Climate CEOs

Discover how CalWave harnesses ocean wave energy with resilient converters, offshore scaling, & venture-backed innovation. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by CEO and Co-founder Dr. Marcus Lehmann , CalWave is unlocking the vast and steady carbon-free power from ocean waves worldwide. They have built a proprietary wave energy converter technology that achieves high performance while surviving storms and...

Learn how Piva Capital accelerates industrial tech through venture capital, breakthrough AI & automation, & high-impact investments. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by CEO and Managing Partner Ricardo Angel , Piva Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. They invest in specialty chemicals, new materials, energy, mobility, industrials, advanced manufacturing, artificial...

Discover how TS Conductor boosts utility efficiency & safety using advanced conductor technology, reconductoring solutions, & materials innovation. PODCAST GUEST BIO: TS Conductor technology for smarter power transmission lines provides safety, reliability, and longevity, all while doubling ampacity over ACSR and reducing line power loss by 40%. TS Conductor also solves sag issues caused b...

Learn how ArcTern Ventures invests in sustainable technology, scaling climate solutions, & delivering measurable environmental & financial returns. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Co-led by Cofounder and Managing Director, Murray McCraig , ArcTern Ventures is an earthtech venture capital firm investing to solve humanity’s greatest challenges — climate change and sustainability — since 2012. Murray is a...

Discover how Obvious Ventures reimagines industrial & consumer sectors through sustainable systems, venture capital, & impact-driven investing. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Co-led by Managing Director, Andrew Beebe , Obvious invests in world positive early-stage startups like Beyond Meat, Proterra, and Diamond Foundry, and brings perspectives as prior product designers and company operators. Andrew...

Learn how The Clean Fight accelerates energy efficiency & occupant health in non-luxury buildings using scalable climate solutions & tech-driven programs. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by Managing Director and Cofounder, Kate Frucher , The Clean Fight is a flagship not-for-profit accelerator, that identifies and scales the top growth-stage climate tech companies from around the world that are loo...

Discover how Urban Electric Power delivers safe, sustainable energy with zinc-manganese batteries, long-duration storage, & practical deployment solutions. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO Sanjoy Banerjee , Urban Electric Power (UEP) develops non-toxic, thermally safe, long-duration batteries made of plentiful elements such as zinc and manganese, and has the backi...

Learn how Encore develops impact-driven solar & storage projects, promoting inclusion, sustainability, & scalable energy solutions. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by President Blake Sturcke , Encore Renewable Energy is a community-scale solar and energy storage development company, as well as a B Corps showing leadership on diversity in the energy sector. Blake serves as the President for Encore R...

Discover how Octopus Energy delivers fully renewable electricity at scale using technology, customer-centric strategies, & sustainable operations. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Led by Michael Lee , Octopus Energy is a technology-driven, renewable energy retailer, directly supplying over 3 million customers globally with 100% green electricity at a cheaper price and with a focus on incredible customer ser...

Explore how Bill Nussey disrupts global energy with decentralized solar & batteries, innovative business models, & clean energy entrepreneurship. PODCAST GUEST BIO: Bill Nussey is the founder of the Freeing Energy Project, whose mission is to accelerate the shift to cleaner, cheaper energy. His new book is: Freeing Energy: How innovators are using local-scale solar and batteries to disrupt...

Learn how REsurety uses data-driven analytics & risk management to optimize renewable energy investments & secure smarter project outcomes. REsurety delivers data-driven solutions for the clean energy economy and the tools to identify value and manage risks from clean energy investments. Lee Taylor is the Co-Founder and CEO of REsurety. Since founding REsurety in 2012 to commercialize rese...

Discover how Partners Group is scaling low-carbon infrastructure with massive capital deployment, climate-focused strategies, & long-term impact. Co-led by Dr. Dmitriy Antropov , the private infrastructure integrated investment team at Partners Group ($119B+ in AUM) focuses on: (1) telecommunication infrastructure, in particular datacenters, (2) energy and mobility transformation, and (3) next...

