Latest Climatevc Podcast Episodes
#161 Bylon, Recyclable Fibers, Ag Waste to Threads, Innovating Past Mistakes, & More w/ Oliver Shafaat (Sci-Lume Labs)
CleanTechies - March 05, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Fast fashion is destroying the world. Imagine if we could make threads that are fully recyclable ... over and over... Well, that's what Oliver Shafaat is trying to do with Sci-Lume Labs. They use agricultural feedstock, and are using low-heat methods so they ai...
#160 Climate Philanthropy, Reducing Carbon Removal Cost, Anti-GHG, & More w/ Adam Fraser (Terraset)
CleanTechies - February 29, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this episode, Somil chats with Adam Fraser, CEO at Terraset, the “anti-GHG” 501c3. Philanthropy in climate is a hot topic – leading up to this episode we were getting questions left and right about the future of this space. And it’s because there’s seemingly s...
#159 Slashing Trucking Emissions by 90% TODAY, Biodiesel, Scaling up Manufacturing, & more w/ Lori Dunn (Optimus Technologies)
CleanTechies - February 24, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 If you LOVE technology that allows for decarbonization TODAY, then Somil & Silas' conversation today with Lori Dunn from Optimus Technologies will interest you. Discover how Optimus is revolutionizing the transport sector by producing bolt-on systems that allo...
#158 Product-Led ClimateTech, Exiting to Big Tech TWICE, Being a Climate Papa, & More w/ Ben Eidelson (Stepchange, Climate Papa)
CleanTechies - February 22, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this episode, I chat with Ben Eidelson, Co-founder & GP of Stepchange, an early-stage venture fund that invests in product-led companies that will make a “step change”, pun intended, I’m guessing?, impact on climate. When editing the episode, Alex, our execu...
#157 Onshoring Battery Production, Getting to Bankability, Waterless Cathode Materials, & More w/ Virginia Klausmeier (Sylvatex)
CleanTechies - February 19, 2024 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today we speak with Virginia Klausmeier, President & CEO of Sylvatex, a company aiming to commercialize technology that was originally developed by her father. The technology is a waterless method to produce Cathode Active Materials (the chemicals that go into th...
#156 Digitizing Supply Chains, Finding the Right Investors & an Oversubscribed Round, Important Materials in Climate, & More w/ Leise Sandeman (Pathways)
CleanTechies - February 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 (Take the CleanTechies Listeners Survey to help us better serve you) In this episode, Somil and Silas chat with Leise Sanderson, founder and CEO of Pathways. Pathways is an AI platform that simplifies environmental impact analysis for the materials and manufactu...
#155 Supporting Underrepresented Founders, Hardware MVP & Scaling, Partnering w/ Corporates, & More w/ Ryan Jeffery (Gener8tor)
CleanTechies - February 11, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Silas speaks with Ryan Jeffery, Sr. Managing Director of the Sustainability Accelerators at Gener8tor, a collection of Accelerators that serve the rest of the country outside of SF, NYC, and Boston, where the majority of VC dollars go. (Take the CleanTechies L...
#155 Climate Investing Outside of Major Tech Hubs w/ Ryan Jeffery (Gener8tor)
CleanTechies - February 11, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSilas speaks with Ryan Jeffery, Sr. Managing Director of the Sustainability Accelerators at Gener8tor, a collection of Accelerators that serve the rest of the country outside of SF, NYC, and Boston, where the majority of VC dollars go. (Take the CleanTechies Listeners Survey to help us better...
#154 How Transect Automates Site Selection and Environmental Due Diligence to Save Developers Months w/ Robin Laine
CleanTechies - February 08, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode, Silas and Somil chat with Robin Lane, CEO and founder of Transect, a product that aids and expedites site selection for infrastructure projects. For Silas and I, this was an exciting mix of infrastructure meeting technology. Robin has been doing this for a while, so she had a ...
#154 Automated Site Selection & Environmental Due Diligence for Developers, Permitting Challenges, the Cost of Solar, & More w/ Robin Laine (Transect)
CleanTechies - February 08, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this episode, Silas and Somil chat with Robin Lane, CEO and founder of Transect, a product that aids and expedites site selection for infrastructure projects. For Silas and I, this was an exciting mix of infrastructure meeting technology. Robin has been doin...
