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How To Invest A Billion In Climate? With Giant Ventures

How To Invest A Billion In Climate? With Giant Ventures

FromThe NatureBacked Podcast


How To Invest A Billion In Climate? With Giant Ventures

FromThe NatureBacked Podcast

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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A giant wave of purpose-driven founders, coupled with consumers raising interest in the environment, and the availability of climate-focused capital, should enable a rosy future for the climate tech sector,  said Madelene Larsson, an investor at Giant Ventures.London-headquartered Giant Ventures has invested in some 20 companies and plans to invest a billion dollars over 2020s. It had just started to raise its second fund when we recorded the podcast in late May 2022.**A few key takeaways from Madelene Larsson:**Of course, it was a better environment to raise the fund before we saw the market pullback that we're currently seeing. We're not going to shy away from that. But we do hope there is fundamental support for purpose-led technology and climate tech. Right. So we are kind of progressing well with our fundraising. **I think this was sure increasing focus on the sector. And when investors start to focus on the sector, you also kind of automatically see more startups in the space, and, you know, people are coming up with new ideas because they see that the funding is there. **I think climate tech is quite a hot space at the moment. And there's for sure, you know, a lot of capital following that sector. So you see a fair amount of startups trying to greenify, if you will, are trying to be maybe more climate-friendly than they are.**I think there are some big opportunities to be had in-home electrification and kind of EV enablement. As I mentioned, I think consumers will be pushed to kind of going green, and they will be more affordable going green than it kind of has ever done before. **Follow NatureBacked across platforms:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsTwitter | Instagram
Released:
Jun 20, 2022
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At NatureBacked, we talk with investors worldwide about climate change, covering everything from CO2 emissions to floods to investors' personal choices for turning the world greener. We speak with one investor in each episode, released on Mondays. The NatureBacked podcast is supported by Single.Earth - a startup that tokenizes the world's nature, bringing financial value to ecosystem services.