stripe for EV charging, providing a marketplace for EV fleet owners and EV charging networks via an app and API. They recently raised a $15 million seed round led by Union Square Ventures and included investments from Congruent Ventures, Jetstream, and Powerhouse Ventures.Ashwin is also a “papa to two feisty girls, weekend road bike cruiser, and photographer in hibernation.” Before Presto, he led the Vehicles and Electrification program at Uber. Here are 5 topics we covered in the podcast:1. Founding PrestoAshwin and co-founder JJ Ra...2025-04-1139 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Cambium is on a mission to build better supply chains for the timber industry. Through their operating system, Traece, they make it easy to source sustainable and local Carbon Smart Wood™ from fallen trees at large scales. They’ve won awards, including Fast Company’s “Most Innovative” and TIME’s Best Invention 2024.Before Cambium, Ben worked at Sandia National Laboratories and Global Hydrologic Solutions. He is also a Forbes 30 under 30 and NOLS-certified Wilderness First Responder.--✅ Here are 6 topics we covered in the podcast:1. Founder OriginsBen traces h...2025-04-0340 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Alsym is developing a new generation of high-performance, low-cost, non-flammable batteries to help enable a zero-carbon electrified future for all. Using readily-available materials that are inherently non-toxic, Alsym’s breakthrough battery technology is an alternative to lithium-ion at less than half the cost, with the same performance and with no lithium or cobalt.Mukesh Chatter is CEO, president and co-founder of Alsym Energy. Previously, he co-founded Nexabit Networks and was CEO until its acquisition by Lucent Technologies, and co-managed NeoNet Capital LLC. He was named to Red Herring Magazine’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs in 1999, and...2025-03-1348 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Amperon is a Houston-based technology company specializing in AI-powered electricity forecasting and analytics solutions. Founded in 2018, Amperon provides high-precision demand, renewable generation, and price forecasts to enhance grid reliability, manage financial risk, and support decarbonization efforts. Their platform serves a diverse clientele, including utilities, financial traders, and independent power producers, by leveraging advanced AI models and real-time analytics to navigate the complexities of modern energy markets. In October 2023, Amperon raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Capital, underscoring their commitment to innovation in the energy sector.For almost 20 years, Sean Kelly has been...2025-03-0644 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Blue Bear Capital is a venture and early-growth equity fund focused on digital technologies for the energy industry. On their third fund, their companies harness IoT, machine learning, and cyber security across solar, wind, and the broader energy infrastructure.Ernst Sack is a founding partner at Blue Bear. Previously, he spent nine years at Riverstone, a leading energy private equity firm that has invested over $45B since 2000, and worked on the Mergers & Acquisitions team at Citigroup. He has held board roles for over 15 energy and software companies, including Raptor Maps, Pani, Axiom Cloud, and Shoreline....2025-02-2743 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Bellwether is a climate prediction tool that uses AI to analyze Earth observation data and anticipate changes to the planet. It's used by the public and private sectors to help with disaster preparation and recovery. How Bellwether works: Uses simulation techniques to analyze Earth observation dataPredicts the likelihood of severe weather, like wildfires and floodsIdentifies damage to critical infrastructure after a disasterHelps deliver aid more quickly after a disasterDr. Sarah Russell is a startup founder, tech executive, and physician working at the intersection of business, planetary health, and machine learning. In addition to...2025-02-2047 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.SolaREIT, established in 2020, specializes in providing flexible capital solutions for solar and battery energy storage real estate. By partnering with developers and landowners, SolaREIT facilitates the monetization of land assets through land purchases, lease prepayments, and land loans. Their streamlined approach and competitive pricing have enabled capital deployment for projects across 19 states, contributing to over $3.5 billion in solar and battery storage developments.Laura Pagliarulo is the Co-founder and CEO of SolaREIT, bringing over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy sector. Before founding SolaREIT in July 2020, she served as Managing Director at CleanChoice Energy, where she led...2025-02-1349 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Optera provides a SaaS platform and consulting services to help enterprises manage carbon emissions, focusing on Scope 3 emissions. Their platform integrates operational and supply chain data to calculate and track emissions, helping clients to align with science-based targets, comply with regulations, and improve sustainability strategies. Optera supports auto, tech, and retail industries in decarbonizing their value chains and meeting emerging climate disclosure requirements.Tim Weiss, co-founder of Optera, has extensive experience in renewable energy and emissions management. He has led initiatives in scaling solar technology in sub-Saharan Africa and now focuses on advancing enterprise-level decarbonization solutions through...2025-02-0649 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Mark1 is a public benefit corporation focused on accelerating the commercialization of emerging industrial technologies and climate solutions. Being spun out of Deep Science Ventures and the Rocky Mountain Institute, Mark1 offers early-stage project development support, front-end planning, and catalytic capital for innovative companies. By bridging the gap between technology development and project development, they help startups navigate the complexities of project financing, off-take agreements, and regulatory processes. Julian Ryba-White, Co-Founder and CEO of Mark1, was previously a Principal at Nokomis Energy, Senior Director of TenK Solar, and Manager at SolarCity Here are five takeaways.2025-01-3048 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Prelude Ventures is a climate tech investment firm focusing on early-stage startups. They invest primarily in seed and Series A rounds, supporting founders with innovative technologies addressing climate challenges. They began in 2009 and have about $2 billion under management. Matt Eggers, Managing Director at Prelude Ventures, has a wealth of experience in climate tech investing and manufacturing. Plus, he serves on one of our boards at Duke University, the EDGE Center at our Fuqua School of Business, so you know he can pick great teams! Prior roles include Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and operational roles at Sunrun...2025-01-2350 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.SparkMeter offers grid-management solutions that enable utilities worldwide to run profitable, efficient, and reliable systems. Their investors include mutual friends at Clean Energy Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Elemental Impact. Dan’s prior experience includes work at DNV GL and a PhD in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. How an 8th-grade science project and a trip to Haiti laid the foundation for this company Why they chose to build solutions involving hardware, software, and communications instead of just one or two of thos...2025-01-1647 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#210: Elise Strobach, CEO of Aeroshield — $25M for Super Efficient Windows. 4x Faster Payback. 40% Lighter. MIT and NASA Science. How to Ignore Criticism.Aeorshield is unlocking the next generation of energy-efficient windows. They do this by developing the world’s most transparent silica aerogel inserts for windows, reducing energy loss through windows by 50%. Elise’s prior experience includes roles at Johnson Controls, Activate, and a PhD from MIT where the research on aerogels all began. