Avnos provides a Hybrid Direct Air Capture (HDAC) solution that inverts the water paradigm in DAC, producing water (5 tons per ton of carbon captured), eliminating heat consumption, and reducing costs by 50% compared to other forms of DAC.Will

#187: Astrid Atkinson, CEO of Camus Energy — $26M for Power Grid Software. Ex-Google Engineer. One-Million-Fold Load Growth. Dog Training and CEO Skills.

15 days ago 48m 23s

My guest today is Astrid Atkinson, Co-founder and CEO of Camus Energy.Camus Energy is a VC-backed software company serving power utilities with analytics and forecasting, real-time monitoring, and advanced control for local resources to help d

#186: Nigel Broomhall, CEO of Invisible Urban Charging — 1 Million EV Charger Partnership with Real Estate Giant CBRE. Flying Across the World for a 15-Minute Meeting. Bigger vs. Smaller Ambitions.

23 days ago 53m 57s

My guest today is Nigel Broomhall, Co-founder and CEO of Invisible Urban Charging.Invisible Urban Charging provides electric vehicles as a service, which means they design, install, own, and maintain chargers for investors, fleet managers, and

#185: Evgeny Klochikhin, CEO of Sheeva.ai — Trillion-dollar Market for In-Vehicle Payments. "Charge and Go." Investors in Japan, Germany, India. Techstars team. Pregnant Wife Origin Story.

Jun 13th, 2024 43m 58s

My guest today is Evgeny Klochikhin, Founder and CEO of Sheeva.ai.Sheeva.ai is a software and fintech company that enables payments within vehicles, making it easy to “charge and walk.” They are backed by strategic investors in the US, India,

#184: Pavle Jeremić, CEO of Aether — $49M Raised for Lithium Extraction. Machine Learning Searches Trillions of Enzymes. Almost Dropping Out of College. Nondilutive Funding. Prophets and Wizards.

Jun 6th, 2024 49m 31s

Aether is a molecular assembler platform that can extract lithium from previously inaccessible reserves. It uses robots and machine learning to search among trillions of enzymes for the right fit.Pavle is a first-time founder and almost colleg

#183: Disney Petit, Founder and CEO of LiquiDonate — VC-Backed Software to Solve $800B Waste Problem in Retail. Being Queer in VC. Algorithm for Tax Credits. Track Your Personal Successes Like This.

May 30th, 2024 47m 39s

LiquiDonate is a VC-backed software platform that matches and moves reclaimable items (such as online returns and unsold inventory) into the hands of nonprofits who need them, thereby saving retailers millions of dollars and keeping tons of was

#182: John de Souza, President of Ample — $270M of Investment for EV Battery Swapping. 15% Cheaper Than Gas. Five Minutes to Charge. 5x Cheaper Than Fast Charging. Deployed in a City in Weeks.

May 23rd, 2024 50m 24s

Ample is a new energy delivery solution for electric vehicles. It uses Modular Battery Swapping to deliver 100% charge to any EV in a few minutes. They’re supported with $270M of investment from Shell, Moore Strategic Ventures, and strategic pa

#181: Top 100 CDR Companies (Carbon Removal). Jim Collins & Climate Change (Stockdale Paradox). 26 Climate Communities to Join. Wise Words from a Christian Mystic.

May 16th, 2024 16m 10s

📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Me

#180: Mark Bruinooge, CIO of 2040 Fund — Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Spending 100% of Family Office Capital by 2040. New Flood Mapping. Slow Productivity. The Billionaire Who Wasn't.

May 9th, 2024 47m 36s

The 2040 Fund manages philanthropic capital for the 2040 Foundation and its founder, Jay Faison. Investments include private and publicly listed securities focused on climate adaptation and resilience. The 2040 Fund The Fund focuses on water sy

#179: Omeed Badkoobeh, CEO of Yotta Energy — $36M for Commercial Batteries and Microinverters. Spirituality in Entrepreneurship. Lessons Learned from Working at Tesla.

