Corporate Climate Venturing
A list of and conversation with the leading CVCs investing in climate innovation
A list of and conversation with the leading CVCs investing in climate innovation
A half year in climate tech, measured across ~250 deals via ~1k firms
In the early 2000s, concern around rising energy prices tied with rising emissions led to a wave of venture investors piling into cleantech almost overnight. The VC crusaders who rode the internet wave applied the same investment formula to what they saw as a disruptive market opportunity in clean energy.
Shayle Kann, Managing Director at Energy Impact Partners, has (very helpfully) broken down his mental model and capital allocation approach for climate tech into 1) Understand 2) Mitigate 3) Deal.
Many climate solutions include tangible, “hard” technologies to limit or reduce carbon emissions. The products can range from meat substitutes to carbon sequestration devices. These technologies often bear special development risks that deter private investment.
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