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. How windows lead to 35% of energy loss in buildings How they’re using $25M in funding to expand beyond their pilot facility and scale up next year How to make this super-insulating material...2025-01-0945 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Skyven is an industrial decarbonization company that designs, funds, installs, and maintains a unique steam-generating heat pump with zero downtime and no CapEx cost to customers. They have hundreds of millions of dollars of financing available. As the founder and CEO, Arun is a mission-driven PhD engineer-turned-entrepreneur with prior roles at Texas Instruments and Metronics. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. Why they're well positioned to serve the trillion-dollar global industry process heat market How they price steam contracts with customers in chemicals, pulp and paper, food and beverage, ethanol, te...2024-12-1948 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Kita is a carbon insurance specialist bridging the insurance and carbon markets. Their insurance products act as a stamp of confidence and safeguard against loss. Their insurance claims can be paid in cash or in replacement carbon credits, providing flexibility for clients' individual risk appetites and carbon strategies. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. The relationship between billion-dollar transactions and rigorous insurance products The difference between counterparty, political, method, and natural catastrophes risks, and when Kita choose to insure against them The voluntary carbon market players they rely on to certify whether a...2024-12-1255 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.SER Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity investment firm dedicated to North American industrial sustainability. They manage $500M in equity, plus opportunities to harness debt for the right projects. Typical investments range from $50-$150M per company. In addition to his role at SER, Rahul is a former private equity investor at Energy Capital Partners and a Board member at Sunnova, NextLight, FirsLlight, Sungevity, and growth-stage cleantech companies.  In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. How they pick the right companies to invest in Their perspective on ESG and how it...2024-12-0556 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.e-Zinc produces zinc-based long-duration energy storage technology with discharge durations between 10 and 100 hours. They have raised over $100M in funding and are building their first three commercial pilots. In addition to his role at e-Zinc, James is a Board Director of the Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC) and Energy Storage Canada (ESC), as well as a former Manager at Bain and MaRS. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. How the long-duration energy storage sector is poised to become a $4T market by 2040 Why he’s going to market with a “r...2024-11-1446 minThe Revenue Room™, by H2K LabsThe Revenue Room™, by H2K LabsThe Revenue Room™ with Chris Dyer, Remote Work and Culture ExpertIn this insightful episode, Heather Holst-Knudsen sits down with Chris Dyer, a leading authority on company culture and remote work. Chris shares his journey from CEO of a rapidly growing company to a global leadership speaker and bestselling author. He discusses his seven-pillar framework for building strong, effective company cultures and how organizations can optimize their work environments, whether in-office, remote, or hybrid.Key Topics Discussed:RevvedUP Event Overview: Heather announces H2K Labs’ new initiative, RevvedUP, an exclusive gathering for CEOs and C-suite teams to strategize on fueling enterprise value. Event details: February 25-2...2024-11-1255 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Coreshell can reduce the cost of batteries by roughly 25% and improve drive range by about 40% by producing metallurgical silicon anodes to replace graphite. Their collaborators include some of the biggest names in the automotive industry and the largest merchant producer of silicon metal in the Western world. Jonathan is a UC Berkeley graduate in chemical engineering with 12 years of prior experience at New Logic Research as well as Membrane Technolgy and Research. He’s also a Climate CEO Fellow with us at EFI. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways. How they...2024-11-0751 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.HData provides software solutions that streamline regulatory reporting and data management for the energy industry, focusing on utilities and regulatory bodies. They are a Techstars startup with two rounds of VC funding. Before HData, Hudson served as an attorney and advisor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), advocating for data transparency in financial and regulatory disclosures. He also founded the Data Coalition, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing data transparency in government. He is widely recognized for promoting open data standards and leveraging technology to improve regulatory compliance and efficiency. In this...2024-10-1750 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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?Plentify is a smart energy company that makes affordable, reliable, and clean electricity a reality for all. Their current focus is on the demand-side management of water heaters to create virtual power plants. Jon is the former head of clean energy for Google across Africa and a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company and South Pole Carbon Asset Management. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. How smarter water heaters can reduce energy storage costs by 75% Why their capital raise was hardest in the easiest market (a few years ba...2024-10-1039 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Atmos is a climate fintech company offering savings and checking accounts to help fund the clean energy transition. Ravi is a 25-year veteran of the clean energy industry, material science engineer, and serial entrepreneur. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. Why the $6 trillion mandate means that every lender should be a climate lender How they’ve crafted financial products to move tens of millions of dollars into clean energy installations How he almost got diabetes from working too much on his business What he means by "experience is w...2024-10-0346 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.EnergyX is a direct lithium extraction company with $100M of investment, including about $50M from retail investors. Its 100 team members are advancing its new membrane, solvent, and adsorbents to boost the efficiency of extracting lithium from underground salt water. Teague is a serial entrepreneur whose first success was launching a record label at age 20 and taking an artist to #1 in the iTunes hip hop charts. (That’s a first for a guest on the EFI podcast!) In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. The severe limitations of conventional lith...2024-09-1255 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.WATTMORE is an energy storage software company providing battery sizing, economic outcome forecasts, battery charging and discharging, and more. JW is a serial founder and clean power executive (Because Solar, Main Street Power, Clean Energy Collective, SunShare), Vice Chair (Western Caucus) of the Democratic National Committee, Board member of Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, and Board member of SELF (Solar Electric Light Fund). In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. What it means to be a “deal whisperer” How his experience developing hundreds of solar projects helps his softwa...2024-09-0550 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#193: Jaqueline van Ende, CEO of Carbon Equity — $275M Raised from 900 Investors in 120+ Companies with $1.8B of RevenueToday’s podcast is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes ever. Jaqueline