#153 The Most Valuable Data in ClimateTech, Confusing AI with Efficiency, the Power of Tea, & More w/ Peter Sun (Climactic)
CleanTechies - February 05, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this ep, we chat with Peter Sun, founding team at Climactic, an early stage fund investing in ClimateTech, specifically focused on efficiency in software which has a lot to do with, you guessed it, AI. We dive into the nuances of how AI is impacting climate t...
#152 Policy x IRA, Carbon Capture, Commercializing DeepTech, Hardware Headwinds & More w/ Adam Goff (8 Rivers)
CleanTechies - February 01, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, we are joined by Adam Goff, the SVP of Strategy at 8 Rivers, a technology portfolio developer. Think of it like a venture studio but specifically for technology (often chemistry) instead of companies. (Take the CleanTechies Listeners Survey to help us bet...
#151 Winning Grants w/ AI, The Palo Alto Effect, Expanding Your TAM, & More w/ Helena Merk (Streamline Climate)
CleanTechies - January 28, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 There are a plethora of national and local grants available to help companies solving the climate problem, but landing one is a herculean effort. Writing them takes months and can result in absolutely nothing. Half of the battle is picking the right grant to appl...
#150 AI Fund Operations, Canada x Climate VC, "Growth-as-a-Service", & More w/ Nick Findler & Chad Rickaby (ClimateDoor)
CleanTechies - January 24, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Climate Tech founders needs lots of different financing options and styles of support – ClimateDoor is an example of a niche’d styles of venture support that I hope we see more of in ClimateTech VC. ClimateDoor is a style of venture builder called “Growth-as-a-S...
#149 PFAS, Sustainable Semiconductors, Water Consumption, & More w/ Tobias Egle (M Ventures)
CleanTechies - January 18, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Our guest today is Tobias Egle, an investor at M Ventures, the Corporate Venture arm of Merck. Tobias joins us today to speak about deep tech investing, specifically around materials innovation and the decarbonization of electronics manufacturing. A topic that ...
#148 SAF, Green Hydrogen, Light Reactors | Decarbonizing the Chemical Industry World w/ Trevor Best (Syzygy)
CleanTechies - January 15, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 The chemical industry is ~$4.7t globally. The reason is that nearly everything we use is produced using secondary products that are created from catalyzing raw materials in some way. This is currently done using combustion (heat) powered reactors, and our guest ...
#147 Scaling "Equity-Light" Climate Tech: Marketplace Solutions, Equity-Light vs. Software, and Electrification of Transportation w/ Russell Sprole (Virta Ventures)
CleanTechies - January 12, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this episode, we chat with Russell Sprole, founder and managing partner of Virta Ventures. Virta Ventures invests at the early stages focusing on “equity-light” companies. We dive into the nuances of marketplace models, the potential of AI in climate tech, hi...
#146 AI-Powered Savings: Optimizing EV Charging Costs on the Grid w/ Ken Munson (Rhythmos)
CleanTechies - January 09, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, Ken Munson, CEO of Rhythmos, shares his story of becoming an entrepreneur, including the wins and losses. He also discusses what Rhythmos is doing in grid-edge technology. He explains what GridEdge Tech is, the importance of experienced entrepreneurs stayi...
#145 Climate x Industrial Automation, Climate Storytelling, Changing Cap Table Construction, & More w/ Jay Kapoor (VSC Ventures)
CleanTechies - January 05, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 On this episode, we interview Jay Kapoor, General Partner at VSC Ventures. VSC Ventures is a Seed-stage VC fund focusing on climate adaptation and industrial automation. Their central thesis is that although starting a company is becoming easier, its becoming har...
#144 Gen AI in Water Design, Energy Efficient Infrastructure, Digitizing Design & More w/ Adam Tank (Transcend)
CleanTechies - December 26, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this enlightening episode, Silas and Somil are speaking all about Water and Wastewater Infrastructure with Adam Tank, the CCO and Co-Founder of Transcend Infrastructure. Adam shares his journey into the water industry and the creation of Transcend, a softwar...
