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The Climatetech Founder's PodcastCultivated Meat Company Pluri Achieves Price Parity with Farmed MeatAt 300,000 dollars, the world’s first lab-grown meat burger may have been the most expensive piece of meat ever produced. That was in 2013 – it proved that we can grow meat in a lab, but the cost, engineering, and biological challenges meant that cultivated meat was a far cry from being a viable alternative for supermarkets.10 years on, that’s all changed. For the first time, the science behind cell cultivation has progressed to the point where mass production and consumption of meat from cultivated cells is possible at a price point that’s on par with traditionally farmed mea...2024-03-2231 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastColombia's largest coffee company is disrupting supply chains to put fairness firstA warm welcome to the 40 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a network of over 2,850 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) is a comprehensive platform with a marketplace and magazine to help your climate startup raise funds and gain the actionable insight you need to make your mark on the planet.Investors take note!! We have a fantastic opportunity for you below to make money while making a real difference in empowering Sustainable Finance, Trade, Energy, Money & Community. Find out...2023-09-2926 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastColombia's largest coffee company is disrupting supply chains to put fairness firstA warm welcome to the 40 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a network of over 2,850 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) is a comprehensive platform with a marketplace and magazine to help your climate startup raise funds and gain the actionable insight you need to make your mark on the planet.Investors take note!! We have a fantastic opportunity for you below to make money while making a real difference in empowering Sustainable Finance, Trade, Energy, Money & Community. Find out...2023-09-2926 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to scale a niche product into a mainstream market while navigating being business and life partnersA warm welcome to the 60 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up below to join a network of 2,730 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the actionable insight and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your business!In this Green Techpreneur episode, I spoke to the Co-founders of Gimme Seaweed to share how their journey of infusing passion, love, and a personal touch - connecting with customers as you would with friends and family...2023-07-2825 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to scale a niche product into a mainstream market while navigating being business and life partnersA warm welcome to the 60 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up below to join a network of 2,730 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the actionable insight and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your business!In this Green Techpreneur episode, I spoke to the Co-founders of Gimme Seaweed to share how their journey of infusing passion, love, and a personal touch - connecting with customers as you would with friends and family...2023-07-2825 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to Communicate & Build Community on Social MediaA warm welcome to the 50 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up below to join a network of 2,600 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the actionable insight and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your business!If you’re a climate tech startup raising funds, we can connect you with a global investor database of 2,000+ proven climate tech investors. Learn more here and contact us today!In this Green Techpreneur edition I sp...2023-06-2327 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to Communicate & Build Community on Social MediaA warm welcome to the 50 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you haven’t subscribed yet, sign up below to join a network of 2,600 climate tech entrepreneurs and investors. The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the actionable insight and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your business!If you’re a climate tech startup raising funds, we can connect you with a global investor database of 2,000+ proven climate tech investors. Learn more here and contact us today!In this Green Techpreneur edition I sp...2023-06-2327 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastThe $9.5 trillion market opportunity: how INOVUES is transforming energy-efficiency in real estateA warm welcome to the 112 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of 2,300 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build, grow, and thrive. Follow the GT podcast on Appl...2023-03-2431 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastThe $9.5 trillion market opportunity: how INOVUES is transforming energy-efficiency in real estateA warm welcome to the 112 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of 2,300 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build, grow, and thrive. Follow the GT podcast on Appl...2023-03-2431 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastAn Inside Look at how Flashfood Revolutionised the Grocery Shopping IndustryA warm welcome to the 53 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of 2,200 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build, grow, and