van Ende is the CEO of Carbon Equity. They also have some big news... They’ve raised another €60 million in 4 months for their third climate tech fund. The goal is to raise €125 million in all which will be invested through private equity and venture capital funds in the EU and the US and eventually into at least 150 climate tech companies. Since its founding in 2021, Carbon Equity has raised over €250 million from more than 900 investors. To date, the company has invest...2024-08-1550 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#191: Yves Benchimol, CEO of WeWard — 20 Million Users. App Boosts Walking by 24%. Tens of Millions of Revenue. Behavioral Psychology.WeWard is an app that rewards users for walking more each day. To date, they have 20 million users walking an extra 24% than before having the app. They provide rewards from corporate partners for hitting certain walking goals, and they’ve generated eight figures in revenue while doing so. Yves has over 10 years of experience in creating and scaling innovative solutions for physical retail, as well as a background in machine learning, big data, web and mobile development, applied mathematics, and cognitive science, with degrees in entrepreneurship and Silicon Valley innovation from Ecole Polytechnique and UC Berkeley. ...2024-08-0145 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Liminal uses ultrasound and machine learning to create a new way to inspect battery manufacturing, elevate cell quality, and improve cost and safety. They’ve raised over $35M from investors such as our friends at ArcTern Ventures, EIF, and Northvolt, as well as the federal government, including ARPA-E and NSF. Andrew brings a PhD and post-doc work at Princeton University to the creation of this venture. He’s also an Active Fellow and Board member, as well as a skilled photographer. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. How th...2024-07-2540 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.SolarKal is a curated marketplace and trusted advisor that makes solar installations easy for commercial real estate owners. Their clients represent 100 million square feet of real estate, and their 200 vetted solar installers have generated $1.6 billion in project bids to date. And over 80% of positive ROI solar projects get built. Yaniv is a mechanical engineer, 2x founder, and MBA from Columbia with over a decade of experience in the solar industry. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. How they get paid (it might not be what you think) Ho...2024-07-1941 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Avnos provides a Hybrid Direct Air Capture (HDAC) solution that inverts the water paradigm in DAC, producing water (5 tons per ton of carbon captured), eliminating heat consumption, and reducing costs by 50% compared to other forms of DAC. Will is a serial founder, investor, and board member in climate tech. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. How they accessed $100M in capital to grow this company How their technology does what seems impossible in the DAC sector How they accessed strategic investors and deployment partners on three continents Wh...2024-07-1156 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.My guest today is Astrid Atkinson, Co-founder and CEO of Camus Energy. Camus Energy is a VC-backed software company serving power utilities with analytics and forecasting, real-time monitoring, and advanced control for local resources to help decarbonize the grid. Astrid was a technical writer who worked her way up to become an executive in engineering at Google. She’s also a board member at the Gridwise Alliance and an Aussie who occasionally unveils her delightful accent. In her free time, she likes to find the connections between crocheting, dog training, and growing a world-changing company. ...2024-06-2848 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.My guest today is Nigel Broomhall, Co-founder and CEO of Invisible Urban Charging. Invisible Urban Charging provides electric vehicles as a service, which means they design, install, own, and maintain chargers for investors, fleet managers, and corporates eager to electrify transportation while avoiding the capital expense and uncertainty associated with being a novice in the sector. They’ve signed partnerships with giants like CBRE to install over 1 million chargers. Nigel brings three decades of experience in power utilities, energy, and banking across multiple continents. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important take...2024-06-2053 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.My guest today is Evgeny Klochikhin, Founder and CEO of Sheeva.ai. Sheeva.ai is a software and fintech company that enables payments within vehicles, making it easy to “charge and walk.” They are backed by strategic investors in the US, India, Germany, and Japan. Prior to Sheeva, Evgeny earned a PhD in innovation policy and technology and was a senior data scientist at the American Institutes for Research, a public relations specialist for the European Jewish Congress, and a journalist in Russia. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and mu...2024-06-1343 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.Aether is a molecular assembler platform that can extract lithium from previously inaccessible reserves. It uses robots and machine learning to search among trillions of enzymes for the right fit. Pavle is a first-time founder and almost college dropout (there’s a story to that!) who’s spent almost seven years building Aether and raising $49M along the way. In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more. How he hopes to make the US the lithium capital of the world Which revenue models he’s pursuing with mining partners How he’l...2024-06-0649 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.LiquiDonate is a VC-backed software platform that matches and moves reclaimable items (such as online returns and unsold inventory) into the hands of nonprofits who need them, thereby saving retailers millions of dollars and keeping tons of waste out of landfills. Disney is a social impact innovator who started as employee number 15 at PostMates. She helped grow the company's customer service and Civic Labs divisions and won awards from TIME Magazine and FAST company. She’s also a feminist, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and an animal rights activist working to be a better-practicing ally for ma...2024-05-3047 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#179: Omeed Badkoobeh, CEO of Yotta Energy — $36M for Commercial Batteries and Microinverters. Spirituality in Entrepreneurship. Lessons Learned from Working at Tesla.Yotta Energy is a VC-backed distributed energy company based in Austin, Texas. They provide solar panel-level energy storage and microinverters for the commercial and industrial sectors. Yotta https://www.yottaenergy.com Prior to Yotta, Omeed worked in sales and business development for Tesla, Evoke Electric Motorcycles, and Build NATiVE. Other fun experiences include organizing Lego robotics competitions for budding STEM youth in China. https://www.linkedin.com/in/omeed-badkoobeh 📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP: Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in c...2024-05-0243 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Joshua Goldberg, cofounder and CEO of Sunstone Credit. Sunstone Credit provides flexible financing solutions for commercial solar loans with activity in 30 states and 400+ solar partners. Joshua is also a former cofounder and executive at Sunlight Financial, Astrum Solar, and Legends of Learning. -- 🌐 LINKS: Sunstone Credit - https://www.sunstonecredit.com/ Joshua - https://www.sunstonecredit.com --- 🎙️ PODCAST TO...2024-04-1843 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Alex Rappaport, CEO and Cofounder of ZwitterCo. ZwitterCo is a VC-backed water tech company that uses zwitterionic chemistry (yes, that’s a real term) and extremely fouling-resistant membranes to reduce industrial water use, save energy, and reduce chemical inputs. Alex turned a startup bootcamp during his M.S. at Tufts University into an award-winning business and the largest Series A investment in water tech to date.  