#143 The Future of Carbon Markets: Transparency, Local Impact, & Retail Investors | Sudhu Arumugam, CYNK
CleanTechies - December 23, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In this enlightening episode, Silas and Somil delve into an engaging conversation with a visionary in the realm of carbon markets, Sudhu Arumugam, the CEO and Co-Founder of CYNK. CYNK is an early-stage company based out of Nairobi and Singapore, and they are bui...
#142 Lessons, Thoughts and Advice From Running a Climate Tech Podcast w/ Ryan Grant Little (Another Climate Tech Podcast)
CleanTechies - December 20, 2023 02:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 Today Somil & Silas had the opportunity to do something slightly different today since we did an episode with Ryan Grant Little, the Creator and Host of Another Climate Tech Podcast. He has conversations that are more topical with his guests who are, in many ca...
#141 Winning Pilots, First Customers, Arena Electrification, & More w/ Chris Richardson (Uptake Alliance, ADL Ventures)
CleanTechies - December 17, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 On this episode, Somil interviews Chris Richardson, Executive Director of Uptake Alliance and Partner at ADL Ventures where he leads their energy and transportation practices. Uptake Alliance is the newest rockstar member of the NYS entrepreneurial ecosystem th...
🔒 #140 Big Oil Bogeyman, Watching Your Satellites Launch, Biz Model First, & More w/ Dan Katz (Orbital Sidekick)
CleanTechies - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSubscriber-only episode 🌎 If you'd like to see the full PodLetter, go to our substack to see all the written content that supplements the audio interview. Today Silas had the opportunity to interview Dan Katz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Orbital Sidekick, where they are building, and launching...
#140 Using Satellites to Stop Methane Leaks & Climate Change, Business Model First, The O&G Bogeyman, & More w/ Dan Katz (Orbital Sidekick)
CleanTechies - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings🌎 If you'd like to see the full PodLetter, go to our substack to see all the written content that supplements the audio interview. Today Silas had the opportunity to interview Dan Katz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Orbital Sidekick, where they are building, and launching Hyperspectral Satellites...
🔒 #140 The O&G Bogeyman, Watching Your Satellites Launch, Biz Model First, & More w/ Dan Katz (Orbital Sidekick)
CleanTechies - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSubscriber-only episode 🌎 If you'd like to see the full PodLetter, go to our substack to see all the written content that supplements the audio interview. Today Silas had the opportunity to interview Dan Katz, the Co-Founder and CEO of Orbital Sidekick, where they are building, and launching...
#140 Big Oil Bogeyman, Watching Your Satellites Launch, Biz Model First, & More w/ Dan Katz (Orbital Sidekick)
CleanTechies - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 Today, Silas had the opportunity to interview Dan Katz, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Orbital Sidekick, where they are building, and launching Hyperspectral Satellites to help catch methane leaks in pipelines, and, hopefully, one day, identify geographies that hav...
#139 The Climate Tech Opportunity, Developmental Finance in Climate, & More w/ Jamil Wyne (Climate Tech Bootcamp, Riffle Ventures)
CleanTechies - December 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 Today, we are talking to Jamil Wyne of Climate Tech Bootcamp & Riffle Ventures. In this episode, you will find: Why direct access to customers and revenue generation are crucial for success in the climate tech space How Jamil shaped Climate Tech Bootcamp wit...
#138 Reverse Vending Machines, Regulation & Demand, Demonstrating Traction, & More w/ Paweł Ciesielski (MaasLoop)
CleanTechies - December 05, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 Today we are joined by Pawel Ciesielski, the Co-Founder and CEO of MaaS Loop, a Poland-based company building reverse vending machines to help collect various recyclables. He has a background in marketing, branding, and trend projection where he specifically ...
#137 Scaling a Logistics Heavy Business, Bootstrapping, The Rigatoni List, The Recommerce OG, & More w/ John Fazzolari (Revivn)
CleanTechies - December 01, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsForget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 🌎 In this episode, Silas Mahner (@silasmahner) speaks with John Fazzolari (@fazz), the co-CEO and co-founder of Revivn, a hardware lifecycle management company that helps corporates repurpose their used electronic devices. John has a fascinating story of buildi...
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