thrive. Follow the GT podcast on Appl...2023-03-1030 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastAn Inside Look at how Flashfood Revolutionised the Grocery Shopping IndustryA warm welcome to the 53 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of 2,200 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build, grow, and thrive. Follow the GT podcast on Appl...2023-03-1030 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastWhy Imperial College launched a climatetech pre-accelerator: the benefits of starting young as an entrepreneurA warm welcome to the 40 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of over 2,100 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources, and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build your business. Join us for connections, advice, idea...2023-02-2424 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastWhy Imperial College launched a climatetech pre-accelerator: the benefits of starting young as an entrepreneurA warm welcome to the 40 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of over 2,100 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.The Green Techpreneur (GT) will provide you with the tools, resources, and connections you need to make your mark on the planet with your climate tech business! Every other week, I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build your business. Join us for connections, advice, idea...2023-02-2424 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to work with sustainability influencersA warm welcome to the 50 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of over 2,100 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.In The Green Techpreneur (GT), I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build your business. Join us for connections, advice, ideas, and mentors. Follow the GT podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.GT Collaboration OpportunityWe’re looking for a sponsor with a...2023-02-1027 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to work with sustainability influencersA warm welcome to the 50 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value network of over 2,100 climate tech entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.In The Green Techpreneur (GT), I interview extraordinary climate tech entrepreneurs, investors and sustainability experts to share practical advice on how to build your business. Join us for connections, advice, ideas, and mentors. Follow the GT podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.GT Collaboration OpportunityWe’re looking for a sponsor with a...2023-02-1027 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to crowdfundraise and build community A warm welcome to the 86 new subscribers who’ve joined since the last edition! The Green Techpreneur (GT) is here to help you thrive as you build your business. Subscribe if: 👉🏼 You're interested in business growth and attracting investors 👉🏼You want connections, community, inspiration, ideas, and mentors. Click below to join a high-value network of over 2,000 sustainability leaders; subscribe to the GT podcast on Apple Podcasts. GT Collaboration OpportunityBefore we launch into today’s episode, I wanted to share an opportunity to partner with The Green Techpreneur as a platform sponsor. We’re l...2023-01-2734 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to crowdfundraise and build community A warm welcome to the 86 new subscribers who’ve joined since the last edition! The Green Techpreneur (GT) is here to help you thrive as you build your business. Subscribe if: 👉🏼 You're interested in business growth and attracting investors 👉🏼You want connections, community, inspiration, ideas, and mentors. Click below to join a high-value network of over 2,000 sustainability leaders; subscribe to the GT podcast on Apple Podcasts. GT Collaboration OpportunityBefore we launch into today’s episode, I wanted to share an opportunity to partner with The Green Techpreneur as a platform sponsor. We’re l...2023-01-2734 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastChristmas in Ukraine - celebrating in a winter of war and energy crisisMerry Christmas, dear Green Techpreneur readers and a warm welcome to the 93 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition.If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value and fast-growing network of over 1,900 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.As we wrap up one year and move into the next, The Green Techpreneur remains ready to help you in 2023 and beyond:For entrepreneursGet practical advice on how to build your business and find funding through interviews with climatetech entrepreneurs and investors. It’s...2022-12-2533 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastChristmas in Ukraine - celebrating in a winter of war and energy crisisMerry Christmas, dear Green Techpreneur readers and a warm welcome to the 93 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition.If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value and fast-growing network of over 1,900 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.As we wrap up one year and move into the next, The Green Techpreneur remains ready to help you in 2023 and beyond:For entrepreneursGet practical advice on how to build your business and find funding through interviews with climatetech entrepreneurs and investors. It’s...2022-12-2533 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastMy story: why I started The Green TechpreneurI’m looking for 20 Green Techpreneur readers who want to become GT Founding Members:A