What a venture capitalist does when climate tech loses its shine
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What a venture capitalist does when climate tech loses its shine
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Climate tech is not the hot investor thesis it once was a couple of years ago. After several record breaking years, and billions of dollars being poured into climate startups, venture capital investments are way down. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Mike Schroepfer, who runs Gigascale Capital, a venture firm focusing on climate investments, and used to be Meta’s chief technology officer. Schroepfer shares his views on the current investment climate, the danger of funding cuts to US research, and why demand for AI will prompt a new wave of energy innovation.
Explore further:
- Gigascale Capital
- Investors Rushed to AI as Climate Tech Funding Fell 40% in 2024 - Bloomberg
- New Venture Capital Firms Are Facing a Disastrous Fundraising Climate - Bloomberg
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