Wildfires are getting, well, wilder. Allison Wolff’s platform helps land managers monitor forests to make sure they remain resilient. Ep.#70 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Allison Wolff, CEO at Vibrant Planet During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with Allison Wolff Vibrant Planet is a tech platform that is accelerating fire-prone forest resilience worldwide. Currently, there is a little more than half of the land worldwide that needs fire ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 71
EV adoption faces a lot of barriers compared to the ease of filling your gas tank and driving away. John is making sure that electric can be as easy and as cheap as gas. Ep.#70 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: John de Souza, Co-founder & President at Ample During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with John de Souza, Co-Founder and President of Ample. Ample is solving the problem of delivering energy to electric vehicles with a solution that...
Feb 16, 2023•57 min•Ep. 70
Retail accounts for 25% of carbon emissions. Tristan is working with retailers to put carbon neutral products on their shelves and reduce those emissions. Ep.#69 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Tristan A. Foerster CEO & Co-Founder at ClimatePartner During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with Tristan Foerster, Co-founder and CEO at ClimatePartner. ClimatePartner helps businesses on the long journey of reducing and abating carbon emissions...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 69
Ep.#68 Marcus Lehmann - Co-Founder and CEO of CalWave l Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Marcus Lehmann, Co-Founder of CalWave During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with Marcus Lehmann who has developed, with his team, a unique way to harness the power of waves. Waves are the largest unused renewable resource in the world with the great benefits of being more energy-dense, stable, and predictable than other forms of renewable energy. Marcus’...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 68
After flying to Bangladesh to help with the Rohingya Crisis, Alex Blum discovered a new way of creating plastics that was more sustainable and could have a huge impact on the construction industry. Ep.#67 Alex Blum - Co-Founder of Applied Bioplastics l Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Alex Blum, Co-Founder of Applied Bioplastics During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with Alex Blum who has developed a way to mix sustainable plant fibers with ...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 67
Ep.#66 Jon Salazar Founder and CEO @ Gazelle Wind Power l Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Jon Salazar Founder and CEO at Gazelle Wind Power During this new episode of our Founder Series, we sat down with Jon Salazar Founder and CEO at Gazelle Wind Power. Gazelle has developed a unique and innovative Hybrid Floating Platform with high stability and attenuated pitch, designed and engineered by leading expert naval engineers. The company is on a mission to enable ...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 66
Meet 4 incredible entrepreneurs deploying new innovations in the fight against climate change. Ep.#65 Beth Zonis Senior Director @ Cleantech Open Northeast - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: During this special episode of our Founder series, we are sitting down with Beth Zonis Senior Director @ the Cleantech Open Northeast chapter and 4 of the finalists from the 2022 program. The Cleantech Open is considered the world’s oldest and largest cleantech accelerator, ...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 65
Ep.#64 Marcus Lovell Smith CEO @ Neutral Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Marcus Lovell Smith, CEO of Neutral During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Marcus Lovell Smith, CEO of Neutral. Neutral is the first pure carbon-neutral food company in the US and works directly with dairy farmers and beef ranchers to mitigate their climate impact and deliver carbon-neutral food products to consumers in more than 2000 locations. It was utte...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 64
Electrification is not a trend, it’s a revolution, and batteries are at the forefront. Nadav Steinmetz from Nomea helps us explore where the market is going. Ep.#63 Nadav Steinmetz @ Nomea - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor Today we are speaking with Nadav Steinmetz, Founder & CEO @ Nomea. Nomea is a UK-based, climatetech fund that invests in transformative technologies that advance the transition to net-zero emissions. They particularly focus on startups wi...
