Another ClimateTech Podcast

Jessica Droujko is a passionate kayaker and lover of rivers. So it’s fitting that she should combine that passion and her PhD from ETH Zürich to launch Riverkin, a startup that monitors river health. In this episode we talked about: 🌊 How rivers shape landscapes and their importance in global ecosystems 🔬 How Riverkin monitors water levels and sediment flows 🏞️ Jessica's adventures on some of the world's most interesting rivers, including the Boiling River in Peru 🚣‍♀️ The balance between responsible tourism and river conservation. Think: Grand Canyon 🌍 The River Collective's mission to create changemakers through events like the Students for Rivers camp 🔌 Opportunities for citizen science in river monitoring through mini hydrological stations #ClimateTech #Rivers #Water Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Max Boykoff is a professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on the cultural dimensions of climate change, with a particular interest in how media and various stakeholders communicate about the issue. In this episode we talked about: ☯️ How firsthand experiences of climate events can contrast with media coverage 🎭 The power of comedy in connecting people to climate change information and ideas 🌏 Cultural perspectives on climate change ranging from Singapore and Jerusalem 🎬 The climate-themed standup comedy video competition he runs 👥 His excitement around younger generations' engagement with climate issues #ClimateComedy #ClimateEducation #ClimateTech More: Climate comedy work from Inside the Greenhouse at CU Boulder The 10th annual climate comedy video competition The Media and Climate Change Observatory Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Yossi Quint is the founder and CEO of Ark Biotech, a startup focused on computational bioprocessing in the cultivated meat industry. In this episode we talked about: 🧬 Ark's role in accelerating the development of cultivated meat products 🏭 How the bioeconomy could reshape traditional geographic advantages in food production 🌍 The global landscape of cultivated meat regulation and its impact on industry growth 🇺🇸 The potential consequences of state-level bans on cultivated meat in the US 💼 The decision to pursue entrepreneurship over activism for maximum impact #CultivatedMeat #CleanMeat #AltProteins #BioProcessing #ClimateTech Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Marissa Beatty is the co-founder and CEO of Turnover Labs, a startup developing technology to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals. With a background in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Marissa is tackling the challenge of carbon utilization in the petrochemical industry. In this episode we talked about: 🧪 Turnover Labs' approach to converting CO2 into useful chemical building blocks 💼 The challenges and opportunities for female founders in the climate tech space 💰 How Marissa secured backing from notable climate tech investors for her pre-seed round 🔬 The importance of corporate partnerships in developing and scaling carbon utilization technologies 🎯 Turnover Labs' strategy for narrowing their focus and identifying potential customers 🤝 Why I’m missing out by not going to Climate Week NYC #CarbonUtilization #CleanChemistry #ClimateTech #netzero Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Jessica Burley is an investor at Planet A Ventures, a €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to venture capital. Jessica is passionate about impact measurement and, as she says: "If there's not a significant positive environmental impact, the deal is off.” In this episode we talked about: 🔬 Planet A Ventures' use of life cycle assessments to evaluate potential investments 🚫 The fund's in-house science team's veto power on deals lacking significant environmental impact 🤝 Collaboration with Speedinvest and Norrsken VC to create a climate hardware playbook 📊 The importance of impact measurement for businesses to demonstrate sustainability claims 🌡️ How climate risk is increasingly becoming a business risk 🚀 Her optimism in climate tech thanks to transformative technologies and dedicated talent #VC #Hardware #Sustainability #Investing #ClimateTech Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

I spoke with WebMD co-founder and veteran VC Kittu Kolluri of Neotribe Ventures to talk about what he’s investing in, the importance of board governance, and what active investing actually means. We touched on: 🐉 The potential of technologies like hydrogen, ammonia synthesis, and cold fusion 💼 The role of boards in ensuring good governance and avoiding conflicts of interest 📈 What software VCs need to do to become hardware investors 🤝 The importance of active investing and the value it brings to young entrepreneurs #climatetech #venturecapital #governance Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Aneta Londa is the founder of Moonshot Pirates, an organization that empowers young changemakers to tackle global challenges. In this episode, Aneta is joined by Annie Zountsa and Elanu Karakus, winners of the Shape the Future Challenge, to discuss their innovative project AEIFLORIA and the impact of youth-driven initiatives. We talked about: 🏴‍☠️ How Moonshot Pirates teaches Gen Z to fight climate change through innovation 🏆 How four teenagers found a way to help bees find flowers with AEIFLORIA 🔮 How Moonshot Pirates is going to get involved in the future of food, and how you can help 👭 What it’s going to be like for four founders to meet for the very first time in person #MoonshotPirates #climatetech #YouthInnovation Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

