ClimateTech with Kentaro

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12. Citi's Bridget Fawcett May 18, 2022

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For our season finale, we are talking about the sustainability revolution. How are businesses transitioning to address the greatest climate and environmental challenges of our time? And why is collaboration so critical? To explore these themes, I have the pleasure of chatting with Bridget Fawcett, the Global Co-Head of the Sustainability & Corporate Transitions team at Citi. Bridget is also the Global Head of Strategy for Citi's Banking, Capital Markets, and Advisory business.

On the show, Bridget and I discuss wildlife conservation, the value of partnerships, and what they're doing at Citi to enable more resilient and sustainable business models.

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11. LandGate's Yoann Hispa May 12, 2022

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This week, we are talking to Yoann Hispa, LandGate Co-Founder and CEO. LandGate is a leading provider of information, data solutions, and an online marketplace for US commercial land resources: solar, wind, carbon, oil & gas, minerals, and water. It's kinda like the Zillow for land resources.

In this episode, Yoann takes us through the expansive solutions they've developed in a 4 trillion plus market, including how they help landowners, real estate agents, and investors alike to understand the energy and environmental value of land resources. He also shares with us his journey as an entrepreneur, including a recent milestone of closing their Series B round.

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10. EQT Corporation's Toby Rice Apr 27, 2022

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Pursuing climate solutions also requires a deeper understanding of the oil and gas industry. This week, we are hearing from Toby Rice, President, and CEO of EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the United States.

This episode covers a ton of important topics including the role that oil and gas play in the energy transition. Toby and I talk about natural gas, energy independence, and security, as well as what's happening in Ukraine and the global energy crisis. In our conversation, Toby also tells me about the biggest green initiative they are working on, and what they're doing at EQT to produce cleaner energy.

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9. The Rise Fund's Steve Ellis Apr 20, 2022

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This week, we are talking about the evolution of impact investing with Steve Ellis, Co-Managing Partner of The Rise Fund. The Rise Fund was founded by leading global investment firm TPG, in partnership with Bono and Jeff Skoll. Prior to joining TPG as Managing Partner in 2015, Steve was the CEO of Asurion, the world's leading provider of tech protection services, and also served as the Global Managing Partner of Bain & Company.

In this episode, we talk to Steve about their mission and leadership team at The Rise Fund, what climate tech solutions they are tracking, and how they are driving large-scale positive impact through their portfolio companies.

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8. SYSTEMIQ Capital's Irena Spazzapan and Georgina Fleming Apr 13, 2022

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This week's episode tackles systems change — and the partnership needed between policymakers, businesses, finance and civil society, to make economic systems sustainable. To dive into these themes, we invited SYSTEMIQ Capital's Irena Spazzapan and Georgina Fleming. Irena is a partner, while Georgina is a junior partner at SYSTEMIQ Capital, a London-based VC that backs early-stage climate entrepreneurs to accelerate their growth and impact.

In this episode, we talk to Irena and Georgina about SYSTEMIQ Capital's multi-specialist approach, what they're looking for as investors, and their firm's investment in ZeroAvia, a company that is producing the world's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain.

Learn more about Irena and Georgina's work at SYSTEMIQ Capital.

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7. Clearvision Ventures' Dan Ahn Apr 06, 2022

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This week's guest has the true street cred in identifying dominant companies early, before markets take hold. Dan Ahn is the co-founder and managing partner of Clearvision Ventures, a leading, evergreen venture capital fund, which he founded to help world-changing entrepreneurs.

In this episode, we talk to Dan about investing in ChargePoint and what it was like to have a front row seat during the cleantech bubble. Dan also shares what he looks for in founders, and what he saw into the future of EVs (electric vehicles) that most investors on Sandhill Road failed to see.

Learn more about Dan Ahn's work at Clearvision Ventures.

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6. Novata's Josh Green Mar 30, 2022

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"I will never do this again," said every other entrepreneur who found themselves back to building a startup from the ground up. Two-time founder Josh Green is this week's guest. He is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of leading ESG data management platform, Novata, and Co-founder and CEO of Panjiva, a supply-chain data start-up acquired by S&P Global in 2018.

In this episode, we chat about purpose and how Josh determined his as a founder, why Novata decided to focus on private markets, and the problems the company is solving for.

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5. Black Mountain Carbon Lock's Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes Mar 23, 2022

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From drilling engineer to strategic advisor and executive at numerous international companies, Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes is far from done at 31 years old. Ashley is the CEO of Black Mountain Carbon Lock, a private carbon negative company and Executive Director at REEcycle, which recycles rare earth elements from electronic waste.

In this episode, Ashley shares her breadth of knowledge in the mining business and stance on issues related to her industry. We'll be talking about rare earth recycling, how her industry relates to decarbonization, and the importance of looking at supply chains when we talk about environmental impact. More importantly, Ashley shares her personal experience as a woman leader in a male-dominated sector.

If you are interested in learning more about Ashley and her work, head on over to REEcycle and Black Mountain Carbon Lock.

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[ClimateTech Deal Digest] March 22, 2022 Mar 22, 2022

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This week's M&A and funding roundup includes:

SupPlant, an Israeli-based agricultural technology company that develops wireless sensing equipment to collect real-time sensor data from farms; Sun Cable, a company that builds systems and infrastructure to deliver competitively priced, dispatchable, renewable electricity; Battery Solutions, a renewables & environment company specializing in battery recycling services; and Lithium Werks, a provider of cobalt free and high-performance lithium iron phosphate batteries

With all the M&A news surrounding the battery space, I had a timely discussion with Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, CEO of Black Mountain Carbon Lock. Our episode with Ashley drops this week.

4. NCX's Max Nova Mar 16, 2022

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Fresh off their $50 million Series B raise, Max Nova's journey of building and growing NCX is an inspiring story on its own. NCX (previously SilviaTerra) is a forest carbon marketplace that connects corporations buying carbon offsets to landowners in America.

In this episode, Max talks about how he went from a Yale undergrad founder in his dorm room to working with Fortune 500 companies that made big climate commitments. We talk about what carbon offsets and credits mean — and the challenges and opportunities of bringing landowners into the forest carbon market.

If you are interested in learning more about what Max and their team are up to, head on over to NCX.

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