The Keep Cool Podcast

How do you measure the impact of net zero targets and climate change on large corporations? Step forward Shanu Mathew.Shanu is Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager/Analyst - US Sustainable Equity at Lazard Asset Management.Nick and Shanu get into how to catch the inflection points in innovation and rapid growth in markets, how these impact climate tech investments, and  what role ESG and other investment analysis frameworks will play in years to come.Plus, you’ll hear why Nick and Shanu believe we can be optimistic about systems level changes that will improve the world.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Shanu:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanugmathew/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShanuMathew93Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

Tim is Managing Partner at Mercy Corps Ventures: The unique investment fund ploughing hundreds of thousands of dollars into innovative startups.Helping the most vulnerable communities become more resilient to climate and financial change, Tim works throughout South East Asia and LatAm and West Africa.Nick and Tim get into why he has a particular passion for agriculture, how to use Web3 to create radical transparency in the carbon markets, and the intersection between climate tech and fintech.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Tim:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rann/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

Earth’s resources are running low, so how do you choose the smart software and digital investments that maximize productivity and deployment of climate technologies?Micah Kotch is an investor at Blackhorn Ventures, the early-stage venture capital firm investing in digital solutions that accelerate the energy transition and tackle other problems, too. .Nick and Micah talk grid resiliency and alternatives to fossil fuels, the high caliber of breakthrough ideas coming through, and discuss where investors are getting over their skis just a little bit.Plus you’ll hear Micah’s predictions on the number of unicorns finding their way into the climate tech space and why we’re going to see way more action at federal level when it comes to mitigating climate change.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Micah:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahjason/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

It’s easier than ever to launch a climate tech startup. But getting noticed can be harder. Meet the investor who’s allocating capital and helping businesses tell their story.Jay Kapoor is General Partner at VSC Ventures, the award-winning comms firm that also invests at Seed and Series A stage and tells the stories of climate tech startups and their exceptional founders.Nick and Jay discuss topics like why VCs and founders need to roll up their sleeves to work with governments, why the grid needs to grow up to unlock the power of EVs, and the rest of the cool tech VSC Ventures is backing.Plus, you’ll hear Jay’s views on where he’d build a business if he weren’t investing..If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Jay:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaykapoor/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayKapoorNYCStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

Measuring and tracking emissions is a great start, but how do companies make long term plans for effective change? They require more sophisticated modeling technology as well as policy expertise.Ela leads Actual’s efforts in the areas of policy, industry affairs, and research at Actual, supplementing the company’s state-of-the-art modeling software and ESG strategies across industries with deep policy research.Nick and Ela dive into what it takes to go from data to real world impact, why Actual is the missing piece in the corporate ESG puzzle, and how smart modeling is helping New Zealand sheep farmers produce wool more sustainably.You’ll also hear Ela’s thoughts on interesting climate policy to look out for in 2023..If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Ela:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ela-j-32436386/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

How do you gather drone data at scale? You leverage crowddroning. Markku Koivisto explains how.Markku is Chief Business Development Officer at Globhe, the Crowddroning platform coordinating sophisticated drone operators globally to collect high-resolution earth observation data for businesses, organizations and researchers.Nick and Markku discuss why crowddroning is a win-win-win situation for operators and clients, how 5G technology will play a huge role in drone evolution, and how drone inspectors are helping safeguard communities and critical infrastructure.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Markku:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/markku-koivisto-67b010127Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

How is Ali Javidan staging an electric revolution in the trucking industry? It’s not easy. Hear how the Range Energy founder’s tip toeing into an electric future.Ali is Founder and CEO of Range Energy, the company producing powered trailers for the heavy-duty truck market.Nick and Ali unpack why trailer electrification has been left behind in terms of green innovation, how to convince a skeptical end user, and why new tech should slip seamlessly into current setups.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Ali:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alijavidan/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

Dana Gibber is the former lawyer, turned tech entrepreneur, turned climate tech founder. Discover how Flowcarbon is changing the carbon credit marketplace.Flowcarbon is the tech company bringing carbon offset credits on chain, leveraging blockchain technology to accelerate the innovation and scale of climate change solutions.Nick and Dana get into conversation discussing how to incentivize communities to protect rainforests, the problems with carbon credit registries, and how Flowcarbon is offering solutions with blockchain-based tokens that can travel beyond registries.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Dana:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danasterngibberStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

Thallo is filling a major gap in the voluntary carbon market. Discover how blockchain and climate tech together are revolutionizing financing for environmental projects in the developing world.Joseph Hargreaves is the UK-based Co-founder of Thallo, the platform built on blockchain offering a transparent and efficient carbon offset marketplace for buyers and sellers.Nick and Joseph dive into why we need to throw the kitchen sink at solving climate change, why thinking differently is key, and why keeping a human perspective is always worthwhile.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Joseph:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephhargreaves/Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol

No-one thinks about water, until there’s a problem. Find out how a lack of water can impact businesses and ZwitterCo's solution.ZwitterCo is on a mission to help industries recycle water and enhance product recovery with breakthrough advancements in filtration.Nick gets into conversation with Alex Rappaport, CEO and Co-Founder, on his personal connection to water, why we should all go visit a water sanitation plant, and some seriously impressive case studies solving some hard, and expensive, waste water problems.If you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcoolThank you so much!Follow Alex:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alex-rappaportStay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool: https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol