The chapter explores the challenges faced by the speakers in raising their first fund, including the need to prove their abilities, attract investor interest, and navigate the difficulties of fundraising in the decarbonization-focused market. Despite the challenges, they were able to secure investments and discuss the influence of Tesla and the importance of software in various industries.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Raj Kapoor, co-founder of Climactic, to talk about growing up in Pennsylvania (3:10), his early days in Silicon Valley (8:00), making himself president of the Internet (club) (10:30), his first startup (16:30), Cleantech 1.0 (22:00), joining Lyft (25:00), self-driving cars (28:30), raising a first fund at Climactic (32:15), using software to cut emissions (37:00), and remaking the electric grid (45:00).
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