The EIS Navigator 113 Impact used to be nice to have but now it's a commercial edge with Nicky Dee of Carbon13
With climatetech being one of top areas of investor interest, it was time we checked in to see how things are. Dr Nicky Dee is co-founder and CEO of venture builder and fund manager Carbon13. With 25 years of experience in the space, she is very well placed to take a perspective beyond the here and now.
Amongst other topics, we talk about
- how venture building programmes work
- how climatetech has become more commercial
- the role of government in developing the space
- what are the clear trends just now
- opportunities in carbon credits, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Extended Producer Responsibility
- funding hardware development
- international manufacturing
- how US politics are affecting the space
Its a great discussion: Nicky's deep and broad experiences give great insights into climatetech. Enjoy!
00:55 Nicky introduces herself
02:30 Introduction to Carbon13
04:30 How venture building programmes work
09:30 What does impact mean to you?
13:00 Are people looking at climate investing more commercially now
16:15 the role of government in driving things forward
19:30 where are the trends in needs clear just now
23:30 commercial drivers
28:00 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism , extended producer responsibility
32:30 hardware issues and handling capital intensivity
36:20 international manufacturing challenges
39:10 pushback in the US against climate change and DEI - do we look at other markets?
43:30 navigating the near term uncertainty
45:00 favourite questions
Links
Carbon13 website: https://carbonthirteen.com/
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Suggested books and media
The Blue Commons by Guy Standing
Bio
Dr Nicky Dee
Co-founder and CEO, Carbon13
Nicky has over 25 years of experience engaging with startups and stakeholders to drive sustainability and innovation in ESG. Viewing entrepreneurs as catalysts for transformative shifts, she co-founded Carbon13 in 2019 to apply venture building to protect earth’s vital systems. As CEO the organisation has grown to 84 portfolio investments with a total market value over £200m and 1,000 founders trained with hubs of activity in Cambridge, London and Berlin. Before Carbon13 she pioneered new initiatives spanning innovation prizes, startup acceleration, climate tech investments, and corporate venturing with organizations like UNEP, UK government, World Bank, etc. She has a PhD from the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge (IfM) and a Natural Sciences degree which underpins her interest and evaluation of technology based solutions and impact methodologies. She serves as a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
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