Learn how Persefoni helps companies track, report, & reduce emissions with enterprise-grade climate accounting & SaaS analytics. Led by CEO and Co-founder Kentaro Kawamori , Persefoni is a SaaS platform that enables companies and financial institutions to measure, disclose, and reduce their carbon footprint, thereby meeting stakeholder and regulatory climate disclosure needs with the highe...

Discover how Zero delivers plastic-free online groceries with seamless logistics, customer engagement, & eco-conscious supply chains. Led by Zuleyka Strasner , Zero is an online marketplace for sustainable groceries, home goods, personal items, and more, on its way to becoming the largest sustainability platform for consumers in the country. Below are two excerpts from the podcast. "If yo...

Learn how Sylvatex creates EV batteries inspired by nature, enhancing performance, longevity, & environmental impact. Led by Virginia Klausmeier , Sylvatex is a climate tech company utilizing sustainable chemistry & materials science to accelerate the shift to the electrification of transportation. We do this by massively increasing EV material production throughput while lowering the cost...

Discover how Breakthrough Energy Ventures backs early-stage climate tech with deep tech solutions, massive capital, & measurable emissions reductions. Co-led by Dr. Eric Toone, Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a long-term VC investor — anchored by Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, and mission-aligned peers — that aims to build the new, cutting-edge companies that will lead the world to net-zero emissions....

Learn how Air Company transforms captured CO₂ into consumer goods & industrial materials, delivering circular solutions & carbon impact. Co-led by CTO and Cofounder Staff Sheehan, Air Company is an investor-backed carbon-to-value innovator recognized by awards such as Time Magazine Invention of the Year, Fast Company World Changing Idea, and NASA Conversion Challenge. Below are two excerpt...

Discover how Atlantic Sea Farms grows kelp at scale to support climate-positive aquaculture, coastal ecosystems, & sustainable food systems. Led by Briana Warner , Atlantic Sea Farms is dedicated to making a powerful and positive impact on the health of our customers and oceans by creating craveable and innovative products made from sustainably farmed sea greens, all while expanding opportunit...

Learn how Plantd creates engineered wood products with sustainable forestry, advanced engineering, & venture-backed innovation. Led by Josh Dorfman, Plantd turns atmospheric carbon into low-prices, high-performance building materials using industrial hemp, an ultra-strong, fast-growing plant that captures over 3x more carbon than trees. Below are two excerpts from the podcast. "Most home...

Discover how Wireframe Ventures identifies & funds high-impact sustainability startups, helping seed-stage founders scale climate solutions. Led by Co-founder and Managing Partner Paul Straub , Wireframe Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage investor focused on technology benefiting people and planet, including impact ventures focused on climate change, synthetic biology, AI, automation, and z...

Learn how NCX manages America’s largest forest carbon projects with precision, data-driven insights, & scalable climate solutions. Led by Co-founder and COO Max Nova, NCX is a VC-backed net-zero pioneer using AI, remote-sensing, and robust forestry science to map all forest assets in the US, create the largest forest carbon project in the US, and build a marketplace of high-quality carbon offs...

Discover how Aera Ventures backs transformative climate technologies, leveraging capital, expertise, & operational support for scale. Led by Founder Derek Handley, Aera Ventures invests at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate the world to a better future. "Those who create breakthrough ideas the fastest will generate new markets, exponential financial returns a...

Learn how Tortuga AgTech deploys robotics & AI to optimize farm productivity, reduce waste, & accelerate sustainable agriculture. Led by CEO Eric Adamson, Tortuga AgTech aims to raise agricultural margins and reduce hard human working conditions by delivering innovative robotic crop pickers to farmers throughout the world. Below are two excerpts from the podcast. "Our aim is to solve...

Discover how Power For All expands electricity access globally with innovative deployment, community partnerships, & sustainable solutions. Led by CEO Kristina Skierka, Power For All is a global coalition of 200 private and public organizations campaigning to deliver universal energy access before 2030 through the power of decentralized, renewable electricity. To learn more please visit their...

Learn how Women in Climate Tech accelerates female-led ventures, fosters diversity, & drives impactful climate technology adoption. Cofounded by Helen Bertelli, Women in Climate Tech provides free monthly programming to its hundreds of members and newsletter subscribers to facilitate the career growth of women fighting the climate crisis. The organization recognizes that the climate and gender...