If you’re interested in venture investing in climate tech, you probably already know about Climate Tech VC (CTVC). It began as a side hustle and small newsletter and now reaches 40,000 people. In my opinion, there’s really no better source of data and insights around climate tech investing.
In this episode, I sat down with CTVC’s Co-Founder Kim Zou. Kim was an investor at Energy Impact Partners and has been following climate tech investment closely as its taken off over the past several years. In fact, Kim might have actually been the person who coined the term “climate tech.” Beyond that bold claim, there’s a lot to learn about regarding the state of climate tech investing in this interview. We talked about how CTVC got started, how climate tech has grown in recent years, where that investment is coming from and going to, how the economic slowdown has affected things and a bunch more. Buckle up and enjoy.
In today’s episode, we cover:
[3:07] What is Climate Tech VC & how it got started
[5:33] Finding synergies for accelerating climate innovation
[8:29] CTVC’s team & business model
[13:29] Scale & growth in climate tech venture investing
[15:43] The different spaces within climate tech & areas with the most/least investment activity
[19:08] Built environment opportunities
[23:33] How corporate interest in climate investing changed over recent years
[25:56] IRA impacts on climate tech companies & climate tech investing
[29:50] Valuation & fundraising trends
[37:34] Bumps in the road – the transition to sustainable protein & climate tech overall
[40:25] The influence of elections on climate tech investing
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