May 2nd, 2024 43m 33s

Yotta Energy is a VC-backed distributed energy company based in Austin, Texas. They provide solar panel-level energy storage and microinverters for the commercial and industrial sectors. Yotta https://www.yottaenergy.comPrior to Yotta, Omeed w

#178: Mike Jackson, Managing Partner of Earthshot Ventures — 200 Startup Investments and $1.1B Follow On. Non-dilutive Funding. Why DEI Matters (Still). Better Options, Better Outcomes.

Apr 25th, 2024 46m 48s

Earthshot is an early-stage venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs making a dent in climate change. Their team has collectively invested in 200+ startups over the last fourteen years. https://www.earthshot.vcMike is an investor, entrepren

#177: Joshua Goldberg, Cofounder and CEO of Sunstone Credit — Solar Finance for Commercial and Industrial. $1B in Loan Applications. Activity in 30 States with 400+ Partners. Fintech Serial Founder.

Apr 18th, 2024 43m 56s

⭐ My guest today is Joshua Goldberg, cofounder and CEO of Sunstone Credit.Sunstone Credit provides flexible financing solutions for commercial solar loans with activity in 30 states and 400+ solar partners.Joshua is also a former cofounder

#176: Tim Boeltken, Managing Director of INERATEC — Global Leader in E-Fuels. $129M Series B. What Makes German Engineers Cry. $14T Total Addressable Market in Shipping, Aviation, Transportation..

Apr 11th, 2024 40m 33s

⭐ My guest today is Tim Boeltken, Founder and Managing Director of INERATEC.INERATEC is an e-Fuel company based in Germany that recently raised $129M to transform 1 GW of renewable energy into 125 million gallons of sustainable e-Fuel by 2030

#175: Bill Liao, General Partner at SOSV and Chairman at Ki Tua Fund — $1B+ Under Management. Top 100 Minority Ethnic Leaders in Technology. His Mantra for Startups: Don’t Die. Don’t Quit. Don’t Suck.

Apr 4th, 2024 55m 51s

⭐ My guest today is Bill Liao, General Partner at SOSV and Chairman at Ki Tua Fund.Bill is a rare kind of guy, in the best way. He’s a thoughtful and prolific investor, recognized as one of the Top 100 minority ethnic leaders in technology by

#174: Alex Rappaport⁠, CEO of ⁠ZwitterCo — Biggest Series A VC Investment in Water Tech. Industrial Water Efficiency. Water Shortages for 75% of the World. Climate Resilience. Near-death Experiences.

Mar 28th, 2024 50m 45s

⭐ My guest today is Alex Rappaport, CEO and Cofounder of ZwitterCo.ZwitterCo is a VC-backed water tech company that uses zwitterionic chemistry (yes, that’s a real term) and extremely fouling-resistant membranes to reduce industrial water use,

#173: Duncan McIntyre, CEO of Highland — $250M in Private Equity Funding for Electric School Busses. Selling Prior Business for $100M. Expect Tough Times. Garden Work in Cold Dark Mornings.

Mar 21st, 2024 47m 50s

⭐ My guest today is Duncan McIntyre, CEO of Highland.Highland brings a turnkey solution to make EV fleet adoption simple, reliable, and cost-effective for school buses and other fleets.Duncan sold his previous company in energy and emissions

#172: Rohan Puri, CEO of Stable — Dynamic Pricing for EV Charging. More Profit with AI-Based Siting Location. Don't Sell Software to Software Companies. Relentless Focus. MIT, Harvard, and TechStars.

Mar 14th, 2024 47m 23s

⭐ My guest today is Rohan Puri, CEO of Stable.Stable maximizes EV charging station ROI with strategic placement and pricing solutions.Rohan brings experience from MIT, Harvard, and TechStars. Hope you enjoy it!And give Rohan and Stable a sho

#171: Mike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables — Smarter Solar and Battery Procurement. Private Equity Investment. 500x Solar Growth. Ultimate Frisbee Meets Buddhism. Founder Happiness Without Unicorns.