I spoke with Alex Ivanenko, the founder of HyWatts, about building “power plants in a box” and about why, after selling a company for more than $100 million, he started another one right away. In this episode we talked about: 👉 Why traditional power generation philosophies don’t work for renewables 🔋 The high costs of transmission and distribution in the energy grid 💡 The potential for distributed energy solutions in reducing blackouts and fires 🚗 Why EV charging stations are the fastest path to commercialization for startups 📈 The implications of subsidies and regulations on the renewable energy market #climatetech #renewableenergy #EVcharging Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Marco Möller is a computer scientist, physicist, and serial entrepreneur. He’s passionate about electrical transportation and recently turned his attention to open sourcing the world of EV charging. In this episode we talked about: 🔋 The company Marco sold to Intel and its impact on climate change through drone technology 🚗 The current state of the EV market in Europe, including growth and price trends 🔌 Common concerns about switching to electric cars and how to address them ⚙️ Marco's new company Pionix and its open-source EV-charger operating system, Base Camp 💼 The stakeholders involved in the EV charging space and the role of collaboration 🕵️‍♂️ Resistance to open-sourcing EV charging and the industries' changing perspectives on open source #climatetech #EVcharging #opensource Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Sebastian Pohlmann is VP of Business Development at UpCatalyst, which makes carbon nanotubes and graphite from CO2. They are literally taking one of the world’s most problematic waste streams and turning it into one of the most desperately-needed materials. In this episode we talked about: 🔋 The carbon footprint of producing graphite for lithium-ion batteries 🌍 Innovative approaches to sourcing CO2 for industrial processes 🚗 The emerging market for sodium-ion batteries and their benefits over lithium-ion batteries 🏗️ How carbon nanotubes can reinforce concrete and reduce overall emissions 🤝 The role of academia in validating and advancing climate tech innovations #climatetech #carbonnanotubes #sustainability Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

This is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about on the podcast for the whole last year. 🌟 Juraj Krivošík is the Executive Director at SEVEn, The Energy Efficiency Center, in Prague. He’s also in my opinion one of the leading voices on how energy and infrastructure have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its broader implications today and in the future. In this episode, we talked about: 🇺🇦 The impact of the Ukraine war on CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss 🏢 The role of energy security in shaping climate policies in Europe 🪖 The importance of supporting Ukraine to ensure global climate protection ⚡ The unintended push towards renewable energy due to rising energy prices 🔋 The challenges of measuring and promoting energy efficiency compared to new energy sources #climatetech #energysecurity #renewableenergy #ukraine Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Who needs a cow to make leather when you've got beer? Brett Cotten is co-founder of London-based Arda Biomaterials and in this episode we talked about: 🐄 The problems of the traditional leather industry 👜 New Grain, Arda's sustainable leather alternative 🍺 Creating local supply chains by co-locating with breweries and distilleries around the world 🎡 The synthetic biology scene in London, and how the UK is investing heavily into biotech and material science #leather #climatetech #beer #spentgrain #synbio #syntheticbiology Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Lisett Luik is co-founder of Arbonics, an Estonian company that believes forests have been undervalued for far too long and is seeking to rememdy that. In this episode we talked about: 🌳 How Arbonics is making forests a climate asset rather than just a source of timber 🕵️ The detective work involved in ensuring carbon offsetting projects are the real deal 🌍 Lisett's journey into climate tech entrepreneurship and her advice for others looking to make the switch 🇪🇪 The entrepreneurial culture in Estonia, and the influence of long, dark winters 👅 Her translation of Keith Richards' autobiography into Estonian #climatetech #carbonoffsetting #carboncredits #forests Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

