CleanTechies

In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) speaks with Mike Jung from the ICF Climate Center. Given Mike's work across a wide variety of clients currently + his experience in the utility space, we had a lot of interesting things to talk about. Of all the things, perhaps the most interesting, were his insights on selling to utilities. So, if you're selling to utilities, listen up this o...

Why you should listen: Learn how to hire a founding team Find out the secret to properly structured incentives to achieve repeat transactions when working in emerging markets Learn how to communicate your offering to non-climate-nerds Not already a subscriber…subscribe today and support us either financially or through sharing the post. In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Ag...

Why you should listen: ** How to succeed in building your company from a seasoned ClimateTech and energy investor **How to successfully expand your thesis and launch a new fund **Learn the best ClimateTech industries of the future Show notes: In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Aggarwal ( @somil_agg ) speak with Jason Blumberg from Earth Foundry. Earth Foundry came out of En...

In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) & Somil Aggarwal (@somil_agg) speak with Anna Konstantinova about her advice to climate tech companies in relation to marketing and branding. Really helpful episode for our listeners from someone who has spent a lot of time helping founders and climate brands make their work digestible to the correct target audience. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Pref...

Why you should listen: **Learn about a new breakthrough carbon capture model  **How you can build a deep tech company as a non-deep-tech founder **How to raise from both public and private funding sources Show Notes: In this episode, Silas Mähner (@silasmahner) and Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interview Luke Shors, co-founder of Capture6. Capture6 is a direct air carbon capture company, applying its...

Why you should listen: Discover the role of Specialist VCs in climate change solutions with SE Ventures Learn about SE Ventures and its innovative climate and industrial tech investments Gain insights on collaboration with large companies and startup wisdom   In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Aggarwal ( @somil_agg ) speak with Grant Allen, General Partner at SE Ventures. T...

In this episode, Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interviews Marshall Cox about his journey into being a climate tech founder, the impact of getting a Ph. D. on his journey, how he faced rejection, and how to build hardware like software. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube . 📫 Interested in written summaries and takeaways from the episode? Subscribe to the newsletter . Wa...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks with Tee Ganbold, the Co-Founder of OpenESG on what she's doing in the ESG tech space.  They have created an incredible tool that operates like ChatGPT but is specifically designed and trained on corporate sustainability data. Instead of spending time researching a company's ESG data and commitments, you can simply ask OpenESG and you...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Aggarwal ( @somil_agg ) speak with Jeff Erhardt from Mattiq. Jeff had a ton of insights and we are glad to share them with you today. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📆 Book a time w/ Silas during Climate Week in NYC (IRL) : https://calendar.app.google/STXX7pMNmsWRsafd6 📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube . 📫 Interested in written summaries...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Aggarwal ( @somil_agg ) speak with Saif Hameed, the CEO and Founder of Altruistiq, a leading Carbon Emissions accounting software. The conversation is full of insights because Saif has an incredible background, diverse career exposure, and a very good handle on the overall ESG & Sustainability space. Some of the key topics are, how ESG...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Matt McGraw ( @mjm11 ), Co-Founder and GP of Anthro Ventures. In the ep we cover his story, their focus, why being a VC is a hard job, how ClimateTech is essentially re-industrializing the world & why that's a good thing, he offered his advice to founders, and we closed off by discussing the role of CT startups in the governance and ESG...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) & Somil Aggarwal ( @somil_agg ) speak with Jeff Chapin, the Co-Founder of Haven Energy. We heard how he raised the funding for Haven with 2 pitches. He taught us how the IRA aids home electrification. His thoughts on building IRA-dependent businesses. We finish up with his advice to founders. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📆 Book a time with Silas in NYC...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) interviews Eric Rubenstein about his journey into climate tech, the importance of partnering with Energy Majors in the Climate Revolution, the role of Houston in that movement, Eric's discovery framework, and his ideal founder traits. Overall, a super good episode packed full of insights. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on Y...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) and Cody Finke (@ cody_finke ), the Co-Founder of Brimstone discuss Cody's journey into climate and how they are revolutionizing the cement space. They have created a cement product that has just been approved as certified Portland Cement - This is the main cement used in the construction of buildings. The best part, it's carbon neutral in m...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) and Eileen Waris (@eileen_waris) have a conversation about her experience, what they are doing at Energize Capital (FKA Energize Ventures), the state of climate tech VC, advice to founders, and a lot more. We had the pleasure to speak with them on the day they changed their name and announced the close of their second growth fund ($300m) Reach out to E...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) and Rick Zullo ( @Rick_Zullo ) discuss, Rick's career trajectory to VC, the thesis behind Equal Ventures, his thoughts on the CTVC's H1 Funding report, and his advice to founders and VCs. This episode is densely packed with value as Rick has clearly thought a lot about these problems. Perhaps my favorite takeaways are 1) that he views VC as m...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Jeff Hendler Co-Founder and CEO of Logical Buildings (@ logicalbldgs ) about his journey from Wall Street, to the Utility, to founding a Smart Building company. We also cover how their Grid Rewards program works, how a company like this can be competitive, and what he sees as the next big challenge to solve. Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Prefe...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) and Somil Aggarwal (@ Somil_Agg ) have a discussion about two things. First, their thoughts and reaction to the H1, 2023 Funding Report by CTVC Second, a conversation around the transferable tax credits created by the IRA and what areas we think are the biggest areas for growth or opportunity because of those. Hope you enjoy this episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Pre...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Stephen Brittain from Insurtech Gateway ( @Ideas_Gateway) . They are incubating Impact Risk Mitigation and Insurance Companies / Products. On the back end, they invest and connect these companies with partners in the insurance space and other VCs. Today's conversation is a bit high-level but has many great insights. Enjoy the Episode!...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Alex Blum ( @AlexBlum4Austin ) Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Bioplastics ( @abioplastics ) about his journey into founding the company, their experience commercializing the tech, their business model, and his advice to other founders doing something similar. In addition to having some great stories and things to say, Alex is also quite funny...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Heidi Lindvall ( @HeidiLindvall ) a founding partner of Pale Blue Dot ( @PaleBlueDotVC ). This is Heidi's second time on the show and in today's episode, we focus on what they are doing to level up. They are a 3-year-old fund now, and we cover what they are doing to continue maturing their network and processes. A lot of value in t...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Sanjeev Mankotia, the Founder and CEO of GaeaStar. They are on their way to solving the issue of single-use plastic pollution with their 3D printed, clay-cup solution. You might think it sounds crazy, but once you hear the episode, you can understand how this is very much within reach. It's a fascinating episode with a lot of value for...

In this episode, Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Albert Bielinko ( @bielinko ) a Partner at Telstra Ventures. Albert leads their CT investments and speaks to us today about many things,  from how he started in coal to end up in climate. How they have helped their portfolio companies generate over $450m USD in sales through their channel partnerships. What the LP sentiment on CTVC is and hi...

In this episode Silas Mahner ( @silasmahner ) speaks w/ Julie Kring, ( @KringJu ) the founder of Khepra to discuss her journey into ClimateTech, how they are making biochemicals for AgriTech use cases out of sawdust, and her advice to founders doing similar things.  Enjoy the Episode! 🌎 📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube . 📫 Interested in written summaries and takeaways from the episode...

Today Somil ( @somil_agg ) and Silas (@ silasmahner ) have a discussion reacting to the news about Planeteer and more broadly on the topic of thought leaders and ClimateTech. We welcome Somil as a guest that you are likely to see more frequently as we intend to do more content like this. So, please let us know if you enjoy it. ** Checkout Somil's Newsletter, SIP: https://sip.beehiiv.com/ **📺...