Oct 19, 2022•56 min•Ep. 63
Wes set out to prove that you can indeed do both things by investing in mission-driven startups. Ep.#62 Wes Selke @ Better Ventures. - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor Today we are speaking with Wes Selke, Founder Partner @ Better Ventures. Better Ventures is an Oakland-based, early-stage venture firm that backs mission-driven founders that are leveraging emerging technologies and break-through science to solve big problems in the world from climate to health to...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 62
Rokas makes early-stage, audacious investments that lead to big wins for climate. Ep.#61 Rokas Peciulaitis @ Contrarian Ventures. - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor Today we are speaking with Rokas Peciulaitis, Founder & Managing Partner @ Contrarian Ventures. Contrarian Ventures is a VC firm that invests across Europe and Israel and provides a hands-on approach to climate generation that puts founders first by mobilizing the resources and building the tools...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 61
The global food system needs a reboot. Phil Morle, deeptech investor and foodtech expert, explains why. Ep.#60 Phil Morle @ Main Sequence Ventures PART 1: Meet the investor Hello and welcome to the Tech4Climate Podcast, I’m Guillaume your host and each week we give you the stories of climate tech founders and investors and their unique insights into this fast-moving ecosystem. Today we are speaking with Phil Morle, Partner at Main Sequence Ventures. Over his long career, Phil has found that his ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 60
Offsetting is important, but only for what can’t be otherwise reduced. Maria explains the nuances of the carbon markets and how it’s making a big impact in climate tech. Ep.#59 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Maria Fujihara, Founder and CEO at SINAI During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Maria Fujihara, Founder and CEO at SINAI. SINAI is a decarbonization and intelligence platform that helps companies in carbon-intensive sectors...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 59
Foodtech is the largest market, four times bigger than software. Learn about the future of foodtech from one of its forefront investors. Ep.#58 Björn Witte @ Blue Horizon - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Björn Witte, Managing Partner and CEO Blue Horizon. It was very interesting to have Björn on the show and learn about the foodtech sector from someone who has significant experience first as an operator and then as an i...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 58
Easy access to onstreet electrical charging is one of the significant barriers to adopting EVs nationwide. Jeff Prosserman is trying to fix that. Ep.#57 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Jeff Prosserman, Co-founder and CEO at Voltpost During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Jeff Prosserman, Co-Founder and CEO of Voltpost. Voltpost aims to boost the decarbonization of mobility by retrofitting existing lamp posts into electric vehicl...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 57
The Nordic countries are home to a significant proportion of climate tech startups. So what makes the region so fruitful for innovation? Ep.#56 Terhi Johanna Vapola @ Helen Ventures - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Terhi Johanna (TJ) Vapola, Vice President, Head & Founder at Helen Ventures. Helen Ventures is the venture arm of Helen Ltd, one of the largest energy companies in the Nordics. Helen Ventures operates at ...
Aug 24, 2022•45 min•Ep. 56
If there is a fire in your backyard, you don’t develop firefighting technology, you deploy what you have at scale. Ibrahim is helping do that. Ep.#55 Ibrahim AlHusseini Managing Partner, FullCycle PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Ibrahim AlHusseini, Managing Partner @ FullCycle. FullCycle is a growth equity fund designed from the bottom up to accelerate the deployment of what they consider to be climate critical technologies. By investing in both the companies a...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 55
India is the fourth global emitter and soon will be the most populous country. Its role in the climate challenge is key. So what is it doing to address that and how is Priya Shah at the center of it? Ep.#54 Priya Shah @ Theia Ventures - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Priya Shah, General Partner @ Theia Ventures . Theia Ventures is a seed-stage climate tech fund, based in India looking at all verticals in climate tech wi...
Aug 10, 2022•58 min•Ep. 54
Designed for big companies, Sweep tackles a big problem - how to manage a company’s emissions and that of all their suppliers and customers. Ep.#53 Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Raphael Güller, Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer at Sweep During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Raphael Güller , Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer at Sweep. Sweep is a platform for large companies to reduce their emissions, both across the struct...
Jul 28, 2022•58 min•Ep. 53
Sheetal was frustrated with the amount of food wasted in regular food processing, so she founded a company that explored the hidden gems left behind in the food we treasured. Ep.#52 Sheetal Bahirat, Founder and CEO at Hidden Gems Beverage Company Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Sheetal Bahirat, Founder and CEO at Hidden Gems Beverage Company During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Sheetal Bahirat, Founder and CEO at Hidden Gems B...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 52
From politics to publishing, and now venture capital, Itamar Weizman provides a fascinating look at the climate tech landscape in Israel and beyond. Ep.#51 Itamar Weizman @ Firstime VC - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Itamar Weizman, Partner and Head of Climate Investments @ Firstime VC, one of the key players of the climate tech landscape in Israel. Itamar’s career began in non-profit activism with Greenpeace and polit...
