Venture capital (VC) offers expensive capital for high-risk, high-reward investments to help innovative ideas go to market. However, VC investments in climate seem to be inherently riskier than traditional VC investments. This is because many of these startups have a high capital intensity for novel technologies with no historic precedent…

Over the last decade the adoption and growth of solar power has soared. There is an assortment of different pieces that have factored into the rise of solar. Many governments and organizations have set clean energy targets, and are switching over to renewable energies, such as solar. Fossil fuel prices…

The last three years of my life (outside of work) has been spent hustling in to break into climate VC. The idea at the beginning of this journey was: “Can I get into climate-tech VC?” Over the last year, in particular, I’ve made the most progress and got into the…

Carbon sequestration is a critical component to mitigate climate change. Where technology innovations to capture carbon fall short, traditional techniques can help. BamCore is harnessing the power of timber bamboo and industrialized construction techniques to decarbonize the built environment. Each project can become a perpetual carbon farm by storing carbon…

With a world in constant need of lighter and stronger products, advanced composite materials (including carbon-fiber) hold great promise. However, traditional composites manufacturing has remained nearly unchanged for the last 50 years; making it extremely expensive, labor intensive, and environmentally taxing. It’s time for change. Vistex Composites offers a patented…

Corrosion and wear are two major problems with manufacturing metals. The impacts of corrosion costs industry around $2.5T. Current solutions, such as hexavalent chromium and cadmium, are ineffective and dangerous. Creating a better solution for corrosion can protect the environment. A durable corrosion resistant coating can address all the issues…

Electrification of everything is a growing trend in the market. However, electrification is not necessarily the be all, end all solution, especially when it comes to transportation. ClearFlame Engine Technologies offers a complementary solution to reducing emissions from diesel engines. BJ Johnson, ClearFlame CEO and co-founder, talks about how the…

Globally, agriculture accounts for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, uses nearly two-thirds of freshwater, and in many countries is also the biggest contributor to water pollution. Vertical and indoor farming is one solution that can fix these problems by reducing carbon footprint and resource usage. The one catch…

Even though the development of solar energy has come down in price and is critical to transitioning to clean energy, how clean are these solar panels? Rick Schwerdtfeger, CEO of Leading Edge, digs into this question from the perspective of the manufacturing process. What problem are you trying to solve? We’re trying to solve a couple of…