To celebrate the launch of their new facility this week, I spoke with Yonatan Golan, co-founder of Brevel. Brevel makes possibly the most sustainable protein in the world through a process that speeds up microalgae production 100x. We talked about: 👻 The concept of 'ghost protein' 🚀 How fermentation x photosynthesis = efficiency revolution 🥛 Why dairy is a good starting place 🏗️ Their new facility #climatetech #sustainablefood #alternativeprotein Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Meet Maxime Meijers, co-founder of Estuaire, a company that is working across the aviation industry to reduce its climate effects. In this episode we talked about: 🛩️ The often overlooked impact of contrails on our climate and how their strategic mitigation can put a dent in aviation's climate footprint 💰 The power and influence of aviation finance in shaping the sector's environmental trajectory 🚀 The growth trajectory and ambitions of Estuaire as they seek to assemble a dream team in the intersection of aviation and sustainability #ClimateTech #AviationInnovation #Flying #Aviation Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner always thought he's get into politics. But, as a partner leading the climate tech and industrial tech practices at Speedinvest, he's arguably playing an even bigger role in Europe's future this way. In this episode we talked about: 🌍 Why hardware is hard but absolutely critical in climatetech 🔬 How crucial de-risking with corporate customers is for startups 💡 The role of policy in driving climatetech investment 🏭 The challenges of scaling up production and fundraising for founders 📘 The creation of "Building and Scaling Climate Hardware," a playbook for the climate tech sector Check out "Building and Scaling Climate Hardware: A Playbook" here. #climatetech #venturecapital #VC #deeptech Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Meet Joe Hill, Co-founder of One Planet Pizza. Joe has dedicated his career to promoting plant-based eating through the medium of delicious pizza. In this episode we talked about: 🌿 The importance of making plant-based alternatives that deliver on taste, texture, and price 🍕 How One Planet Pizza is leading the charge in this delicious revolution 🔬 The emerging trend of healthier, whole-food plant-based alternatives 🍄 Joe's excitement about the potential of mushrooms 🎙️ The role of food activism and its influence on plant-based food industry 💪 How Joe maintains his resilience and health while running a high-growth business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneplanetpizza/ #climatetech #plantbased #pizza Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Christian Rebernik is the mastermind behind Tomorrow University, an accredited online university using business education to drive impact and sustainability. In this interview we talked about: 👑 Christian’s royal pedigree in Berlin’s startup ecosystem 🎒 How a university dropout becomes a university Chancellor 🎯 Tomorrow University’s goal of reaching 1 million people #education #university #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Robbie Lockie is co-founder of Plant-Based News and has just launched the Freedom Food Alliance, which fights misinformation and empowers people with the best science and expert alliances to create meaningful societal change. In this episode we talked about: 🌱 The deceptive tactics used by the meat and dairy industries to discredit plant-based alternatives 🎙️ Celebrity influence in promoting a plant-based lifestyle, featuring the likes of Alicia Silverstone and Joaquin Phoenix, including running Jamie Oliver’s online presence back in the day 🌍 The Plant Based Treaty, a global initiative to shift away from animal-based food systems and restore ecosystems 🍔 The challenges and opportunities in the plant-based food industry, including the move towards fewer and more natural sounding ingredients As discussed in the episode, the Plant Based News Podcast had some interviews with famous vegans. Here are a few of them: Megadeth Drummer Dirk Verbeuren “Bones and All” author Camille Deangelis Actor Alicia Silverstone Conservationist, anthropologist and activist Jane Goodall #futurefood #plantbased #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Joel Tasche is the founder of CleanHub, and is on a mission to clean up our oceans, all while empowering marginalized waste workers. And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 Listen to this episode to learn how CleanHub: 🚛 implements tracking systems all the way from households to disposal sites, ensuring transparency and efficiency 💻 is developing its platform into a full-stack waste management system, borrowing efficiency strategies from Amazon's playbook 🌍 is expanding its waste collection and sorting capacities in coastal communities in India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Cambodia 🤝 is working on upskilling programs and social audits to improve working conditions for waste sorters #cleantech #wastemanagement #plasticcredits #recycling #sustainability Promo partner for this episode is Grizzle, helping B2B ClimateTech companies generate demand and customers through high-quality content, social media, and SEO services. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.