Jay Koh, co-founder of Lightsmith Group, discusses their investment strategy focusing on climate resilience. They invest in sectors like cloud resilience and agriculture using technology for proactive risk analysis. The podcast explores innovative solutions like solar hydropanel technology for addressing climate challenges and calls for more investment in climate resilience.

First up on VC Sunday School, J+M cover the stigma around investing in first-time founders: Is it a myth? What are the pros and cons? What really matters when evaluating a founder? (3:01) Then, Molly interviews Jay Koh of The Lightsmith Group to break down the Inflation Reduction Act's $369B climate/energy allocation. (29:08) (0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's segments! (3:01) why is there a bias against investing in first-time founders? (15:04) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist  (16:21) Most important factors to startup success (21:42 Jason and Molly tee up Molly's climate interview which is focused on the Inflation Reduction Act's $369B climate/energy carve-out (27:53) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups  (29:08) Jay Koh of The Lightsmith Group joins to break down the $369B earmarked for climate/energy in the Inflation Reduction Act (36:39) Odoo - Get your first app free and a $1000 credit at https://odoo.com/twist (37:58) What will the $369B do for the climate VC industry? (48:48) What will this investment do for America's standing as a global climate tech leader?