47 - Can we Mobilise 1 Billion People to Collect High-Quality Nature Data? - Sylvain Vaquer, Mosaic Earth

In this episode of Innovate Eco, I sit down with Sylvain, co-founder of Mosaic Earth, to unpack his journey from the world of energy strategy to creating a nature tech company tackling one of the hardest problems out there: making ecological data collection accessible, affordable, and trustworthy.

We talk about:
🌱 The parallels between raising a newborn and raising a startup.
📊 Why site-level ecological data is the missing piece for scaling nature-positive action.
🤝 How to bridge the gap between ecologists, corporates, and big tech.
🚀 What it means to “build the plane while flying it” in a fast-moving Nature Tech space.
💡 Practical advice for conservationists and ecologists who want to start companies of their own.

Sylvain also shares Mosaic Earth’s long-term vision: empowering communities worldwide to become custodians of local biodiversity with the help of AI and smart data tools.

Whether you’re an aspiring founder, an ecologist curious about tech, or just someone excited about the future of nature-positive business, this conversation is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

👉 Learn more about Mosaic Earth at mosaic.earth
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