It was born out of our site that we developed in El Paso, near El Paso, Texas. We raised just under 13 million in seed round last year. That was mostly a syndicated round. So no lead investor, no nameplate yet, but we are,. Just kicked off two weeks ago our series A. so we're in the process of getting a venture partner in place. Let's do it offline. Yeah. How expensive is this? It started as an opportunity to develop a project that will give us really competitive electricity. And then we started realizing: Why don't we minimize the Bitcoin mining footprint and dispatch as much electricity as possible to the grid?"
J+M kick off the show by discussing the ins and outs of corporate VC in this edition of VC Sunday School. (2:21) Then, Nodal Power CFO Daniel Sechrest talks with Molly about their independent power plants that convert methane from landfills into bitcoin. (26:38)
(0:00) J+M intro today's segments!
(2:21) What is Corporate VC + the motivations of CVC and founders who accept it
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(11:54) The different types of CVC firms & Climate focused CVC
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(26:38) Nodal Power CFO Daniel Sechrest joins Molly to break down how they turn landfill-based methane into bitcoin
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(39:09) Daniel breaks down the history of Nodal Power + how it makes money
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