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Enabling these crucial collaborations is a big driver for me, so that impact innovators have their voices heard and can partner to scale change.

Eight countries account for the majority of climate tech entrepreneurship and investment. Learn which countries and why in Deloitte’s latest research. These research briefs provide an overview of key climate technologies, trends, and opportunities. If you are an innovation leader, a corporate strategist, a technology leader, or a sustainability and climate executive—or you just want to get up to speed on climate technologies—read on for some fascinating developments: #GreenspaceTech.

🌟 Brace yourselves as Earth VC Leads the Charge at Cleantech Forum Asia 2024! 🚀 When it comes to making impacts and climate change, there are those who discuss and then there are those who act. Earth VC sits firmly in the second camp. With a distinguished commitment to investing in ground-breaking climate tech solutions globally, we're not merely talking about the future, we're defining it. Join us on May 8th at Cleantech Forum Asia 2024, for a session that promises to redefine the conversation on sustainability. Our Founding Partner, Tien Nguyen, will lead a dynamic discussion on 'Harnessing AI: Asia's Sustainable Future at the Digital-Physical Intersection' In this session, Tien will delve into the impact of AI on cleantech innovation, exploring unique opportunities in the APAC region and offering thought-provoking insights that truly inspire actions. This is not just a forum, it's a call to action! Be there to engage, to challenge, to change. Save the date, join us on this captivating journey at Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel and redefine the future of our planet. 💡🌱 Microsoft Kavickumar Muruganathan Cleantech Group Richard Youngman Holly Stower Novarium Peter Kennedy Silverstrand Capital Anthony DeOrsey Jr. Shoko Suzuki Real Tech Holdings GC Ventures #CleanTechGroup #CleantechForumAsia2024 #ClimateTech #VC #EarthVC #Impact

Bloom Partners CEO Dr. Markus Pfeiffer was recently featured as one of 42 leading #impact #investors by HackCapital, sharing his thoughts on key technologies that start-ups and corporates should be working on for a greener future. Markus points out four key technologies: 🍄 Food as medicine: Including medicinal mushrooms, nootropics and adaptogens. ♻ Regenerative agriculture: Technologies that speed up the adoption of regenerative farming practices, from AI and data services to fungal and microbial solutions. ☘ Enabling tech stack for alt protein: Startups who are reducing costs of growing mediums, those building databases of side streams and relevant APIs. 👩💻Measurement, Reporting and Verification: MRV for biodiversity is going to be the next driver after decarbonisation in SDGs. You can find the full list here: https://lnkd.in/eFrAWJ3e

Climate tech faces a funding challenge with a 40% YoY decline, but PwC's report suggests a silver lining. Lower valuations in the current market create opportunities for C-suite leaders to invest in innovative startups, drive sustainability goals, and gain a strategic edge in the race towards a sustainable future. Read more in PwC's 2023 State of Climate Tech report. #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Investing

Please join me in congratulatling Eve Logunova-Parker and her Evenness team for their participation at the GFRS USA Event dedicated to Climate Tech Entrepreneurship for Smart Cities and hosted by World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission and WBAF USA Country Office, in collaboration with Women in AI USA, Columbia Venture Community's Impact Program, SustainChain™ and ELIXR. Their innovative InnocityX solution earned the highest score for scalability of their net zero-centric solution. InnoCityX's solution bridges the digital divide, inspiring individuals, communities, and organizations to become more digitally savvy and sustainability-driven, thereby accelerating the adoption of Net Zero & CleanTech practices. Their team creates and developed inclusive, sustainable, and accessible virtual environments and Web3 apps, fostering digital innovation aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) needs.  #smartcities #netzero #economy #digitaleconomy #unsdg2030 #esg #technology #web3education #smartcities #innovation #transformation #marketing #digitalmarketing

Thank you HackCapital for sharing my and PeakBridge VC’s perspectives on #climatetech and #agrifoodtech key trends. I covered upcycling waste streams to create new ingredients, applying generative AI to optimise food supply chains, scalable and low capex precision ag and solutions to mineral water scarcity. Read the views of 40+ climate investors sharing their great contributions! 🔄 Upcycling: Creating innovative and healthier ingredients from abundant and local waste streams. 🤖 Using generative and conversational AI: Optimising the food supply chain with AI (e.g. consumer insight, waste reduction, personalised nutrition). 🌱 Scalable and low capex precision ag and solid-state fermentation technologies to re-localise ingredients that are highly concentrated in very few geographies. 💧 Solutions to mineral and freshwater scarcity: Including filtration and premiumisation of local tap water to cut packaging and transportation.

Do you know who leads investments in Clean Tech in Latin America? In this ESG Means article, I explore all about this investor and the key companies it has invested in. Knowing this allows you to be on top of what matters for investors in LatAm and have a clue of how creative and tech-driven our entrepreneurs can be. Have a look!

Climate tech faces a funding challenge with a 40% YoY decline, but PwC's report suggests a silver lining. Lower valuations in the current market create opportunities for C-suite leaders to invest in innovative startups, drive sustainability goals, and gain a strategic edge in the race towards a sustainable future. Read more in PwC's 2023 State of Climate Tech report. #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Investing

Really enjoyed the Sifted Summit on Wednesday! And super to see lots of emphasis placed on climate tech 🌎 (even better to catch up with some WARRIOR WOMEN NETWORK buddies: Karla Morales-Lee and Sascha Evans and also to see Insiya Jafferjee of Shellworks in person!) Take homes: 💡 female founders are still massively missing out on VC funding - and some of that could be tackled by mandating investment committees with a more equal split of women. 💡 startups can get creative with revenue streams instead of doing many years of market fit/product dev without making any money. Investigate joint ventures or ways of deploying your IP that bring in revenue. 💡Sandra Steving Villegas at Founders Intelligence: for deeptech startups, demos and pilots are invaluable for securing private investment. Be transparent about the results and demonstrate how you’re going to adapt to real-world issues discovered during the pilot. 💡 Patrick Sheehan at ETF Partners: ‘I don’t believe in “climate tech”. It should just be the tech across every single sector that’s responding to our urgent planetary needs.’ [paraphrased]. I agree - so often I’ve seen “climate” or “low carbon” siloed as one of many themes at conferences or in strategies etc when it should really underpin everything. 💡 the reason why we might be seeing so much investment in SaaS-model-based climate tech is because according to Arne Morteani from Kiko Ventures, VCs have two golden rules: 1. Don’t invest in anything physical. 2. Don’t invest in anything affected by politics. … and unfortunately the tech we need to avert catastrophic climate and ecological breakdown breaks both of those rules! So a mindset shift is required. I loved what Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of Olio said: “The UK is uniquely well placed for purpose driven businesses. As the world’s problems become more pressing and loud, more people want to be part of the solution.” That’s certainly what I’m seeing as we get more businesses interested in joining our Oxfordshire Greentech network - we have so many of the solutions at our fingertips already. We need to deploy, connect, collaborate, solutionise, and invest at speed and scale into the solutions that will give us a better future. 💪🏻 ☀️