Hope you enjoy it! Share this podcast with your people to give Duncan and Highland a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitt...2024-03-2850 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Duncan McIntyre, CEO of Highland. Highland brings a turnkey solution to make EV fleet adoption simple, reliable, and cost-effective for school buses and other fleets. Duncan sold his previous company in energy and emissions management for $100M. Hope you enjoy it! Share this podcast with your people to give Duncan and Highland a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter. --- 🌐 LINKS: Highland – https://highlandfleets.com/ Duncan – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dumcintyre/ --- 🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS: How to convert...2024-03-2147 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Rohan Puri, CEO of Stable. Stable maximizes EV charging station ROI with strategic placement and pricing solutions. Rohan brings experience from MIT, Harvard, and TechStars. Hope you enjoy it! And give Rohan and Stable a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter by sharing this podcast with your people. --- 🌐 LINKS: Stable – https://stable.auto/ Rohan – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohanspuri/ --- 🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS: How 70% of EV fast chargers are underperforming financially. Why static pricing at EV charging statio...2024-03-1447 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Mike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables. Anza is a solar module and battery storage procurement platform that helps developers and project owners see more options in less time to increase project profits and productivity. Mike is a long-time solar industry veteran with 20+ years of experience, including ex-CEO of Borrego and Board member of the Solar Energy Industries Association. Hope you enjoy it! And give Mike and Anza a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter by sharing this podcast with your people. --- 🌐 LINKS: 2024-03-0752 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Dr. Gilwoo Lee, Founder and CEO of Zordi. Zordi is a VC-backed agricultural platform blending Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and machine learning to reshape and enhance sustainable greenhouse farming. Gilwoo is a PhD in AI with experience at Facebook, Dreamworks, and Michigan Venture Capital. Hope you enjoy it! And give Gilwoo and Zordi a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter by sharing this podcast with your people. --- 🌐 LINKS: Zordi – https://www.zordi.com/ Gilwoo Lee – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilwoo-le...2024-02-2942 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Amit Gupta, CEO of Aeroseal. Aeroseal is a cleantech company – with $100M of investor capital raised to date – focused on increasing building efficiency by reducing HVAC losses in the duct system and leaks in the building envelope using patented technologies. Amit is a mechanical engineer with experience at Tata Motors, Carrier, and 75F, as well as CEO of Aeroseal since its founding in 2010. --- 🌐 LINKS: Aeroseal – https://aeroseal.com Amit Gupta – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-gupta-36abb0/ --- 🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS: 40% of globa...2024-02-2242 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Zach Jones, cofounder and CEO of C-Zero. C-Zero converts natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon. The hydrogen provides clean, low-cost energy on demand, while the carbon can be permanently sequestered. Investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SK Gas, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Engie. Zach is biomedical engineer-turned-CEO with experience at The Economist, Beryllium Capital, EconoMEDics, and East Meets West Foundation. --- 🌐 LINKS: C-Zero – https://www.czero.energy/ Zach Jones – https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachjones06/ --- 🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS: Why natural gas is...2024-02-1546 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Matt Ellis, CEO of Measurabl. Measurabl is the ESG platform built for real estate to measure, manage, disclose, and act on ESG data. Their 200+ employees serve clients representing 17 billion square feet of real estate and $2T of value in 93 countries. Matt is the former Director of Sustainability Solutions at CBRE, a Fortune 500 company and global leader in commercial real estate services and investments with around 3 billion square feet under management. His new book is: From Green to ESG: How Data-Driven Transparency Changed Real Estate for Good. --- 🌐 LINKS...2024-02-0842 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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⭐ My guest today is Aaron Luque, Cofounder and CEO at EnviroSpark. EnviroSpark is a leading installer of EV charging stations and delivers a fully customizable solution at little to no cost for property owners. With a team of over 130 people and thousands of stations installed, they are on a mission to raise awareness of the benefits of electric vehicles  Aaron is a serial environmental entrepreneur, based in Atlanta, Georgia, who conceived of the idea for EnviroSpark during a round-the-world travel adventure to 20 countries with his wife and business partner. --- 🌐 LINKS: ...2024-02-0154 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#165: Jason Aramburu⁠, CEO of ⁠Climate Robotics⁠⁠ — Biochar Meets Artificial Intelligence, 30,000 Peer-Reviewed Studies, Gates Foundation History, Carbon Removal Pricing, Soil Enhancements⭐ My guest today is Jason Aramburu, CEO of Climate Robotics. Climate Robotics is a team of roboticists, soil scientists, and AI researchers developing advanced robotics to help sequester carbon via biochar, capitalizing on the fact that the Earth’s soils contain more than 14 times more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere.  Jason is a serial entrepreneur and investor interested in new applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, Sensors and Trustless Computing to large industries such as agriculture, mining, logistics, energy, health and climate change mitigation.  --- 🌐 LINKS: Jason - https://w...2024-01-2548 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Manuel Pinuela, CEO at Cultivo. Cultivo exists to accelerate finance to regenerate nature. They do this by building portfolios of high-quality natural capital that generate healthy financial returns that are good for nature and society. Manuel has been named an Inventor of the Year and 35 Innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review for Latin America. Born in Mexico, he earned his PhD from the Imperial College of London in electrical engineering. --- 🌐 LINKS: Manuel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-pinuela Cultivo - https://culti...2024-01-1850 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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⭐ My guest today is ⁠Kameale Terry, Cofounder and CEO of ChargerHelp!. ChargerHelp! is the only national EV charger-dedicated operations and maintenance service provider, with over 1,000 EV technicians trained so far. Their key offering is Reliability as a Service (RaaS) – “a labor subscription service that provides peace of mind to charging station owners and operators who require fast and reliable O&M services at consistent, hassle-free prices, with 97% EV charger up time.” Kameale Terry is a former banker, policy fellow, and EV charging software executive. She’s also the daughter of Belizean immigrants born and raised in South Cen...2024-01-1146 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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⭐ My guest today is Jack Morrison, CEO and cofounder at Scythe Robotics. Scythe produces “state-of-the-art autonomous machines that handle the mowing while your team works hard to keep your properties looking their best.” As they say, “Smell Grass, Not Gas: Leave the noise and gas fumes behind. With all-day battery life and high torque electric motors, Scythe gives you power without pollution.”  