Kieran White, Co-Founder of Curo, has a unique journey that began by hustling his way into Tesla at 18. In this insightful discussion, he reveals how Curo assists EV fleet owners in accessing reliable charging without the burden of building infrastructure. Kieran dives into the challenges of climate tech entrepreneurship and shares innovative strategies for maximizing existing charging assets. Tune in for his valuable insights on navigating the evolving landscape of electric vehicle charging and the impact of policy and incentives on the industry.

Hey everyone! Today’s episode is a special issue. We are unpacking Susan Su’s recent article “What a second Trump presidency would mean for climate investing”. She originally posted this on her Substack, Climate Money but we wanted to unpack it for those who prefer to learn by audio. The first ~20 minutes of today’s episode are public, but you’ll need to be a paid subscriber to access the remaining 17 minutes. Get the full episode and support our work while doing so by going to CleanTechies.Substack/Subscribe Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Edo is a rockstar individual — from tackling the lack of green employer incentive problem to building climate tech communities across the USA, Edo joins us to share his journey from working in sustainability at Apple to founding Elements World, making it possible for employers to hit their sustainability targets through their employees. He discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in addressing Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by leveraging the often-overlooked potential of employee-related activities, such as business travel, commuting, and work-from-home practices.He breaks down:Their shift from a B2C to a B2B model 📈Shares insights on fundraising challenges 💰The importance of gaining traction before approaching investors 💵The role of AI in optimizing their offerings 🤖--Topics:**02:31 Introduction and Background**05:23 Understanding the Employer Problem**09:16 Transition from B2C to B2B**13:13 Working at Apple and Decision to Found Elements World**16:43 Fundraising Journey**22:26 Using AI in Climate Tech**27:26 Building and Scaling the Team**33:06 Creating ClimateTech Communities**35:44 Future Goals and Closing Thoughts--Links:**Edo Perry | Elements World**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X **This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Today we speak with Ravi Kurani, CEO and Founder of Sutro (water IoT device company -- exited to Sani Marc). Aaand the creator and host of Liquid Assets, a Podcast interviewing the leading voices in WaterTech. Between Ravi's background as a founder in the water, his familiarity with the water ecosystem, and now his opportunity to interview the leaders in the water space, he's a great person to have on regarding all things water. We feel that we got a hell of a deal here. We get to have one conversation that is worth thousands.Enjoy today's conversation about all things water, tech, policy, circularity, financing, and more. Oh, and if you are not already, go check out Liquid Assets wherever you get your podcasts (or just go to LiquidAssets.cc) Topics:**2:28 Intro**4:10 Learnings from Liquid Assets Podcast**8:09 The Categories of Water**11:20 Where Innovation Is**13:27 Energy x Water (Policy)**16:26 Upgrade to Paid Ad**18:01 GTM in Water**21:55 Power Dynamics and Wastewater**24:04 Telecom Parallel**24:52 Circularity x Water x Infrastructure**26:33 Owning Wastewater**28:45 Geo-Specific Challenges**31:04 Water Isn't Priced Right**32:20 KPIs for Success in Water**34:13 Global Water Hubs**35:35 Why Water is Close Knit**36:49 Startup Ideas**37:59 Water Needs New Financing ArmLinks:**Connect with Ravi Kurani | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuraniravi/ **Follow Liquid Assets | https://www.liquidassets.cc/ **Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Matthias Muehlbauer, Founding Partner at OnePointFive, discusses beating MBB in sustainability, future of work in climate, power of bootstrapping, and tips for getting a job in climate. Topics include workforce transition, mid-career pivoters, embedded sustainability, and training 100k sustainable professionals by 2030.

Dimitry Gershenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. A fractional CFO and Non-Dilutive Funding service for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs. As for funding, they provide working capital for founders who have landed grants or who have government contracts. It's great to see more Climate-Specific service providers to help continue supporting the ecosystem. Today, Dimitry shares his story, and we discuss:**The importance of and when to hire a fractional CFO**Funding underrepresented founders **The importance of Catalytic Capital**The Grant Funding Gap and Solving itAnd much more. Enjoy the episode!Resources Mentioned: **Climate Curious**Streamline Climate**Pacific Northwest Climate WeekEmail Dimitry: dimitry@enduringplanet.com---🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---🌴 https://linktr.ee/cleantechies📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube 🗣️ Take the Listeners Survey 📫 Get Written Summaries of Each Episode in Your Inbox 🌐 Join the CleanTechies Slack Channel ----- Topics: **2:3 Introduction and Overview of Enduring Planet's Services**4:10 The Importance of Supporting Climate Entrepreneurs**8:47 The Gap in the Ecosystem for Finance Expertise in Climate Tech**10:23 The Need for Early Financial Planning and Analysis**12:31 The Importance of Getting Finance in Order Early**14:51 Timeline for Bringing in Fractional CFO and Hiring Full-Time Finance Talent**17:22 Navigating Finance Challenges in Hardware Climate Tech**18:18 Introduction and Pricing**19:18 Lending and Transparency**46:17 Building Local Climate Communities**50:47 Addressing Capital Gaps in the Climate Ecosystem----- Links: **Dimitry Gershenson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgershenson/ **Enduring Planet | https://enduringplanet.com/**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

