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VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastSolving the Energy Crisis with Software - Jan Lozek (Future Energy Ventures)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Jan Lozek, founder and managing partner at Future Energy Ventures, to discuss energy-tech investment opportunities and why software is the missing piece in this value chain.In this episode, you’ll learn:* Why AI is crucial for managing decentralized energy systems* How software turns homes and EVs into virtual power plants* How to build partnerships with utilities and navigate regulations* What every founder should know about scaling in energy markets* … and mo...2025-03-2733 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastStartups Should Operate Like Sports Team – Romain Vidal (Teampact Ventures)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Romain Vidal, co-founder of Teampact Ventures, a VC firm leveraging high-performance methodologies from professional sports to support climate and health startups. In this episode, we cover:* Why startups should learn from sports teams, not from corporates* How delayed gratification and resilience create long-term success* The mindset of elite athletes that founders should adopt* The importance of team culture in driving performance* … and more! ***⌛TIMESTAMPS * 00:00 - Intr...2025-03-2048 min
VCo2 | The Climate Investing PodcastNo One Pays for Green Anymore - Yair Reem (Extantia)Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Yair Reem, Partner at Extantia Capital, to break down why the green premium is dead, and what’s next for climate-tech startups. In this episode, we explore:* The death of the green premium & rise of the green discount* How climate startups should price & pitch their solutions* What VCs really look for in climate investments* The future of climate tech & the biggest investment opportunities* … and more! ***⌛TIMESTAMPS * 0...2025-03-1345 min
CleanTechies#211 FOAK Everything, the LARGEST Offtake Agreement Directory, Capital Types, Commercialization Talent, & More w/ Yair Reem (Extantia)Bucket List: - Do a live podcast recording ✅ Thanks to Extantia, one of THE leading ClimateTech funds in Europe, we recorded our first live podcast with Co-Founder, Partner, & LinkedIn Top Voice Yair Reem. It was FOAKing awesome. And no, it wasn’t awesome just because we got to do a live podcast, but because so many of you showed up to listen!! Shoutout to all of the CleanTechies that came through; we’re sufficiently motivated to do another 🚀.No frills this time, the pizazz was in the recording...2024-10-0455 min
Climate InsidersThe Role of Hardware in the Climate Tech Revolution (ft. Yair Reem - Partner at Extantia Capital)Yair Reem is a Partner at Extantia Capital, a climate-first venture capital firm accelerating the path to a decarbonized world by backing daring entrepreneurs with breakthrough ventures. He co-founded BeyondBlack, a fund for investments in technologies reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and advises European startup CEOs on strategic narratives. Formerly Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Ventures, Yair was also a cyber technology leader at Israel’s Unit 8200. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Technion, an Executive MPA from Hertie, and an AMP from Wharton.This episode delves into:First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) ExplainedSt...2024-07-161h 05
The Tech 4 Climate PodcastEp.#95 Venturing Green: The Rise of Green Ammonia with Yair Reem, Partner @ ExtantiaDiscover the synergy between venture capital and climate tech transforming agriculture. Ep.#95 Venturing Green: The Rise of Green Ammoniawith Yair Reem, Partner @ Extantia - Tech4Climate Podcast by StartupBasecamp PART 1: Meet the investorJoin me to discover Extantia, a pioneering climate-first venture fund. They're setting new standards by backing game-changers in the climate tech landscape, emphasizing real-world impact over mere green optics. Their mission? Fueling innovations that turn the tide against climate 2024-04-041h 15
Beginner's MindEP 122: Change-Makers of 2023: Discovering New Paths in Health, Technology, and ClimateReady to make 2024 your best year ever? If so, this episode is tailor-made for you. We've hand-picked the five most impactful, insightful, and exhilarating pieces of advice from various episodes of 2023, each poised to help you navigate the coming year with greater clarity and confidence.First and foremost, a heartfelt thank you to every speaker who graced my show. Each conversation was a journey, each insight a treasure. As I set out to select the five most inspiring, impactful, and insightful clips from different episodes for this special 'Best of 2023' compilation, I re...2024-01-1636 min
Future Engineering ClubInvesting to save the world - Yair Reem, General Partner at Extantia CapitalInvesting to save the world - Yair Reem, General Partner at Extantia Capital by Future Engineering Club2023-11-2038 min
Beginner's Mind#116: Yair Reem - From Net Zero to Gigatons: The Extantia Capital Blueprint for Climate Tech InvestingDid you know that the fight against climate change is shaping up to be the biggest business opportunity since the rise of the internet? Imagine a multi-trillion-dollar market waiting to be tapped! Yair Reem and his €300M venture capital firm, Extantia Capital, are not just imagining it—they're building it. Tune in to discover how you can be part of this green gold rush!🎙️ What's in the Episode:1️⃣ The Urgency of Climate Change: Yair discusses why climate change is not just an environmental issue but a ticking time bomb that affects every...2023-09-142h 02
Tech and Trees#22 Yair Reem - Partner at Extantia Capital - Time to hunt GigacornsToday I talk to Yair Reem, founding Partner at Extantia Capital, a Berlin-based venture capital fund that invests exclusively in climate-tech. They do what they call carbon math for each of their investments. That is how they identify Gigacorns, companies that can sequester one Gigaton of CO2e-emissions. Therefore their portfolio covers technologies such as green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel or geothermal heat. Yair has been an investor for a long time and has witnessed the rise and fall of clean-tech. We talk about what happened then and why the time for climate-tech has come. I also question him a l...2022-05-2952 min
SustainNOW Podcast - Exploring Climate Solutions with Innovators and Entrepreneurs07: Hydrocarbon - The Energy umpf as a big challenge to get green. Interview with Yair Reem.In this episode, Yair Reem, Partner at Extantia Capital, shares insights into the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing energy systems, particularly with hydrocarbons, and explores the potential of Clean Tech 2.0. Extantia Capital focuses on investing in startups that aim to save over 1Gt of CO2 emissions per year, with commercially viable and scalable business models.Yair is a Partner at Extantia Capital, a climate-first VC fund focused on deep decarbonisation technologies. Extantia invests in exceptional climate-tech founders who build the next “Gigacorns”, companies that are ultimately capable of saving in excess of 1Gt of CO2 emissions per year...2022-04-1945 min
we driveCyber Security für Autos: Die Gefahr fährt mit // Yair Reem (Daedalean AI)Folge 8
Eine komplette Autoflotte fährt fremdgesteuert durch den Straßenverkehr. Bankdaten werden über das Smart System des Autos abgefangen. Horrorszenarien wie diese scheinen angesichts immer vernetzterer Autos auf einmal gar nicht mehr so unrealistisch. Wie wichtig ist also Cyber Security für Autos? Wo liegen gefährliche Schlupflöcher für Hacker in unsere Fahrzeuge? Und wie gut ist die Autoindustrie darauf vorbereitet?
Darüber spricht Christian Malorny in dieser Folge mit Yair Reem. Er ist Tech-Investor und war langjähriger Experte für Cyber Sicherheit in der israelischen Armee.2019-11-0637 min