They IPO’d before raising VC. Here’s why that was genius. ATOME Energy didn’t follow the usual startup playbook. No pre-seed. No seed. No...

Data shows that 10x returns are extremely rare in the climate tech

De-icing a frozen water tower in the middle of nowhere is not on anyone’s job description. However, this is a reality that you can come...

Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution

A Climate First VC artile got me thinking

Q3 VC investment data from Pitchbook Inc shows otherwise.

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AI and lithium-ion electrode manufacturing

You’ve got your foot in the door with an NDA, but how do you keep momentum going on the way to an offtake? Don’t rush it! Start with an MOU!

Licensing, Buy-out or Project Finance? 

What is the first question you need to ask a greentech scaleup? 

Investors think that hard tech climate scaleups lack generalist and financial expertise. While Founders agree only with the latter. Why?...

Strategic investors can be a double-edged sword for greentech scaleups. Here’s what to look out for. ⌛️Never before there was such a...

What kind of problems should you be looking to solve as a startup founder? Here is a funny example from the heat pump market.

Should we tokenize greentech, and if yes how? I need your help to figure this out. 🙋‍♂️

A strategic investor can kill a greentech startup. Here is why and how.