Founding Membership costs $500 and benefits include:* LinkedIn for Sustainability Leaders Course * Free advertising on The Green Techpreneur newsletter (1 ad placement)* Exclusive invites to members-only online events* A GT website article (1-dedicated article subject to Terms & Conditions)* Boosted networking in the GT online community* Your name and company listed on the soon-to-come Founding Members’ section of the GT website….and you’ll have my gratitude and some gifts and sur...2022-11-1715 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastMy story: why I started The Green TechpreneurI’m looking for 20 Green Techpreneur readers who want to become GT Founding Members:A Founding Membership costs $500 and benefits include:* LinkedIn for Sustainability Leaders Course * Free advertising on The Green Techpreneur newsletter (1 ad placement)* Exclusive invites to members-only online events* A GT website article (1-dedicated article subject to Terms & Conditions)* Boosted networking in the GT online community* Your name and company listed on the soon-to-come Founding Members’ section of the GT website….and you’ll have my gratitude and some gifts and sur...2022-11-1715 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastThis US agtech startup is making farmers richA warm welcome to the 136 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value and fast-growing network of over 1,760 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with boosting your vis...2022-11-0430 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastThis US agtech startup is making farmers richA warm welcome to the 136 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value and fast-growing network of over 1,760 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with boosting your vis...2022-11-0430 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to fund and launch your renewable energy projectA warm welcome to the 149 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value community of over 1,600 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with standing out to attract...2022-09-2250 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to fund and launch your renewable energy projectA warm welcome to the 149 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition!If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value community of over 1,600 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with standing out to attract...2022-09-2250 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Ecosia is harnessing the internet to combat the climate crisisA warm welcome to the 260 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value community of 1,500 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with standing out to attract enquirie...2022-08-1121 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Ecosia is harnessing the internet to combat the climate crisisA warm welcome to the 260 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, sign up below to join a high-value community of 1,500 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneursI interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share practical advice on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.Do you want help with standing out to attract enquirie...2022-08-1121 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to transform waste into energy and end fossil fuel dependencyWelcome to the 98 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, you can join a high-value community of 1,227 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders by signing up below.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneurs:2-4 times a month I interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share insight on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to. For climatetech investors: The Green Techpreneur publishe...2022-06-1637 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to transform waste into energy and end fossil fuel dependencyWelcome to the 98 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, you can join a high-value community of 1,227 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders by signing up below.Here’s how The Green Techpreneur can help you:For entrepreneurs:2-4 times a month I interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share insight on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to. For climatetech investors: The Green Techpreneur publishe...2022-06-1637 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to harness the sunlight – meet the minds making solar power affordableTogether with co-founders Aslan Shamsutdin, Murshid M. Ali and Petter S. Berge, Pratik Ghoshal, CEO and Co-founder of Skyfri Technologies developed technology which could streamline and automate solar asset operations to make solar power cheaper and solar capital investment significantly more sustainable.Skyfri’s technology targeted a genuine market pain point and within just a few months of launching, company growth soared by 500%. And with Skyfri’s solar asset management solution offering immediate savings of operating heads by 20-30% for power plants that were previously manually managed, their skyrocketing growth is hardly a surprise.Backed by c...2022-05-1250 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to harness the sunlight – meet the minds making solar power affordableTogether with co-founders Aslan Shamsutdin, Murshid M. Ali and Petter S. Berge, Pratik Ghoshal, CEO and Co-founder of Skyfri Technologies developed technology which could streamline and automate solar asset operations to make