Jul 14, 2022•53 min•Ep. 51
Noah understands that DAC is not only necessary to counteract climate change, but is an important tool for carbon-producing countries to take responsibility for their emissions. Ep.#50 Noah McQueen, Co-Founder and Head of Research at Heirloom Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Noah McQueen, Co-Founder and Head of Research at Heirloom During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Noah McQueen, Co-Founder and Head of Research at Heirloom. T...
Jun 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 50
Natan believes in the power and potential of humanity; that’s why he is doing his part to protect it. Ep.#49 Natan Shahar, Founder and CEO of Standard Carbon - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: Natan Shahar, Founder & CEO at Standard Carbon During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Natan Shahar, Founder and CEO of Standard Carbon . Natan’s vision is that every fossil-fuel facility can be retrofitted to become carbon neutral. He b...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
Zach has always worked as a sustainability entrepreneur; from a worm farm to Carbon Collective, Zach understands the scale of investing required to counteract climate change. Ep.#48 Zach Stein, Co-founder of Carbon Collective - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Zach Stein Co-founder of Carbon Collective, the first online investment advisor 100% focused on climate change. When Zach founded the...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 48
Based in the Bay Area and with investments reaching across the pond, Paul Straub explains why focusing on the environment and human health are a multi-decade need and trend that he has capitalized on to ensure his investments make a significant impact. Ep.#47 Paul Straub @ Wireframe Ventures - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Paul Straub, Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Wireframe Ventures, a seed & early-stage VC...
Jun 02, 2022•55 min•Ep. 47
Looking for solutions to climate change can often be in the overlooked process we use to build our society Ep.#46 Cody Finke, co-founder and CEO of Brimstone Energy PART 1: Meet the founder: During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Cody Finke, Co-founder and CEO of Brimstone Energy. Brimstone Energy creates the world's first carbon negative Portland cement without changing the product or the price. Brimstone has developed a cement formula that has successfully remo...
May 26, 2022•59 min•Ep. 46
From political tech to frontier tech, Michael found you don’t need a science background to make a big impact in climate tech. Ep.#45 Michael Luciani, founder of Exponential Impact - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Michael Luciani, founding partner at Exponential Impact Rolling Fund. Exponential Impact is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that backs frontier-tech founders developing technologies largely in the field of synth...
May 19, 2022•56 min•Ep. 45
Starting his career as an environmental engineer, William found that one of the best ways of protecting the planet was with climate tech. Ep.#44 William Loopesko, Founder and CTO of Aclymate - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with William Loopesko, Co-founder and CTO of Aclymate. Aclymate (a Techstars-backed company), is a free and easy carbon accounting software solution specifically designed fo...
May 12, 2022•44 min•Ep. 44
From living in rural Honduras to Facebook and now funding climate tech, meet Dimitry Gershenson, Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet Ep.#43 Dimitry Gershenson, Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup Basecamp PART 1: Meet the founder: During this new episode of our Founder Series, we are sitting down with Dimitry Gershenson, Co-founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. Dimitry built Enduring Planet to be a fintech lender focused exclusively on the new climate economy in ord...
May 06, 2022•54 min•Ep. 43
From Goldman to Kleiner and the launch of G2VP, this Aussie has been at the forefront of support for entrepreneurs at the growth stage who are unlocking new paths to environmentally and socially responsible economic growth. Meet Ben Kortlang, Partner @ G2VP Ep.#42 Ben Kortlang, Partner @ G2 Venture Partners (G2VP) - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup basecamp PART 1: Meet the investor In today’s episode, we are speaking with Ben Kortlang, Partner at G2VP. G2 Venture Partners is a venture and growth...
Apr 20, 2022•45 min•Ep. 42
