125. Elevating Climate Venture Capital

In Episode 125, Quinn asks: How can venture capital offer solutions to two of the biggest problems of our time?

His guests are Vida Asiegbu and Anthony Oni, two incredible climate venture capitalists with Elevate Future Fund.

Vida Asiegbu is a Principal within the Elevate Future Fund, working to make sure that the companies and organizations that they represent within their portfolio meet all of their goals and values.

Anthony Oni is the Managing Partner of the Elevate Future Fund, part of Energy Impact Partners, focused on creating a transition into clean energy through investments – while also building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable future.

Together, Vida and Anthony ask (and answer): How do we build new systems that help and support all people, as we face this incredible crisis (and opportunity)? 

How do we approach the obligation we have to help others? How do we address the very personal – and very local – effects of climate change? 

And how the hell do we find and invest in companies that are moving the needle in both directions?

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• “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton Christensen, Karen Dillon, and James Allworth
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Links:

• energyimpactpartners.com
• linkedin.com/in/anthonyoni
• linkedin.com/in/vidaasiegbu
• propelcenter.org
• Twitter: @vidaasiegbuinc

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