solar power cheaper and solar capital investment significantly more sustainable.Skyfri’s technology targeted a genuine market pain point and within just a few months of launching, company growth soared by 500%. And with Skyfri’s solar asset management solution offering immediate savings of operating heads by 20-30% for power plants that were previously manually managed, their skyrocketing growth is hardly a surprise.Backed by c...2022-05-1249 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Earthbanc is helping finance mass adoption of land regenerationFor Tom Duncan, nature had always been more than just a place for recreation, it was an all-consuming way of life. He lived out on the land, in the vast, sun-kissed Australian outback, in an extended family farming community that would gather to help each other with the harvest:“It was such a great time in my life, working together on farms in rural Australia. It was really instructive for me to learn about how nature works and some of the complex systems that farming operates within.“There's moments of great beauty in natur...2022-04-2234 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Earthbanc is helping finance mass adoption of land regenerationFor Tom Duncan, nature had always been more than just a place for recreation, it was an all-consuming way of life. He lived out on the land, in the vast, sun-kissed Australian outback, in an extended family farming community that would gather to help each other with the harvest:“It was such a great time in my life, working together on farms in rural Australia. It was really instructive for me to learn about how nature works and some of the complex systems that farming operates within.“There's moments of great beauty in natur...2022-04-2234 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastGrowing up in Ukraine from 1997-2002Welcome to the 34 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, you can join a high-value community of 1,037 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders by signing up below.2-4 times a month I interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share insight on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.This week I’m venturing away from the usual Green Techpreneur interviews to publish a special Easter edition about a topic close to my heart...2022-04-1512 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastGrowing up in Ukraine from 1997-2002Welcome to the 34 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition! If you’re reading this and haven’t subscribed, you can join a high-value community of 1,037 climatetech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders by signing up below.2-4 times a month I interview extraordinary climatetech entrepreneurs and investors and share insight on how to build your business and find funding. It’s insightful, actionable and fun to read or listen to.This week I’m venturing away from the usual Green Techpreneur interviews to publish a special Easter edition about a topic close to my heart...2022-04-1512 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: what Europe's largest climatetech VC fund is looking for“I was told with the World Fund, ‘this won’t work. You've been a journalist, Danijel, you've been working for Angela Merkel, and now you're raising the biggest climatetech VC in Europe? Forget it.’“Just weeks ago, someone who had been my boss at a company I used to work for, told me; ‘you know what, Danijel? I would never have expected that something comes out of you because you've always been a dreamer.’“And I was like, ‘Okay, think about this sentence. Maybe it’s because I'm a dreamer.’Danijel Visevic is Co-founder of the rece...2022-04-0137 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: what Europe's largest climatetech VC fund is looking for“I was told with the World Fund, ‘this won’t work. You've been a journalist, Danijel, you've been working for Angela Merkel, and now you're raising the biggest climatetech VC in Europe? Forget it.’“Just weeks ago, someone who had been my boss at a company I used to work for, told me; ‘you know what, Danijel? I would never have expected that something comes out of you because you've always been a dreamer.’“And I was like, ‘Okay, think about this sentence. Maybe it’s because I'm a dreamer.’Danijel Visevic is Co-founder of the rece...2022-04-0137 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastTop Gear's Original Stig & Ex Formula One racer shares his top tips for Green Techpreneurs – 'whatever it takes'Would you work on an oil rig for two years so you could save money to fund your seemingly impossible dream of becoming a Formula One racing driver?Not many people possess that kind of ‘whatever it takes’ determination, but that’s exactly what Top Gear’s Original Stig and ex Formula One driver Perry McCarthy did: “I’m somebody who goes for things. If I think it’s a good idea and there are barriers in front of making the idea happen, the next job is to remove those barriers. “My approach to pretty much everything...2021-12-1041 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastTop Gear's Original Stig & Ex Formula One racer shares his top tips for Green Techpreneurs – 'whatever it takes'Would you work on an oil rig for two years so you could save money to fund your seemingly impossible dream of becoming a Formula One racing driver?Not many people possess that kind of ‘whatever it takes’ determination, but that’s exactly what Top Gear’s Original Stig and ex Formula One driver Perry McCarthy did: “I’m somebody who goes for things. If I think it’s a good idea and there are barriers in