CleanTechies #139 The Climate Tech Opportunity, Developmental Finance in Climate, & More w/ Jamil Wyne (Climate Tech Bootcamp, Riffle Ventures)
🌎 Today, we are talking to Jamil Wyne of Climate Tech Bootcamp & Riffle Ventures.
In this episode, you will find:
- Why direct access to customers and revenue generation are crucial for success in the climate tech space
- How Jamil shaped Climate Tech Bootcamp with individuals with deep subject matter expertise and a builder's mindset
- A walkthrough of his leading report “The Climate Tech Opportunity” published by the Oxford Climate Tech Initiative
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Topics
- 1:16 Intro
- 10:36 Policy-oriented mindset in climate
- 16:27 Parallels between developmental finance and climate investing
- 29:24 Origins of CT Bootcamp
- 36:58 Choosing Climate experts and filling in founders’ weaknesses
- 54:12 What is Riffle Ventures
- 59:55 How he thinks about COP 28 being in Dubai and concerns with O&G
- 1:08:41 The Climate Tech Opportunity
- 1:08:41 Energy
- 1:10:00 Transportation
- 1:11:31 Food & Ag
- 1:12:47 Industry
- 1:15:43 Built Environment
- 1:17:49 GHG Capture
- 1:20:16 Managing & Reporting
- 1:23:01 Advice to VCs
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Links
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