The Keep Cool Podcast

It’s a big question and Zach Stein has the answers with Carbon Collective. Meet the CEO battling for the Earth’s future. Traditional investment practice isn’t made to drive impact. And for individual investors who want to make sustainable choices, that can be a source of frustration. Carbon Collective is disrupting old school financial theory, creating investment products that make profit, are sus...

The wait is finally over. One founder, or founding team, will leave with thousands of dollars worth of prizes to invest in their climate tech startup, but who will it be? Nick and his investor co-hosts have heard pitches from five of the most innovative climate tech startups out there, and this week it’s time to pick a winner. You’ll get a recap of the projects so far with Nick, before hearing fr...

How do you generate wealth and save the world? By disrupting traditional investment models. Meet Physis, empowering investors to make a positive impact. This is the fifth of the Keep Cool Show’s mini-series, offering five startup founders the chance to pitch their climate tech business. Nick and investor co-host Dan Lichtenberg figure out what drives Stefania Di Bartolomew and what sets Physis apa...

 If you want to decarbonize the world, you need a resilient source of electricity powering everything from the grid to cars. Meet ElectricFish, building solutions for energy storage. Renewable energy is the future and renewable energy that offers super-fast EV charging, two-way flow to the grid AND can be set up on site in weeks, not months, will become the gold standard. ElectricFish is leading...

Capital investment is great but it’s not enough for climate tech companies to scale. Climatebase is building a platform focused on providing human investment and the timing couldn’t be better. Last year more venture capital dollars were invested in climate tech than ever before and every startup founder knows once the capital is secured, your attention turns to talent. Equipping your company with...

What are digital carbon emissions and how big a problem are they becoming? Greenpixie has the answers and is seizing the green initiative with both hands. Nick and Lily Bernicker, principal at Wireframe Ventures, interview CEO & Founder, John Ridd, from Greenpixie, the company focused on reducing digital carbon emissions with cutting edge, climate tech. You’ll hear how they’re turning this cha...

If you can get 1% better every day, you’ll achieve big goals surprisingly quickly. That’s the philosophy behind Earth Brands and Co-Founders Michael Medvedev and Peter Frelinghuysen. On a mission to make sustainability cool, Earth Brands is constantly evaluating and iterating their environmentally-friendly products to be better and better. Nick and Co-Host Mark Grace, investor at M13, talk to Mich...

Climate tech is moving fast. As the urgency to tackle climate issues grows, so does the number of innovative startups in this space. I’m Nick Van Osdol. If you read my Keep Cool newsletter, you’ll know I’ve recently joined forces with Workweek, a media company that puts creators at the heart of their strategy combining premium content and capital. To celebrate this partnership I’m applying that ex...