Enduring Planet

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Our Government Funding in Climate Tech event was a success! If you couldn't make it, you can read the synopsis 👇 . Huge thanks to our panelists, Joel Armin-Hoiland of Climate Finance Solutions, Susan Gladwin of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Emily Morris of Emrgy Inc., Erik Stokes of California Energy Commission, and Julia Kumari Drapkin of ISeeChange. Join us next month for our Bankability in Climate Tech event. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/yhs4jqo6

A Focused Research Organization (FRO) fills the gap when climate projects aren’t appropriate for either for-profit or academic settings. So what do founders need to know about setting up an FRO? We sat down with Anastasia Gamick of Convergent Research to dig deep on this model. Check it out!

Join us tomorrow (12/17) at 10AM PT to learn about Government Funding for Climate Tech! I'm so excited for our second Community Event in the Enduring Planet and Friends series! Together with Planeteer Capital, we'll be hosting a 90 minute deep dive (and therapy session) on the government funding landscape in Climate. We’ll break down what to expect of Federal funding given our new political reality, plus dive deeper into the State (and County/Municipal) funding that’s stepping up to fill the potential void. We'll also dig into the tactical and practical considerations of securing government funding across sources. And as always, we'll have plenty of time for Q&A. I'll be moderating, with guests: Joel Armin-Hoiland of Climate Finance Solutions, Susan Gladwin of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Emily Morris of Emrgy Inc., Erik Stokes of California Energy Commission, and Julia Kumari Drapkin of ISeeChange. It's gonna be a good time, come one, come all! Sign up 👇

Our Partner Rahul Parekh talks to Enduring Planet about the metrics VCs will focus on at Seed, Series A, Series B and beyond and how to control these and build the right narrative. Read the full interview below: https://lnkd.in/ehqZkXXm #VentureCapital #ClimateTech #Startups

Metrics allow you to tell the story of your climate startup to investors. But when it’s really early days, and you’re short on data (and time), what should you focus on? For this week's Insight we sat down with Rahul Parekh, Partner at 2150, to go deep on the Metrics that matter to VCs (and founders). Check it out 👇

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩. That’s the topic of the latest 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 episode, and frankly this is a topic that everyone needs to be discussing right now. We are building things that have never been built before. We are solving challenges that have never been solved before. Addressing climate change requires 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 financial investment. US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen suggests that achieving  net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitates 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 $3 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, in their own study, Moody's Corporation states that current funding levels fall significantly short, with 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 $2.7 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 projected by 2030. This shortfall hampers efforts to mitigate climate impacts and underscores the need for increased investment from both public and private sectors to build a sustainable future. My guest this week brings one solution to the table. Dimitry Gershenson is the CEO and co-founder of Enduring Planet, a fintech platform that offers founder-friendly working capital and financial advisory services to climate startups and SMEs. Prior to Enduring Planet, Dimitry led M&A and served as COO for Rango Wireless, an Enduring Ventures portfolio company. Before that, Dimitry built Meta's Energy Access program, a $15M+ investing initiative that enabled energy access for 3M people and unlocked nearly $500M in additional capital in underserved markets like Kenya and India Beyond his role at Enduring Planet, Dimitry sits on the board of Ecosafi, the Better Cooking Company , a Lowercarbon-backed climate startup enabling clean cooking in emerging markets. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬: ✅ What bridge financing is ✅ The different financing tools available for climate tech start-ups ✅ Why Enduring Planet started offering bookkeeping and fractional CFO services to climate start-ups You can listen to the podcast on your favorite platform. #purposeandprofit #purpose #podcast #esg #csr #sustainability #impact #climate #climatecrisis #finance #investment #funding #credit #government #climatetech

Fundraising is a longer and harder process than ever before, and likely will remain this way for quite some time. This is not only true for climate startups, but broadly across the venture-backed ecosystem. When investors’ expectations around metrics are only getting higher, how can founders drive revenue growth and control burn at the same time? For this week's Insight, we sat down with Nate Williams of Union Labs Ventures to go deep on how founders can navigate this delicate balance. Check it out 👇

When it comes to building a business, your people are your most important asset. So how do you convince potential hires that your climate startup is the best place for them? We sat down with Brendan Andersen of Climate People for this week's Insight on building a badass hiring plan for your climate company. Check it out!

DOE SBIR topic areas just announced!! Check them out here 👉https://lnkd.in/eHkFjCr