Mar 7th, 2024 52m

⭐ My guest today is Mike Hall, CEO of Anza Renewables.Anza is a solar module and battery storage procurement platform that helps developers and project owners see more options in less time to increase project profits and productivity.Mike is

#170: Gilwoo Lee, CEO of Zordi — Khosla Ventures Investment. PhD in AI. Smart Agriculture. Robots for Sustainability. Delicious Berries. Inspiring Billionaires. Selling on Non-Climate Benefits.

Feb 29th, 2024 42m 2s

⭐ My guest today is Dr. Gilwoo Lee, Founder and CEO of Zordi.Zordi is a VC-backed agricultural platform blending Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and machine learning to reshape and enhance sustainable greenhouse farming.Gilwoo is a Ph

#169: Amit Gupta, CEO of Aeroseal — $100M Invested in Heating and Cooling Energy Efficiency. 40 Years of Lab Testing. Managing Our Energy Like We Manage Our Time. Determined and Detached.

Feb 22nd, 2024 42m 43s

⭐ My guest today is Amit Gupta, CEO of Aeroseal.Aeroseal is a cleantech company – with $100M of investor capital raised to date – focused on increasing building efficiency by reducing HVAC losses in the duct system and leaks in the building en

#168: Zach Jones, CEO of C-Zero — $500M plants. Investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SK Gas, and Engie. Decarbonizing Natural Gas. 45V Incentives. Skeptical Optimism.

Feb 15th, 2024 46m 15s

⭐ My guest today is Zach Jones, cofounder and CEO of C-Zero.C-Zero converts natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon. The hydrogen provides clean, low-cost energy on demand, while the carbon can be permanently sequestered. Investors include

#167: Matt Ellis, CEO at Measurabl — ESG Software for Real Estate. $170M+ Raised. $2T of Value. 17B Square Feet. Selling Data. FTSE Partnership. Transparency Matters.

Feb 8th, 2024 42m 54s

⭐ My guest today is Matt Ellis, CEO of Measurabl.Measurabl is the ESG platform built for real estate to measure, manage, disclose, and act on ESG data. Their 200+ employees serve clients representing 17 billion square feet of real estate and $

#166: Aaron Luque, CEO at EnviroSpark — EV Charger Installation and Financing, 130+ Team Members, Bias for Action, Business Idea Generation via Round-the-World Travel, Moral Responsibility

Feb 1st, 2024 54m 24s

⭐ My guest today is Aaron Luque, Cofounder and CEO at EnviroSpark.EnviroSpark is a leading installer of EV charging stations and delivers a fully customizable solution at little to no cost for property owners. With a team of over 130 people an

#165: Jason Aramburu⁠, CEO of ⁠Climate Robotics⁠⁠ — Biochar Meets Artificial Intelligence, 30,000 Peer-Reviewed Studies, Gates Foundation History, Carbon Removal Pricing, Soil Enhancements

Jan 25th, 2024 48m 2s

⭐ My guest today is Jason Aramburu, CEO of Climate Robotics.Climate Robotics is a team of roboticists, soil scientists, and AI researchers developing advanced robotics to help sequester carbon via biochar, capitalizing on the fact that the Ear

#164: Manuel Pinuela⁠, CEO at ⁠Cultivo⁠ — $44 Trillion in GDP from Nature. “Search Engine for Natural Capital.” Earning Multiple Revenue Streams. Proprietary Algorithms + Boots on the Ground.

Jan 18th, 2024 50m 12s

⭐ My guest today is Manuel Pinuela, CEO at Cultivo.Cultivo exists to accelerate finance to regenerate nature. They do this by building portfolios of high-quality natural capital that generate healthy financial returns that are good for nature