Jack is a liberal arts-trained technical leader with a passion for fast code and connecting computers with the physical world. He was previously the Co-Founder and CTO of Replica Labs, which focused on...2024-01-0440 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⁠⭐ My guest today is Haroon Inam, CEO and co-founder at DG Matrix. DG Matrix is a power electronics startup building L3 DC fast EV chargers, that are 10-20x smaller than competitors, as well as all-in-one single-unit microgrid solutions. They have over 100 engineers innovating on these two products. Haroon has three decades of experience in executive, product, and operations roles in energy technology companies, including the commercialization of billions of dollars worth of power electronics products and over 50 patents awarded. Links: Haroon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harooninam DG...2023-12-1436 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#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.⭐ My guest today is Shely Aronov, Founder and CEO of InnerPlant. InnerPlant is a VC-backed agtech company on a mission to transform farming by enabling crops to communicate with growers. Their Living Sensor plants emit optical signals detectable by tractors in the field or by satellites in space. Shely is a serial entrepreneur with experience in multiple sectors across multiple countries with an MBA from Stanford University. Links: Shely - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelyaronov/ InnerPlant - https://innerplant.com/ --- 🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS: Unite...2023-12-0741 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#152: Serial Founder Tackles $80B Renewable Energy Tax Equity Finance Market — Andy Moon, CEO of Reunion⭐ My guest today is Andy Moon, CEO and Cofounder of Reunion. Reunion's mission is to accelerate investment into clean energy. The Inflation Reduction Act created a simpler way to finance solar, wind, battery storage, and other clean energy projects through the sale of tax credits. In July 2023, Reunion launched a marketplace for corporations to identify, due diligence, and purchase tax credits from leading project developers. Reunion raised corporate funding from leading clean energy investors in January 2023, and their founding team previously raised over $2B to finance solar energy projects around the world. Andy is the fo...2023-10-2749 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#151: Here's How You Purchase Carbon Removals with Philanthropic Capital — Adam Fraser, CEO of Terraset⭐ My guests today are my collaborators at Terraset, the anti-GHG 501c3 that purchases CDR (aka, carbon removals) using philanthropic dollars. Adam Fraser is our new CEO. Alex Roetter is the founder and also GP at Moxxie Ventures. Erzsi Sousa is also a Board member and wizard brand strategist. I guess I’m a host and guest, too, as a cofounder and Board member of Terraset, too. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: Why Adam took the leap and joined Terraset, leaving behind a CEO role at a multinational impact NG...2023-10-1948 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#149: From Uber Exec and Taylor Swift Support to Solar CEO with a State Governor as Cofounder — Laura Zapata⁠, CEO of ⁠Clearloop⁠⭐ My guest today is Laura Zapata, Cofounder and CEO of Clearloop. Clearloop creates carbon solutions for organizations of all sizes, from global corporations to small businesses and educational institutions, to decarbonize the economy, expand access to clean energy, and accelerate the development of new solar projects in American communities where the greatest economic and environmental benefits can be achieved. Clearloops works in partnership with utility-scale solar developer Silicon Ranch, which acquired Clearloop in 2021. In addition, Laura is the former Head of Global Communications for Uber Eats, Press Secretary for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential race...2023-10-0546 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#146: $50M VC Funding for Sustainably Produced Chemicals Using Fermentation — Matt Lipscomb⁠, CEO of ⁠DMC Biotechnologies⁠⭐ My guest today is Matt Lipscomb, Founder and CEO of DMC Biotechnologies. DMC is a Boulder-based biotech company that sustainably produces bio-based chemicals using fermentation, with over $50M in VC funding and a team of over 40 people. In addition, Matt is a: Certified Ski Mountaineering Guide Rock climbing guide and instructor Director for the American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: The meaning of meta...2023-09-1440 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#144: Carbon-Negative Power with Vegetarian Rocket Engines from Ex-SpaceX Engineer — Brad Hartwig⁠, CEO of ⁠Arbor⭐ My guest today is Brad Hartwig, CEO and Cofounder of Arbor. Arbor is a carbon removal and storage company delivering carbon-negative power that converts organic waste into clean energy and fresh water. Their CTO Andres Garcia-Clark and lots of other team members bring lessons learned from SpaceX and big energy giants. In addition, he was a former… Manufacturing Engineer for Crew Dragon Engines at SpaceX engineer Test Pilot for Kitty Hawk’s 100% electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle Chief Propulsion Engineer at the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Member...2023-08-3156 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#133: Stanford Ph.D. Scaling Carbon Removal with Olivine and Agriculture — Adam Wolf, CEO of Eion⭐ My guest today is Adam Wolf, Founder and CEO of Eion. Eion is an enhanced rock weathering startup that works with farmers and ranchers to safely and permanently pull carbon out of the air. They use rock called olivine, which is the most abundant on Earth, and by 2026, they will be on track to permanently remove 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year.  Their growth got extra support with a $12M Series A from investors such as AgFunder, Trailhead Capital, and Orion Corporation. In addition, Adam is the former: Founder, CEO...2023-06-1544 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#132: Over $55M+ for No-Cost Reforestation on Post-Wildfire Burned Acreage — Grant Canary, CEO of Mast Reforestation⭐ My guest today is Grant Canary, Founder and CEO of Mast Reforestation. In addition, Grant is also a former: Maggot farmer (!) – that is, growing industrial-grade insect protein using food waste Chess and poker player, and improv enthusiast (these are relevant to his CEO work now) --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - The nuances of the carbon removal and credit world - What their new project financing allows them to do - How they bought a 130-year-old seed company - Why forests often can...2023-06-0848 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#130: Over 5,000 Businesses and $140M of VC Investment for Smarter Drone Use — Mike Winn, CEO of DroneDeploy⭐ My guest today is Mike Winn, Founder and CEO of DroneDeploy. DroneDeploy is a software company harnessing drones to provide interior and exterior visual data – any altitude, any angle, all in one platform. They have raised over $140M and serve over 5,000 businesses in 180 countries, including 18 of the 20 largest construction companies. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - Why he was happy to have an angry customer in the early days - What a digital twin is and why they matter - How they’re making work on critical...2023-05-2535 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#129: $60M and 170 Employees in 2 Years to be the “Android of EV Charging Software” — Casper Rasmussen⁠, CEO of ⁠Monta⁠⭐ My guest today is Casper Rasmussen, co-founder and CEO of Monta. Monta is “the operating platform powering the EV ecosystem serving drivers, companies, cities, and the electricity grid with one integrated software solution.”  Based in Denmark, with 8 offices and 170+ employees, they are backed by leading climate investors such as Energize Venture and Pale Blue Dot. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - How he grew his company from 0 to 150+ employees in just over 2 years - What led investors to commit more than $60M to his company’s growth 2023-05-1841 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#128: $500M+ to Boost Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings — Al Subbloie⁠, CEO of ⁠Budderfly⁠⭐ My guest today is Al Subbloie, Founder and CEO of Budderfly, a business that provides 100% of the upfront capital needed to give businesses premium, high-efficiency HVAC, refrigeration, LED lights, and more to reduce their energy costs and reduce their carbon footprints. Backed by over $500M of investor capital, Budderfly uses a combination of patented technologies and proprietary energy software to monitor equipment and collect critical data about business’s energy usage. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - What led to his success building his prior company to 2,500 people over 16 years...2023-05-1146 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#127: From $0 to $125M and 450 Investors for Climate in 2 Years — Jacqueline van den Ende, CEO at Carbon Equity⭐ My guest today is Jacqueline van den Ende, Co-founder & CEO at Carbon Equity, a fintech platform that seeks to power the world's most impactful climate technology solutions with retail capital.  In under two years, they’ve mobilized $120M across 450+ high net worth and mass affluent individuals to invest in professionally managed VC and private equity climate funds. As for background, she spent approximately half her career investing in companies, as a partner with Peak Capital and as an investor at HAL Investments, and the other half building and leading companies. --- 🎙️ In this ep...2023-05-0449 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#126: Rainforests, Satellites, and Nature-Based Project Data — Dr. Murray Collins⁠, CEO of ⁠Space Intelligence⭐ My guest today is Dr. Murray Collins, Cofounder and CEO of Space Intelligence, a world-leading nature data provider for Nature Based Solutions, such as the protection of tropical forests to preserve biodiversity and help corporations like Apple reach their net zero goals. . In addition, Murray is the Science Director and Co-Founder of Picture Zero, a production company dedicated to quality content about climate change Former Chancellor's Fellow for Space and Satellites at The University of Edinburgh Former Environmental Scientist in Residence at The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ---...2023-04-2745 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#125: Disrupting 50% of Global Electricity Use with New Electrostatic Motors — Matt Maroon⁠, CEO of ⁠C-Motive Technologies⁠⭐ My guest today is Matt Maroon, CEO of C-Motive Technologies. He is a six-time veteran of cleantech startups – developing and selling new technologies, from advanced batteries to energy-optimizing artificial intelligence software - with a goal of improving society’s efficient use of resources and reducing environmental impact.  C-Motive is the first and only company commercializing sustainable, high-efficiency motor technology using electrostatic principles to decarbonize stationary industrial and e-mobility applications. Their investors include Prime Impact Fund, Collaborative Fund, and Starlight Ventures. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - How motors...2023-04-2041 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#124: Microsoft-backed Bio-cement and Bio-concrete from Algae — Loren Burnett⁠, CEO of ⁠Prometheus Materials⁠⭐ My guest today is Loren Burnett, Cofounder and CEO of Prometheus Materials. Inspired by the composition of coral and seashells, Prometheus Materials combines microalgae with other natural components to form an ultra low-carbon bio-cement and bio-concrete.  In addition, Loren is a former cofounder, CEO, COO, or CFO for companies that have raised nearly $200M in funding, where he led one IPO and 17 mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and achieved five exits netting shareholders over $375M in gains. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - What he’s learned from build...2023-04-1335 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#122: Insects for Alternative Protein, from Y Combinator to a Mississippi farm — Trina Chiasson⁠⁠, CEO of ⁠⁠Ovipost⁠⁠⭐ My guest today is ⁠Trina Chiasson⁠, Founder and CEO of ⁠Ovipost⁠, a VC-backed insect protein company creating automation hardware and software in order to scale alternative proteins. Previously, Trina co-founded and sold a tech company, Infoactive, to Tableau Software. She wrote a juggling pattern notation app and used circus arts to teach physics to low-income students. And she rode her bicycle more than 4,000 miles on a self-supported adventure from Maine to Oregon to raise money for a nonprofit. So, yeah, she’s pretty cool. --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: - The kind of per...2023-03-3042 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#120: VC-Backed Bacteria Domestication for Low-Carbon Manufacturing — Dr. Sarah Richardson, CEO of MicroByre⭐ My guest today is Sarah Richardson, co-founder and CEO of MicroByre. MicroByre makes pets out of bacteria. They domesticate naturally occurring bacteria and introduce them to industry. They enable customers to efficiently produce bio-derived chemistries at or below current petrochemical economics. Newly cooperative bacteria can replace ancient biomass (petrochemicals) with renewable biomass (lawn clippings) efficiently and economically. They’re backed by leading climate tech investors such as Prime Impact Fund, MCJ Collective, and Earthshot Ventures. Sarah has a PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and...2023-03-1650 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#119: Carbon-Negative Materials and $100M+ of Prior Startup Exits — Bryan Hassin, CEO of DexMat⭐ My guest today is Bryan Hassin, CEO of DexMat, a next-gen climate tech materials company that transforms carbon from an expensive environmental problem into high-value, high-performance nanomaterials, targeting 2-3 gigatons of GHGs reduced through its solutions. --- In addition, Bryan is also: - Former co-founder and CEO of Third Derivative, the world's largest climate tech accelerator, which has catalyzed $500M+ of investment in 100+ gigaton-potential climate tech startups - Former Entrepreneur In Residence at RMI - Serial entrepreneur with $350M+ of exits to date - Independent Director for Py...2023-03-0953 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#117: AI-driven Discovery of New Low-Carbon Materials — Jeff Erhardt, CEO of Mattiq⭐ My guest today is Jeff Erhardt, CEO of Mattiq. Mattiq is a materials discovery startup delivering innovative electrochemical solutions to decarbonize the fundamental building blocks that power the world. By 2024, they plan to have screened one trillion materials for deployment in real-world systems, such as cleaner fuels and chemicals. In addition, Jeff is the former… - Executive Vice President of Intelligent Systems & Industrial AI at GE - CEO of Wise.io - COO of Revolution Analytics - Creator of two sabbaticals, the...2023-02-2343 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#116: $100M to Create Chemicals Using Light — Trevor Best, CEO of Syzygy Plasmonics⭐ My guest today is Trevor Best, Cofounder and CEO of Syzygy Plasmonics. He's also a member of our Climate CEO Mastermind peer group community at Entrepreneurs for Impact! Syzygy is commercializing a deep-decarbonization platform dedicated to cleaning up the emissions-heavy chemical industry. They use breakthrough technology pioneered in the Laboratory for Nanophotonics at Rice University to harness energy from LED light to power chemical reactions. This new technology has the potential to partially or fully electrify the chemical industry, shifting it to renewable electricity, and cost-effectively reducing its carbon footprint. 