front of making the idea happen, the next job is to remove those barriers. “My approach to pretty much everything...2021-12-1041 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to build factories for the future – net-zero is within reachLike Steve Jobs, Chris Rea was fired from his own business. Fired after he had worked very hard to treble the company in just 2.5 years. But let's rewind a little to the beginning of the story. Chris was brought up in a small town in Northern Ireland. He was the son of an Irish Ford garage dealer salesman; his family worked very long hours and they were relatively well-off for the village of about 2,000 people. He went to Belfast to study but barely scraped a degree at Queen’s University. The enthusiasm just wasn’t there...2021-11-1233 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow to build factories for the future – net-zero is within reachLike Steve Jobs, Chris Rea was fired from his own business. Fired after he had worked very hard to treble the company in just 2.5 years. But let's rewind a little to the beginning of the story. Chris was brought up in a small town in Northern Ireland. He was the son of an Irish Ford garage dealer salesman; his family worked very long hours and they were relatively well-off for the village of about 2,000 people. He went to Belfast to study but barely scraped a degree at Queen’s University. The enthusiasm just wasn’t there...2021-11-1233 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastCourage, maggots and growing through CovidOlympia Yarger is an Australian chicken farmer turned green techpreneur. She launched Goterra in 2016 as an automated biotech food waste management service: maggots in capsules consume food waste at a rapid pace while their AI-powered ‘bot’ managers carefully monitor temperature levels and the feeding process. It’s an ingenious solution to the 1.3 billion tonne food waste problem and the 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent it releases as it decomposes. Goterra’s method eliminates the composting process, slashing CO2 emissions per tonne by 98%. The byproducts - frass and fat maggots – become valuable fertiliser and animal feed.When...2021-10-0830 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastCourage, maggots and growing through CovidOlympia Yarger is an Australian chicken farmer turned green techpreneur. She launched Goterra in 2016 as an automated biotech food waste management service: maggots in capsules consume food waste at a rapid pace while their AI-powered ‘bot’ managers carefully monitor temperature levels and the feeding process. It’s an ingenious solution to the 1.3 billion tonne food waste problem and the 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent it releases as it decomposes. Goterra’s method eliminates the composting process, slashing CO2 emissions per tonne by 98%. The byproducts - frass and fat maggots – become valuable fertiliser and animal feed.When...2021-10-0830 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Clim8 Invest picked up 20,000 members prelaunch and wooed VCsVenture capitalist investment in climatetech has doubled in the past three years to reach $50 billion – making climatetech one of the fastest growing investment opportunities today.But – as Duncan Grierson, Founder of Clim8 Invest – believes, vehicles, platforms and regulations for sustainable investment haven’t quite caught up with the surging demand or the urgency of the climate crisis. With Clim8 Invest – an app that makes sustainable investing accessible and easy – Duncan wants to help millions of people stake a claim in the green revolution. He’s also out to shake up the investment sector, which he says, to...2021-09-0328 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Clim8 Invest picked up 20,000 members prelaunch and wooed VCsVenture capitalist investment in climatetech has doubled in the past three years to reach $50 billion – making climatetech one of the fastest growing investment opportunities today.But – as Duncan Grierson, Founder of Clim8 Invest – believes, vehicles, platforms and regulations for sustainable investment haven’t quite caught up with the surging demand or the urgency of the climate crisis. With Clim8 Invest – an app that makes sustainable investing accessible and easy – Duncan wants to help millions of people stake a claim in the green revolution. He’s also out to shake up the investment sector, which he says, to...2021-09-0328 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: “It’s Like Instagram Versus Reality”Sarah Applebaum, Partner at climatetech and impact-focused Venture Capital Fund Pangaea Ventures, says investing in a startup is like “Instagram versus reality.” “When you invest in a company, it's about the best-case scenario, you paint this rosy picture of how the company is going to perform and how the markets are going to unfold, and what the profile of customers are going to look like. “It's never exactly how you think it's going to turn out. Sometimes it's better, sometimes there are roadblocks and obstacles in the way, and it's really about the tenacity and the ingenui...2021-08-1220 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: “It’s Like Instagram Versus Reality”Sarah Applebaum, Partner at climatetech and impact-focused Venture Capital Fund Pangaea Ventures, says investing in a startup is like “Instagram versus reality.” “When you invest in a company, it's about the best-case scenario, you paint this rosy picture of how the company is going to perform and how the markets are going to unfold, and what the profile of customers are going to look like. “It's never