Episode 104: Dr Dan Stewart ViridiCO2 discusses University Spin Out and Solving CO2 Challenge
Gaule's Question Time
English - November 15, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 34.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness venturing strategic innovation and business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Andrew Gaule discusses with Dr. Dan Stewart, Founder and CEO of ViridiCO2 (https://viridico2.co.uk), the founding of a university spin out which is addressing the capture and use of CO2 to mitigate climate change.
In the discussion we cover a range of topics and support he gained on his journey so far.
- Being inspired by Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth movie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth) and books
- University spin out support from Future Worlds (https://futureworlds.com)
- SETsquared (https://www.setsquared.co.uk) where Dan has gained support and Andrew is a mentor for SETsquared. SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership and a dynamic collaboration between the six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey.
- ICURe programme (https://www.setsquared.co.uk/programme/icure-programme-2/) which Dan has been through and Andrew has done judging and led case study workshops.
- Kymira (https://kymira.co.uk) is led by Tim Brownstone and was invested in by Henley Business Angels
- ViridiCO2 technology and means of capturing CO2 to make alternatives to fossil fuel products like plastics.
- The journey of gaining grants and investment from angel investors
- Benefits and possible pit falls of gaining Corporate Venture Capital investment.
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