CleanTechies Podcast

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS 🚨 * As you have seen, we have recently launched a Patreon 🥳🚀 please check it out and consider buying us **just one** latte ☕️ * Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! We have a big favor to ask you. Please take a couple minutes to fill out our listeners’ survey! Thank you SO much for being a supporter. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, foun...

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS 🚨 * We’ve launched a Patreon 🥳🚀 please check it out and consider buying us **just one** latte ☕️ * Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! We have a big favor to ask you. Please take a couple minutes to fill out our listeners’ survey! Thank you SO much for being a supporter. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are ta...

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🚨 * We’ve launched a Patreon 🥳🚀 please check it out and consider buying us **just one** latte ☕️ * Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! We have a big favor to ask you. Please take a couple minutes to fill out our listeners’ survey! Thank you SO much for being a supporter. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, Impact Investor edition. Today,...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. 🚨🚨 Listen to the new takeaways section at the end of the episode!! Today, we are talking to Zécca Lehn from Responsibly Ventures . In this episode, we discuss: * How he uses data in impact reporting and communicating with LPs * How Responsibly Ventures maintains an ethical and integrity-based focus in their investing * Maintaining focus...

Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! We have a big favor to ask you. Please take a couple minutes to fill out our listeners’ survey! Thank you SO much for being a supporter. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Oliver Shafaat from Sci-Lume Labs Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Lori Dunn, who is decarbonizing...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, Philanthropy edition? Today, we are talking to Adam Fraser from Terraset In this episode, we discuss: * The state of philanthropic capital in climate and the need for more * The in’s and out’s of carbon removal projects * Adam’s journey from journalism to being “anti-GHG” And a lot, lot more. 🚨🚨 We have recently launched a listener survey , and we w...

Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! If you are returning reader, we have a big favor to ask you. Please take ~7 min to fill out our listeners’ survey so we can better understand your preferences and better tailor the show to you. Thank you SO much for being a reader/listener. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. In Today’s Issue * Today’s Issue...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Ben Eidelson from Stepchange and Climate Papa . In this episode, we discuss: * What it means to be a “product-led company” and why he invests in them * How to be an active listener and foster vulnerability in founder relationships * Tips for climate product-market fit: understand needs and honest distribution And a...

Thanks for returning to the CleanTechies Podcast on Substack! If you are a first-time consumer or if you are returning, we have a big favor to ask you. Please take ~7 min to fill out our listeners’ survey so we can better understand your preferences and better tailor the show to you. Thank you SO much for being a reader/listener. 🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Toda...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Leise Sandeman from Pathways Shoutout to Leise and the Pathways team for their recent fundraise 🚀🚀🚀 You can find her announcement of it here and the Axios article here ! We had the chance to talk about this off the record and are so happy to be putting this episode out at the time of their announcement 🎉 I...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Ryan Jeffery from Gener8tor Are you a founder who does NOT live in NYC, SF, or Boston? Well, today’s episode is for you. We are bringing you an episode with Ryan Jeffery, the Managing Director of Gener8tor’s Sustainability Accelerator Program, and we have a bit of everything for you… * Ryan’s story and why Gener8to...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Are you a regular listener? If you take 7 min to give us some feedback, it will drastically help us improve the content for you. Today, we are talking with Robin Laine from Transect . We cover… * The issue choosing the best locations for renewables and how Transect solves that * How Robin established a “culture-first” company * How to...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Peter Sun from Climactic The major topics we covered were… * Peter’s experiences hosting his very popular tea series ☕️ * What data is most valuable in ClimateTech 💻 * What AI can and can’t do…for now Ask yourself this: is the content we put out valuable enough to you that you’d be willing to buy us a latte 🍵 on...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter. Are you a regular listener? If you take 7 min to give us some feedback, it will drastically help us improve the content for you. Today, we are talking with Adam Goff from 8 Rivers This convo should be especially interesting to Policy nerds because of Adam’s background. We cover… * The policy landscape and how it affects the development of clean techno...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Are you a regular listener? If you take 7 min to give us some feedback, it will drastically help us improve the content for you. Today, we are talking with Helena Merk from Streamline Unlike the grant landscape, today’s conversation is very clearly packed with value - in particular… * How Streamline saves months of time to pick and ap...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Nick Findler & Chad Rickaby from ClimateDoor The major topics we covered were… * What is “Growth-as-a-Service” and how it applies to Climate VC * How AI is transforming the venture space and streamlining operations * What it is like founding a company with your childhood best friend 🤝 Ask yourself this: is the con...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Tobias Egle from M Ventures Tobias has a science-to-venture background, which made this a slightly different conversation than most of our VC episodes. The major topics we covered were… * His personal experience of going from PhD to venture * Decarbonizing the electronics manufacturing industry. With a specific foc...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Trevor Best from Syzygy Today, we really got the juice for you 🍹 * For us energy nerds, Trevor breaks down how their light-powered chemical reactors are 30x more energy efficient when compared to conventional reactors 🥵 * For the aspiring founders, he walked us through his super data-driven approach to picki...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Russell Sprole from Virta Ventures In this episode, some of the biggest ideas we discuss are… * Marketplace models in climate, specifically the current potential of a hydrogen energy marketplace * The limitless potential of AI to impact climate tech, particularly in the built environment and the management of distr...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Ken Munson from Rhythmos In this episode, some of the biggest ideas we discuss are… * Ken's career from architecture to entrepreneurship and a discussion on the importance of veteran entrepreneurs staying in the arena * Why customer experience is key to EV success * His tactical tips on selling to utilities an...

🌎 Welcome back to the first CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition of 2024! 🎊 Today, we are talking to Jay Kapoor of VSC Ventures In this episode, some of the biggest ideas we discuss are: * How labor shortages and legacy industries are driving the need for industrial automation * How storytelling plays a vital role in helping founders succeed * Why augmentation, rather than replacement, is the key...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Adam Tank of Transcend Infrastructure In this episode, some of the biggest ideas we discuss are: * His Decision to Join Transcend Infrastructure * Importance of Efficient Tools in Water/Wastewater Engineering * Role of AI in Water Industry Innovations * Global Water Management Trends and Approaches * Contrasti...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition. Today, we are talking to Sudhu Arumugam of CYNK In this episode, some of the biggest ideas we discuss are: * Evolution and Importance of Carbon Markets : Discussion on how the carbon markets have evolved over the years, especially the increased emphasis on the social impact of carbon credits. * Role of Blockchain Technology in Carbon...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter… Podcast Collision Edition? Today we are speaking with Ryan Grant Little ; Investor, Consultant, Founder, and Creator of Another Climate Tech Podcast . Given that Ryan is also a podcaster, we did something a bit different and decided to interview each other. Today’s discussion covers… * The reasoning behind our podcasts and the format of each * This of...

🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, VC edition. Today, we are talking to Chris Richardson of Uptake Alliance & ADL Ventures . In this episode, you will find: * Investing in electrification and clean infrastructure * The success story of Mainspring Energy demonstrates the importance of starting small and scaling based on customer needs * Corporate pilots facing challenges in finding the...