🎙️ In this episode, we talk...2023-02-1638 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#115: Decarbonization-as-a-Service for the World's Biggest Carbon Emitters — Maria Fujihara, CEO of Sinai TechnologiesMy guest today is Maria Fujihara, Founder and CEO of Sinai Technologies. Sinai Technologies is a VC-backed enterprise software company that measures, analyzes, prices, and reduces GHG emissions for large companies. In addition, Maria is the former: Coalition Advisor for Project Drawdown Technical Coordinator for the Green Building Council in Brazil Participant in the Global Solutions Program (GSP) at Singularity University In this episode, we talked about: Her origin story, coming to the US from Brazil with nothing, and then raising $40M and employing 60 people How they chose to work with some...2023-02-0942 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#114: $275M for Energy Storage Software — Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGenMy guest today is Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen, an energy storage software provider with $275M in investor capital raised to date. In addition, Kelcy is the: Founding Partner at Charles Joy Ventures Former President of NRG Home Solar Former Executive Chairman of Sofdesk In this episode, we talked about: Their new 420MWh battery project in California How they maximize energy storage revenue via load shifting, peak shaving, and ancillary services Their revenue model How they don’t sell, but instead help their customers to buy Their 10 GW agreement with the world’s largest batt...2023-02-0238 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs#113: Small Modular Nuclear Power Project Developers with VC Backing — Bret Kugelmass, CEO of Last EnergyMy guest today is Bret Kugelmass, Founder and CEO of Last Energy. In addition, Bret is… The podcast host at Titans of Nuclear Managing Director at The Energy Impact Center Former CEO of Airphrame, a drone company that he sold to a Fortune 500 buyer A graduate of the Stanford School of Engineering Last Energy is a VC-backed full-service developer of small modular nuclear power projects with the goal of transforming the nuclear power industry by dramatically reducing the time and cost of construction. Their mission is to decarbonize global energy production and increase access to cl...2023-01-2640 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$85M for Green Iron with No Premium — Sandeep Nijhawan, CEO of ElectraMy guest today is Sandeep Nijhawan, the Cofounder and CEO of Electra. Electra is decarbonizing ironmaking for green steel production using intermittent renewable energy and low-grade iron ores, and producing higher-quality steel at the same time. Backed by $85M of VC and corporate VC capital, they will do all this at zero cost premium to existing steel manufacturing. In addition, Sandeep is the former: President of AquaHydrex, which was focused on developing a novel electrolyzer for the hydrogen economy Operating Partner for True North Venture Partners President of Staq Energy, a distributed energy storage...2023-01-0551 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsGreen Hydrogen Project Development by Cleantech Veteran — Jake Susman, CEO of Ambient FuelsMy guest today is Jake Susman, Cofounder and CEO of Ambient Fuels. Ambient Fuels is a pure-play developer of green hydrogen projects, guiding heavy industry through the great green upgrade. In addition, he is the: Executive Advisory Board Member at Activate Capital Board member of Urban Resiliency Advisory Board with the Partnership Fund for New York City Board Member at SolarKal, the largest commercial solar marketplace in the U.S. Board President & Co-Founder at Cleantech Leaders Roundtable In this episode, we talked about: How Ambient Fuel was focused on green hydrogen before...2022-12-1552 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$200M for Turning Organic Waste into Profitable Compost — Joseph McMillin, CEO of Atlas OrganicsMy guest today is Joseph McMillin, Cofounder and CEO of Atlas Organics. Atlas Organics is a national leader in organic waste recycling. Their key partner is Generate Capital, a multi-billion-dollar sustainable infrastructure investor. Joseph is also a member of the Climate Mastermind peer groups we run at Entrepreneurs for Impact with three dozen growth-stage CEOs and investors tackling climate change. In this episode, we talked about the following: His purchase of an old school bus, which he renovated and drove across the country during Covid, with his wife, young son, and four...2022-12-0839 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsThe Leading Flood Mapping Platform — Bessie Schwartz, CEO of Cloud to StreetMy guest today is Bessie Schwartz, the Co-founder & CEO of Cloud to Street. Cloud to Street is the leading flood mapping platform designed to protect the world’s most climate-vulnerable communities. By harnessing global satellites, advanced science, and community intelligence, they monitor worldwide floods in near real-time and remotely analyze local flood exposure at a click of a button. Their mission is to ensure that all vulnerable governments finally access the high-quality information they need to prepare for and respond to increasing catastrophes. In addition, she is… A Strategist - Yale...2022-10-2041 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$222M for Smarter Clean Hydrogen Production — Raffi Garabedian, CEO of Electric HydrogenPODCAST GUEST BIO: Electric Hydrogen is a hardtech startup making hydrogen from 100% clean energy to decarbonize industrial sectors by creating a new generation of electrolyzer technologies. They recently raised $198 million from leading climate investors such as Fifth Wall, S2G Ventures Silicon Valley Bank, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rio Tinto, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Energy Impact Partners, and Prelude Ventures.   Raffi Garabedian is the cofounder and CEO of Electric Hydrogen. Previously, he was the former CTO of First Solar, the leading global manufacturer of thin-film solar panels, and...2022-10-1348 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsFast, Non-dilutive Capital for Climate Founders — Dimitry Gershenson, CEO of Enduring PlanetPODCAST GUEST BIO: Enduring Planet is a fast and founder-friendly non-dilutive capital source for climate entrepreneurs. Apply in 10 mins. Get funded in 30 days. No collateral, no personal guarantees. Their goal is to fund $2.5B in these capital solutions in the next five years. Dimitry Gershenson is the cofounder and CEO of Enduring Planet. He is also a former entrepreneur; prior lead on Meta’s Energy Access program, a $15M+ investing initiative that enabled energy access for 3M people and unlocked nearly $500M in additional capital in underserved markets like Kenya and India; and Board member at...2022-09-2246 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsVC-backed SaaS for Hourly GHG Emissions Tracking of Carbon-Free Power — Lincoln Payton, CEO of CleartracePODCAST GUEST BIO: Cleartrace is a decarbonization SaaS platform that provides the actionable data companies need to meet their renewable energy goals. They function as an  "anti-greenwashing" tool that helps corporations prove they are carbon-free on Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions. Investors include ClearSky, Tenaska, EDF Energy North America, Brookfield Renewable, and Exelon. Lincoln Payton is the CEO of Cleartrace and former Head of Investment Banking Americas and Global Head of Investment Banking Energy & Commodities for BNP Paribas. ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Business What does your company do? W...2022-09-1546 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$54M+ and a $100/Ton Target for Carbon Mineralization — Shashank Samala, CEO of HeirloomPODCAST GUEST BIO: Heirloom aims to accelerate our planet's transition to a carbon-negative society by removing 1B tons of CO2 from the air by 2035 by engineering the most cost-effective, scalable direct air capture system. Their technology enhances a naturally occurring process, called carbon mineralization, to help minerals absorb CO2 from the ambient air in days, rather than years. They are backed with $50M+ of VC funding from Lowercarbon Capital, Musk Foundation, Time Ventures, XPrize, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Grantham Environmental Trust, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and more. Shashank Samala is the CEO of Heirloom. Previously, he...2022-09-0842 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$62M of VC Investment for Fintech + Energy Efficiency Leader — Lauren Salz, CEO of SealedPODCAST GUEST BIO: Sealed is a VC-backed startup that modernizes single-family houses with the latest HVAC, weatherproofing, and smart home technology. They also cover the upfront costs of these upgrades, so if they don’t reduce customer energy use, then they don’t get paid.  