exactly how you think it's going to turn out. Sometimes it's better, sometimes there are roadblocks and obstacles in the way, and it's really about the tenacity and the ingenui...2021-08-1220 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow reNature sells regenerative agriculture to corporatesreNature Co-founder Felipe Villela has an ambitious goal: to regenerate 1 million hectares of land through Agroforestry by 2030 – a figure which he says is just a drop in the bucket of the 1.9 billion hectares of degraded topsoil worldwide. With a nature-loving Mum and a banker Dad, his love for blending sustainability with finance and business started at an early age:“My Mum comes from a farmer family in the countryside of Brazil, where they used to grow large scale organic citrus fruits. So I would always go visit the farm, and my Mum would take me out i...2021-07-3030 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow reNature sells regenerative agriculture to corporatesreNature Co-founder Felipe Villela has an ambitious goal: to regenerate 1 million hectares of land through Agroforestry by 2030 – a figure which he says is just a drop in the bucket of the 1.9 billion hectares of degraded topsoil worldwide. With a nature-loving Mum and a banker Dad, his love for blending sustainability with finance and business started at an early age:“My Mum comes from a farmer family in the countryside of Brazil, where they used to grow large scale organic citrus fruits. So I would always go visit the farm, and my Mum would take me out i...2021-07-3030 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: "We're looking for mature companies that are strategically aligned with our portfolio IP and clientele"“Investors first came into cleantech with the mentality of VCs, and within a span of 5 years they lost $25 billion that was not recovered,” says Kevin Loo, Vice-President of China Hi-Tech Fund. Now, he says, there’s a shift towards approaching cleantech investments less like SAS or tech startups, and more like traditional companies with a focus on teams with a good idea of where and how to commercialise and implement products.Kevin moved into private equity two years ago and is at the forefront of investing in sectors of greentech which, not long ago, were strugg...2021-07-1623 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me: "We're looking for mature companies that are strategically aligned with our portfolio IP and clientele"“Investors first came into cleantech with the mentality of VCs, and within a span of 5 years they lost $25 billion that was not recovered,” says Kevin Loo, Vice-President of China Hi-Tech Fund. Now, he says, there’s a shift towards approaching cleantech investments less like SAS or tech startups, and more like traditional companies with a focus on teams with a good idea of where and how to commercialise and implement products.Kevin moved into private equity two years ago and is at the forefront of investing in sectors of greentech which, not long ago, were strugg...2021-07-1623 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Ecosia became the world’s biggest non-for-profit search engineWhat would you do, if you were struck by the messiness of poverty as a teenager travelling to a third world country for the first time? For Ecosia Founder Christian Kroll the answer was to change the plans that he had for his life. At the age of just 16 he had started trading stocks and envisioned a future as a stock broker. But after travelling through India as an 18 year old, he decided his career would be more than a career – it would impact the planet.After graduating from university, he spent one and a hal...2021-07-0148 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastHow Ecosia became the world’s biggest non-for-profit search engineWhat would you do, if you were struck by the messiness of poverty as a teenager travelling to a third world country for the first time? For Ecosia Founder Christian Kroll the answer was to change the plans that he had for his life. At the age of just 16 he had started trading stocks and envisioned a future as a stock broker. But after travelling through India as an 18 year old, he decided his career would be more than a career – it would impact the planet.After graduating from university, he spent one and a hal...2021-07-0148 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me:"The Worst and Best Pitch I've Seen"It moves, it flows, it evaporates, it shape shifts and it changes form. It underpins everything. Since he was a child, Jacob Tompkins, Co-Founder & CTO at the Water Retail Company has been fascinated with water and hydrology: “I like new ideas and I find water magical.“It's the fact that nature can irrigate the inner parts of vast arid continents through clouds – if you think about what a cloud is – the concept of evaporation, the huge movement of water. The water cycle and water itself as a chemical is very, very unusual. “If you think about all hu...2021-06-1730 min
The Climatetech Founder's PodcastPitch Me:"The Worst and Best Pitch I've Seen"It moves, it flows, it evaporates, it shape shifts and it changes form. It underpins everything. Since he was a child, Jacob Tompkins, Co-Founder & CTO at the Water Retail Company has been fascinated with water and hydrology: “I like new ideas and I find water magical.“It's the fact that nature can irrigate the inner parts of vast arid continents through clouds – if you think about what a cloud is – the concept of evaporation, the huge movement of water. The water cycle and water itself as a chemical is very, very unusual. “If you think about all hu...2021-06-1730 min