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The Tech 4 Climate Podcast

Ep.#76: Hydrogen CAN be both overhyped and huge - Meet Shayle Kann from EIP

Apr 14, 2023
Shayle Kann, Partner at Energy Impact Partners, discusses the complexities of the hydrogen market and their investment strategy for deep decarbonization. Topics include the different sources and uses of hydrogen, challenges faced by deep tech startups, measuring impact, and the progress of their frontier fund in tackling the climate crisis.
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  • The Frontier Fund focuses on investing in revolutionary technologies that have a significant climate impact, such as metals and minerals and the mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gases.
  • The Frontier Fund values both technology diligence and impact assessment in their investment process and aims to build a comprehensive global decarbonization portfolio.

Deep dives

The Genesis of the Frontier Fund

The Frontier Fund was created to address the gap in investing in highly capital-intensive, hard tech businesses. It focuses on revolutionary technologies with a significant climate impact. The fund believes that deep tech companies have the potential for larger returns and will contribute to the global decarbonization story. The fund provides support to portfolio companies in navigating the path from prototype to full commercial scale.

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