Lauren Salz is the co-founder and CEO of Sealed. In addition to a stint at McKinsey & Company and a summer playing the flute as a street musician in Oxford, she is also a Forbes 30 under 30, Olympic-style weightlifter, and flute player.  ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Busi...2022-08-2541 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs$100M Love Letter to Pioneering Climate Businesses Leaders — Rachel Delacour, CEO of SweepPODCAST GUEST BIO: Sweep is a SaaS company that helps large companies reduce carbon emissions in their businesses and supply chains. Sample customers include multi-billion-dollar global enterprises such as Saint-Gobain and HP. Rachel Delacour is the Co-founder and CEO of Sweep. She is also a Board Member at 2MX Organic, Investment Committee member at RAISE France, and Board member at Shine, as well as the former President at France Digitale and Co-Founder & CEO of BIME Analytics (acquired by Zendesk). She also speaks French very well; that's because she is French and lives in France.  2022-07-2845 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCs90% Reduction in Lab-to-Production Timeline for Iron-based Battery Cathodes — Vivas Kumar, CEO of Mitra ChemPODCAST GUEST BIO: Mitra Chem is solving three problems:  Shifting the Western electric vehicle and energy storage industries' battery portfolio towards safer, cheaper, and cleaner iron-based battery cathodes Building production capacity in the USA to offset production asset overconcentration in China Accelerating by >90% the lab-to-market timeline for a portfolio of battery materials through a proprietary machine learning advantage Vivas Kumar is the Cofounder and CEO of Mitra Chem. Previously, he was a senior manager in Tesla's Battery Team, where he was the lead commercial negotiator for strategic contracts representing billions of dollars in aggregate multi-year s...2022-07-1447 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsUsing Excess Renewable Energy to Power Smarter, Smaller Data Centers — John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna ComputingPODCAST GUEST BIO: Soluna Computing is a NASDAQ-listed public company that builds smarter, small-footprint data centers to buy and use excess renewable power. John Belizaire is the CEO of Soluna Computing and a serial entrepreneur who sold his first company at age 28 for $150 million. ------- QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED: Business What does your company do? What makes you unique versus the competition? What is one mistake that you see many CEOs making? What are 1-2 lessons you’ve learned about funding your growth with outside investors? Personal...2022-06-2446 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsSynthetic Biology to Rethink Heavy Industry — Moji Karimi, CEO of Cemvita FactoryPODCAST GUEST BIO: Co-led by Cofounder and CEO Moji Karimi, Cemvita Factory is reimagining heavy industries for the net-zero economy via a portfolio of nature-inspired microbial solutions for the oil and gas and mining. Their work focuses on carbon-negative biomanufacturing, biomining, and subsurface biomanufacturing. Moji is a carbon-negative entrepreneur and a technology futurist. His mission is to create a sustainable future where humans have applied technology to balance the rate of climate change. A future where humans live in harmony with nature. As an operator, he has a track record of taking a range of...2022-04-2142 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsTED Speaker and Serial Tech CEO with a New Book — Bill Nussey, Founder of the Freeing Energy ProjectPODCAST GUEST BIO: Bill Nussey is the founder of the Freeing Energy Project, whose mission is to accelerate the shift to cleaner, cheaper energy. His new book is: Freeing Energy: How innovators are using local-scale solar and batteries to disrupt the global energy industry from the outside in.https://www.freeingenergy.com Prior to Freeing Energy, Bill spent most of his career as a tech CEO. His first company, which he co-founded in high school, provided graphics software for early, text-based personal computers. His second company, Da Vinci Systems, was started out of...2021-12-0942 minEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsEntrepreneurs for Impact (EFI): Climate Tech CEOs & VCsRobots for Smart Agriculture — Eric Adamson, CEO of Tortuga AgTechLed by CEO Eric Adamson, Tortuga AgTech aims to raise agricultural margins and reduce hard human working conditions by delivering innovative robotic crop pickers to farmers throughout the world. Below are two excerpts from the podcast. "Our aim is to solve the farm’s hardest problem, which we view to be the crushing labor of manual hand harvesting by creating robotic crop pickers, which we believe will then fundamentally shift the rest of the industry because when you relieve the pressure point of the system everything else changes naturally." "When we meet with fa...2021-09-0248 minTechtopia with Chitra RagavanTechtopia with Chitra RagavanEp. 15 — This sports startup is transforming the world of track and field data analytics for athletes, coaches, and fans / Chris Williams, Founder, and CEO, Zelos. For decades, like in many other sports, track and field athletes and coaches have been stymied by their inability to easily use analytics to help athletes reach their highest potential, with their performance data trapped largely in paper silos. In the lead-up to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Seattle-based startup Zelos has integrated roughly 20 million track and field records dating back 50 years, into its data analytics platform to generate powerful, predictive insights into the world’s oldest and most popular sport. COVID-19 has changed all aspects of life, work, and careers, especially for athletes wh...2021-07-1433 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast – Gryphon CEO John WU At CES 2020 With New Mesh WiFi RoutersGryphon CEO John WU At CES 2020 With New Mesh WiFi Routers Gryphonconnect.com The post Chris Voss Podcast – Gryphon CEO John WU At CES 2020 With New Mesh WiFi Routers appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2020-01-0524 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast BadVR CEO Suzanne Borders at AWE Show 2019BadVR CEO Suzanne Borders at AWE Show 2019 See them at AWE Show 2019 Booth #527 badvr.com The post Chris Voss Podcast BadVR CEO Suzanne Borders at AWE Show 2019 appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2019-05-2800 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast Centrance CEO Michael Goodman at NAB Show 2019 Booth InterviewCentrance CEO Michael Goodman at NAB Show 2019 Booth Interview The post Chris Voss Podcast Centrance CEO Michael Goodman at NAB Show 2019 Booth Interview appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2019-04-1000 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast Scality CEO Jérôme Lecat NAB Show 2019 Booth InterviewScality CEO Jérôme Lecat NAB Show 2019 Booth Interview The post Chris Voss Podcast Scality CEO Jérôme Lecat NAB Show 2019 Booth Interview appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2019-04-1000 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast FileCatalyst CEO Chris Bailey at NAB 2019 Booth InterviewFileCatalyst CEO Chris Bailey at NAB 2019 Booth Interview The post Chris Voss Podcast FileCatalyst CEO Chris Bailey at NAB 2019 Booth Interview appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2019-04-0900 minChris Voss PodcastChris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast Mylio CEO David Vaskevitch InterviewMylio CEO David Vaskevitch Interview Mylio.com The post Chris Voss Podcast Mylio CEO David Vaskevitch Interview appeared first on Chris Voss Official Website.2019-03-0500 min