Today's guest is Amy Francetic, Managing Director of Buoyant Ventures. Buoyant Ventures is an early stage fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk based in Chicago, IL.

Amy and I have a lively discussion where she tells me about her origin story and how she first got involved in the climate fight. We talk about how climate has evolved since she started working in this space and the future of climate investing. Amy also tells me about Buoyant Ventures and digital climate solutions.

In today’s episode, we cover:

Amy's origin story, and what led her to focusing on addressing climate change
Returns vs impact-focused investing
Future of climate investing
Most impactful climate innovations
Digital climate solutions Amy is excited about
Clean Energy Trust
Buoyant Ventures
Blind spots of Silicon Valley in terms of climate investing
Ratings & risk assessment
Digital Solutions vs. Digital Climate Solutions
How far can renewables get us
Diversity in climate investing

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

Buoyant Ventures: https://www.buoyant.vc/
Clean Energy Trust: https://www.cleanenergytrust.org/
The Fed is Set the Take on a New Challenge: Climate Change: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/the-fed-is-set-to-take-on-a-new-challenge-climate-change.html

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Ep. 133: Amy Francetic, Managing Director of Buoyant Ventures