Climate CEOs

Discover how MD Energy Advisors delivers energy efficiency solutions with exceptional service, actionable insights, & sustainable impact. Led by CEO Phil Croskey, MD Energy Advisors helps residential, commercial, government, and industrial clients reduce their energy cost and implement energy efficiency programs. To learn more visit their website . Below are two excerpts from the episode. Phil...

Discover how Joro helps individuals & businesses automate carbon offsets with data-driven insights, high-quality credits, & easy-to-use tools. Led by Sanchali Pal, Joro provides an app for automated carbon tracking to help consumers make better purchase decisions and offset their carbon footprint. To learn more check out their app in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store . Below ar...

Learn how Clean Energy Ventures backs climate startups that reduce gigatons of emissions, scale rapidly, & deliver measurable environmental impact. Led by managing director David Miller, Clean Energy Ventures is catalyzing investment in seed-stage climate tech companies with the potential to drive a 2.5+ gigaton reduction in carbon emissions. For more detailed show notes read the interview tra...

Discover how Carbon America captures & transforms CO₂, reducing emissions, improving efficiency, & enabling scalable climate solutions. Led by Scott Frazier, Carbon America is a carbon dioxide capture and sequestration 'super developer' deploying existing off-the-shelf carbon removal technology while also developing its own proprietary next-generation technology. Carbon America was...

Learn how GreenSpark Solar installs community-scale solar solutions with social impact, sustainability, & reliable energy delivery. Led by CEO Kevin Schulte, GreenSpark Solar is a distributed solar project developer and contractor based in Rochester, New York. The company has consistently been one of Rochester's fastest-growing businesses and continues to expand to date with project develo...

Discover how Copia uses software to redirect surplus food to NGOs, reducing waste, increasing efficiency, & delivering social impact. Led by founder Komal Ahmad Copia is striving to solve the world's dumbest problem in food waste and hunger by creating a platform to connect food oversupplied businesses with food-hungry nonprofits. The company is also developing predictive analytics tools t...

Learn how Noya captures carbon via industrial cooling towers, turning emissions into measurable environmental & commercial value. Led by CEO Josh Santos, Noya is bringing carbon-negative technology to market by retrofitting existing cooling towers to provide no-cost carbon removal technology to large facility managers. The company generates revenue by selling upcycled food-grade carbon dioxide...

Discover how Prime Impact Fund provides catalytic capital for climate ventures, scaling startups, & driving measurable environmental returns. Co-led by Principal Amy Duffuor, the Prime Impact Fund invests catalytic capital into early-stage technologies with the capability to have a gigaton scale impact on carbon emissions.  Amy noted Prime Impact Fund's differentiated approach to venture c...

Learn how Renewal Mill transforms food waste into nutritious products, reducing landfill impact & creating sustainable consumer goods. Led by Claire Schlemme Renewal Mill reduces food waste by upcycling the byproduct of plant-based milk to create high-quality Okara flour and baking mixes. The company's Okara flour is used in products made by other plant-based food makers while its baking m...

Discover how Erthos develops plant-powered plastic replacements, reducing environmental impact, & providing viable industrial solutions. Led by Nuha Siddiqui Erthos is developing a compostable plant-based resin to substitute to serve as a drop-in replacement for petroleum-derived products in the manufacturing of single-use plastics. Nuha spoke to erthos's mission saying "erthos is our...

Learn how Therma uses sensors & AI to reduce food waste, optimize refrigeration, & improve efficiency across global cold chains. Led by CEO Manik Suri, Therma is deploying next-generation IoT devices to reduce product waste and decrease energy waste throughout the global cold chain.  To learn more about Therma visit their website . Manik noted the company's product offering saying, &qu...

Discover how Manifest Climate provides software to assess corporate climate risk, track emissions, & enable data-driven sustainability decisions. Led by co-founders Jeremy Greven and Laura Zizzo, Manifest Climate is a building a climate intelligence platform to help companies better understand, manage, and communicate climate risk.  To learn more about the TCFD standards that Manifest Climate...

Explore recent agtech investments, tools to measure greenhouse gas impact, & emerging strategies for microbiome & sustainable agriculture innovation. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: Agtech deals, climate podcasts, plus 2 investor tools to measure GHGs, &q...

Learn how Planet FWD helps companies optimize supply chains, measure environmental impact, & drive climate-conscious strategies. Led by CEO Julia Collins, Planet FWD has developed software to provide consumer brands the insight need to understand and reduce their carbon footprints. The company has also developed its own sustainable snack brand called Moonshot. To learn more visit their website...

Learn how top climate accelerators are supporting startups, showcasing recent financings & strategies to scale climate solutions effectively. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: Recent climate tech deals from Voltus, Mainspring, ESS, Solid Power, Navitas Semicond...

Discover how Navajo Power brings solar solutions to tribal communities, increasing energy access, reliability, & local economic impact. Led by Executive Chairman Brett Isaac, Navajo Power develops large utility-scale solar and solar plus storage projects with a focus on providing energy access and economic benefits to the Navajo Nation and other tribal communities. Below are two excerpts from...

Learn how World Tree uses Paulownia forestry to sequester carbon, generate returns, & drive sustainable land management at scale. Led by CEO Doug Willmore, World Tree acts as a platform to facilitate the planting of Empress Splendor trees to sequester carbon while generating returns for both farmers and investors through both carbon offset and lumber sales. Below are two excerpts from the podc...

Discover how concentrated investment power affects climate funding, & learn frameworks to diversify capital allocation for environmental impact. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: Climate finance speakers, 99% of the investment industry’s $69T controlled by one...

Discover how OhmConnect empowers households to reduce energy costs, optimize usage, & support grid efficiency with smart devices. Led by CRO Matt Duesterberg, OhmConnect delivers the benefits of distributed demand management to both consumers and grid operators to increase grid reliability and reduce the cost of electricity. To learn more about OhmConnect visit their website . Below are two ex...

Explore climate-focused SPACs, innovative indoor agtech startups, & key insights for investors navigating the evolving green tech market. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: SPAC overage, over 1,000 indoor agtech startups (map), cobalt and child labor (infographi...

Discover how EVMatch connects EV drivers to chargers, enabling seamless access, optimized utilization, & scalable energy infrastructure. Led by Heather Hochrein, EVMatch provides a software platform that enables both a peer-to-peer EV charging system (analogous to Airbnb for electric vehicle chargers) and facilitates apartment building charging sessions through automatic scheduling and access...

Learn about the latest venture capital & private equity investments in climate tech, highlighting emerging startups, deals, & sector shifts. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: 26 deal summaries, plus an interview with hydrogen CEO Mo Vargas at BayoTech, and...

Learn how Station A uses software to optimize building energy efficiency, generate measurable ROI, & accelerate clean energy adoption. Led by CEO Kevin Berkemeyer, Station A derives tangible energy savings estimates from complex data analysis of non-residential buildings in the US, enabling a two-sided marketplace in which building owners can simply access cost-saving clean energy options from...

Discover high-potential climate tech startups, explore strategies to address the $5T/year UN SDG funding gap, & actionable insights from Bloomberg trends. ZERO is a weekly newsletter about climate finance, startups, and personal development. In this issue, we deliver the spoken podcast version, which covers the following: 12 leading climate tech companies, 95% of investors are evaluating ESG r...

Discover how Dispatch Goods transforms restaurant takeout waste into reusable resources, improving efficiency & reducing environmental impact. Led by CEO Lindsey Hoell, Dispatch Goods provides a reusable container logistics service for restaurants aiming to increase sustainability and the quality of their takeout food presentation. Below are two excerpts from the podcast. "Dispatch Goods...