In our third installment of sustainable building materials, we’re taking another look at lumber.We’ve already called reclaimed lumber “the superpower building material you’ve never heard of”.As a refresher, lumber, processed wood from trees, is a versatile and widely used building material known for its strength, durability, and workability.So why isn’t there more of it in our buildings? Well, as great as lumber is, usable lumber from our buildings only comes from a few places — in the USA, it comes mainly from the Northwest and Southeast. For this reason, lumber is an expensive building material.But all hope is not lost. Last week, we covered Urban Machine, a company turning waste wood reusable by removing objects from it.This week, we’re covering Cambium - a hot 🔥 startup pioneering regenerative, local supply chains for wood by converting waste wood into reusable assets for the lumber industry. Not only do they have their own white-labeled wood called Carbon Smart Wood, but they have an innovative SaaS platform that can function as the source of truth for the entire supply chain.Convinced that you should know more about this? Well, you’re in luck. Tune in to todays episode to learn more…🎧💡---🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our Substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---🌴 https://linktr.ee/cleantechies📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube🗣️ Take the Listeners Survey📫 Get Written Summaries of Each Episode in Your Inbox🌐 Join the CleanTechies Slack Channel-----Topics:**02:10 Introduction**06:24 Challenges in the Lumber Supply Chain**14:04 Deciding on the Founder Venture-Fact Operating Model**16:26 Guaranteeing Offtake and Ensuring Supply**19:03 The Value of Waste Wood**29:03 Competing with Incumbents**34:09 Scaling the Local Approach**45:32 Advice for Founders-----Links:**Ben Christensen | Cambium**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X**This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcastSupport the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Reclaimed lumber is the superpower building material you’ve never heard of (because we’re all up to date on our Rolodex of sustainable building materials, right?). Lumber, processed wood from trees, is a versatile and widely used building material known for its strength, durability, and workability. So why isn’t there more of it in our buildings? Well, as great as lumber is, usable lumber from our buildings only comes from a few places — in the USA, it comes mainly from the Northwest and Southeast. That makes lumber an expensive building material.But all hope is not lost. In comes Urban Machine. By creating reusable lumber from waste sites, they are increasing the supply of usable lumber, making it not only more available but more local.Convinced that you should know more about this? Well, you’re in luck. Tune in to todays episode to learn more…🎧💡---🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our Substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---🌴 https://linktr.ee/cleantechies📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube🗣️ Take the Listeners Survey📫 Get Written Summaries of Each Episode in Your Inbox🌐 Join the CleanTechies Slack Channel-----Topics:**03:14 Building Robots for Lumber**08:22 Removing Metal**18:30 Predicting Inventory**26:27 Challenges of Building a Hardware Company**28:47 The Economics of Construction**36:26 The Future of Urban Machine**40:35 Keys to Success in the Construction Tech Industry-----Links:**Eric Law | Urban Machine**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X **This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcastSupport the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Mycelium is an emerging decarbonized building material due to its sustainability, biodegradability, and strength. It is cultivated by growing fungal networks, also known as mushrooms. Mycelium-based products can be used for insulation, bricks, and packaging. Today, we have a ClimateTech Entrepreneur making waves with Mycelium. Ilya is CEO & Co-Founder of COMU Labs, bridging the gap between sustainability and affordability in furniture materials. They utilize fungi to transform agricultural waste into robust, machinable and fire-retardant material that looks and behaves like plywood.Some of what we chatted about:**How Mycelium can be pressed into high-density boards **Why their material is substrate agnostic (and what the heck that means 🤔)**Challenges that still exist with market acceptance**Building a sustainable and healthy company culture & more. 🍄---🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---🌴 https://linktr.ee/cleantechies📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube 🗣️ Take the Listeners Survey 📫 Get Written Summaries of Each Episode in Your Inbox 🌐 Join the CleanTechies Slack Channel----- Topics:**01:31 Intro**02:49 Discovering Mycelium**09:09 Advantages of Mycelium as a Building Material**11:43 Common Misconceptions about Mycelium**20:31 Scouting New Talent**24:58 Challenges Ahead for Comu Labs-----Links:**Ilya Gindin | COMU Labs**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X **This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

Ashwin Salvi is the Co-Founder and COO of AtmosZero. They create electrified boilers to replace traditional fossil-fuel-burning boilers in industrial settings.Steam touches a huge amount of products that we, as consumers, use every day, and AtmosZero is helping decarbonize that. Today, Ashwin shares his story, and we discuss:How they solved the cost issue by making a drop-in replacement How they built their pilot at the same scale as their commercial unit The tradeoffs of building in stealthHow they are building to win even without subsidies And much more. Enjoy the episode!Resources MentionedBook Recommendation: Empires of Light by Jill JonnePodcast Recommendations: Founders Podcast by David Senra AND How to Take Over the World by Ben WilsonConnect with Ashwin Salvi: Email: ashwin@atmoszero.energy---🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---🌴 https://linktr.ee/cleantechies📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube 🗣️ Take the Listeners Survey 📫 Get Written Summaries of Each Episode in Your Inbox 🌐 Join the CleanTechies Slack Channel----- Topics: **01:58 Introduction and Background**10:03 Creating a Standardized Solution for Decarbonization**24:03 Return on Investment and Future Plans**25:42 De-risking and Mass Manufacturing**29:23 Challenges and Objections**39:32 First Commercial Deployment**48:48 Opportunities in Electrical Availability and Funding**51: 38 Takeaways----- Links: **Ashwin Salvi | AtmosZero**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn:**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X Support the showEvery ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)