Founder Episodes

On today's episode of the Climate Insiders podcast, we’re sitting down with Allister Furey, CEO and Co-founder of Sylvera. Sylvera is a carbon data provider that helps organizations ensure they're making the most effective investments toward net zero. We build software that independently and accurately automates the evaluation of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emissions. With Sylvera's data and tools, the world’s largest businesses and governments can confidently invest in, be...

Ben is a climate tech geek who writes deep guides to energy topics on his blog, benjames.io. His guides to batteries, carbon removal, hydrogen and SAF are read by thousands of investors and analysts around the world. This episode delves into: The Existing and Future Uses of Hydrogen Challenges with Hydrogen Production and Transport Comparison Between Hydrogen and Electric Vehicles Controversy about Blue Hydrogen Investment Opportunities in Hydrogen Space If you enjoyed t...

On today's episode of the Climate Insiders podcast, we’re sitting down with Anna Alex, Co-founder of Nala Earth. Nala Earth is a nature management platform that measures, improves and reports your company’s impact on nature & biodiversity. Anna is a serial entrepreneur from Berlin, dedicating her life to nature and the planet. Prior to Nala Earth she founded Planetly and Outfittery. As an angel investor, Anna focuses on the big challenges of the world in climate and nature. Anna founded Pl...

On today's episode of the Climate Insiders podcast, we’re sitting down with Prof. Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey, founder of The Landbanking Group. The Landbanking Group has the ambition to change the way we use land and reward nature globally. Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey is also the founder of SYSTEMIQ which is focused on transforming markets and business models in key economic systems: land use, materials, energy, finance and urban spaces. This episode is a deep dive into: - The role of nature in ...

In today's show, I'm welcoming Lubomila Jordanova, the visionary co-founder and CEO of Plan A. We dig into a lot of personal stuff: -how to become a great Woman CEO, the sacrifices to make, tips to avoid burnout -how to build a personal brand while building an organization -how to face the unavoidable imposter syndrome and structure a support network that takes you out of your bubble And collect insights on the business side: -how to combat greenwashing -where should money g...

In today's show, I'm receiving Emanuel Heisenberg, co-founder of Ecoworks, a construction company that transforms houses into NetZero. We cover: - The Energiesprong Revolution: How Ecoworks Transforms Homes to NetZero in Days! - The Future of Sustainable Construction: Prefabrication & Modularity - From the Netherlands to the World: Adapting the Energiesprong Principle Globally - Navigating the Climate Tech Funding Maze: Ecoworks' Success Formula - Building the Green Dream Team: Ecoworks on...

Nicolas Derrien is the CEO and Founder of Continuum. He's a fervent entrepreneur who believes NO composite should be buried or burned and simply left for future generations to deal with. We cover: -The big problem of end of life wind turbines -The best solutions to recycling composite materials and fiberglass at SCALE -The best ways to fund a super CAPEX intensive business -The pathways to global scale and the opportunity for large corporates to play an important role -------------- ABOUT...

In today's show, I’m receiving Analisa Winther the Founder of the podcast Future Food. She spent her entire career putting together startup and investor relationships as an ecosystem developer. Today, she coaches Founders helping them to define their vision and values to create a culture built to scale as well as hone their pitch to attract the right investors This episode is an open conversation between two podcasters who have been on both sides: startup founder and investor. We will share: ...

In today's show, I'm receiving Ulf Stenerhag the Founder of Wayout, a Swedish-based startup that produces Micro-Water Plants the size of a container. Ulf has a TON of insights to share. -How to crack the production of water locally and make it trustworthy so that people stop using bottles and drink from the tap again -Some surprising and shocking facts about the quality of water in our Western cities, and why we might actually ALSO rely on micro water plants in the future -How could Wayout's...

Keiran is the Founder of Entocycle, an insect-farming startup based out of London. They commercialize high-tech insect breeding modules to enable efficient and scalable insect farming. Keiran has a TON of insights to share. -Why insect farming is at a turning point due to Covid, the war in Ukraine, and the global protein shortage -The magical properties of insects to turn waste into highly nutritious protein -Why Europe has the lead globally on insect farming -Keiran's vision of the future ...

Christian Vollmann is the Founder and CEO at C1 / Circular Carbon Chemistry, a Berlin-based startup developing climate-friendly chemicals, for example, Green methanol. He has been involved in over 70 start-ups to date and has built several companies from zero to successful exit, including a listing on the NYSE We're receiving Christian on the show for his active involvement in the Climate Tech scene as both an entrepreneur and business angel Listen and Learn From contributor to climate chang...

Antoine Hubert is the CEO of Ynsect, the world's largest insect farming startup based out of France. They were founded in 2011 and today they count more than 230 employees, have raised more than 450m EUR, which is half of ALL the investments made in the insect farming sector to date. They are considered the FIRST Climate Tech unicorn out of France (or "soonicorn") and the only one in the insect farming space globally. Listen and Learn Ynsect’s key pivotal moments in their 10-year journey (01...

Lawrence Leuschner is the Co-founder and CEO at Tier, Europe's largest micro-mobility startup based out of Germany. You can now ride TIER’s electric scooters, bikes and mopeds in over 130 cities, from London and Paris to Berlin and Dubai. They were founded in 2018 and today they count more than 900 employees, have raised more than $650m, and did 6 acquisitions to consolidate their leadership. There's a lot we will learn in this episode from Lawrence as a top entrepreneur but also an imp...

In this episode we go deep into Europe's alternative meat space and discuss whether startups will win this race against US companies and food giants like Nestle. Pascal Bieri is the Co-Founder of Planted, a Zurich-based startup developing meat from alternative proteins. They produce alternative chicken, pulled pork, kebab and schnitzel and their products are available at restaurants and retailers across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy and the UK. Listen and Learn US vs Europe: c...

This episode goes deep into Fusion energy which is essentially the energy produced by the Sun. Fusion makes SciFi become reality. If achieved, it could alter humankind forever. So we're glad to have one of the leading Fusion companies in Europe on the show. Listen and Learn Heike’s transition from Big Consulting at McKinsey to a Fusion energy startup. Why Fusion is considered the Holy Grail of energy. Picture of the world running on Nuclear Fusion (how would it change transportation, food ...