Erin Harkless Moore, CFA
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Chris Gonzales
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Tyler Lancaster
Four years ago, in the thick of the COVID pandemic, Rewiring America shared their #electrification handbook. We at Energize Capital had been investing at the intersection of renewables and electrification since our firm's inception back in 2016. Rewiring America's work crystallized the electrification of everything imperative in a way we hadn't seen before; communicating complicated concepts simply. It inspired our team at Energize to start sharing our own views and thesis on, you guessed it, Electrify Everything. Fast forward to 2024, we are 5 years into researching and writing about how to "Electrify Everything." We can decarbonize, save people and businesses money, and make the industrial economy more efficient. Critically, electrifying faster with proven technologies like solar, energy efficient devices, batteries … has an outsized impact on the Earth's carbon stock now, not 30 years from now. We think enabling technologies that help us electrify faster can unlock many proven electrification technologies. In the process, they might make a lot revenue and profit. That is a good thing. Every year, Energize shares the latest Electrify Everything trends we can't stop talking about. We also share 30 companies advancing electrification with digital platforms that we really admire. There are 100s if not 1000s of innovators developing hardware, deeptech, software, and tech-enabled services business models to electrify everything. We love it all. Come join the movement and #ElectrifyEverything. Read on below to learn about the Electrify Everything 2024: The Top 30 Software Innovators! https://lnkd.in/euMeUMZt
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David Forsberg, CFA
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Ariel Ganz
Happy Thanksgiving! Love this perspective on fund diversity and deployment strategy. "For early stage investing, large portfolios (~100 investments) outperform small portfolios (~30 investments). The goal for pre-seed or seed GPs is to invest in a large enough number of companies to maximise the chance of finding outliers (about 2% for ~50x, 5% for ~15x according to data from Dave McClure). From that point, once you have built a sufficiently diversified portfolio, you can consider a strategy to deploy remaining funds into follow-on rounds for best looking companies as "call options". This only makes sense if you think these follow-ons are the best opportunity available for that capital. Evaluate them as you would any other investment. A lot of VCs (and LPs, for that matter) understand the logic of concentrating into winners, but not the first step of building an appropriately sized portfolio. Why? Probably because the former amplifies risk, while the latter reduces it — playing into the principal-agent problem in VC and the "power law" smokescreen. It also happens to be a lot easier to manage a small portfolio. I've spoken to LPs that say they prefer small portfolio strategies because concentrating into winners is more likely to produce >10x returns. In a world where only the top 5% return >3x, it makes ZERO sense to optimise for that level of risk. Especially when you are allocating other people's capital (pension funds, MFOs, sovereigns, etc). "Few investors demand diversified funds, so GPs don’t offer them. A slow and steady 'venture is a numbers game' pitch is much less emotionally compelling than 'I am a rock star who can consistently beat the odds.' And GPs need an emotionally appealing pitch to get funded." - The Pervasive, Head-Scratching, Risk-Exploding Problem With Venture Capital" This is how we built our fund's strategy -- to invest early in a diverse portfolio. Our current partially deployed fund already has 42 bets, averaging a deal every 1.8 weeks. Dave McClure taught us that investing in 50 companies on a 10x lower cost basis leads to close to the same ownership in each one as investing the same capital in just 5 companies. This approach seems advantageous for startups too as it allows us to give an easier yes to diverse and early companies. We are still finding our sweet spot around valuations and portfolio construction, and we are passionate about these core principles. Jamie Rhode, CFA has done many podcasts on this for those who want to hear more about the data. I look forward to fund 2 when we will have enough capital to both make diverse bets (60+) as well as have follow-on capacity for winners when they are, as Dan says, the best available opportunity for that capital. For investors and startups, what do you think about this strategy? https://lnkd.in/gizefUYC Benjamin Rolnik Julia C. Manu Satyavolu Aman Verjee, CFA Sophia Platt
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Anibal Wadih
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Sandra M. Moore
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Karen Sheffield, MBA
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Nikolaus Hutter
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Josh Rapperport
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Chris Gonzales
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Mika Romanoff
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Lily Bernicker
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Saxon Baum
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Murat Aktihanoglu
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Paul Joo Yon Kim
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Jomayra Herrera
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Jason W. Ingle
As we reflect this #EarthDay, it’s clear that the challenges facing our planet are monumental, demanding urgent action. It's evident that much of our past efforts, while well-intended, have fallen short. Yet amidst these challenges, my optimism is fueled by the remarkable individuals and organizations committed to driving change. They envision not just the problems, but also the audacious potential for a brighter future. I recently had the privilege of participating in the inaugural Systemic Investing Summit, surrounded by such visionary leaders. In this burgeoning field, we recognize that systemic investing offers a more potent approach to impact investing in protecting human and natural systems, because we know that trying to make progress through narrow, isolated, or incremental moves isn’t enough. Time is of the essence, and we must embrace a more comprehensive approach for transformative change. 🌍 For my reflections and takeaways about the summit and how I think systemic investing will be successful moving forward, check out my latest article below.
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Zeeza Cole
Thanks so much, Ty Findley, for having me as a guest on Heavy Hitters: The Digital Industrial Podcast! It was great to chat about: 🏭 Our launch of the Industrial Renaissance practice at Bain Capital Ventures that builds upon our investments in scaled companies like Kiva, ShipBob, FourKites, Inc., Vention and MaintainX and many emerging seed and Series A companies. ✨ The tailwinds that are converging and creating a perfect ecosystem for innovation including unprecedented technological advancements, compounding geopolitical and environmental pressures, public and private alignment, and the new wave of talent entering the space. 🤠 Core insights from 20 years of investing in founders transforming the physical world - namely that the key is still software! https://lnkd.in/eJGR9TkB
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Lewis Perkins
🌍 Exciting news! Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) has just announced the newest round of Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP) grants, part of the $250 million Fashion Climate Fund aimed at unlocking $2 billion in blended capital for industry-wide decarbonization. These grants provide essential funding and support for scalable, science-based solutions that help the fashion industry reduce its environmental impact.🌱 This round of grantees – Pozzi, Grant Thornton, and Amphico – are tackling unique supply chain challenges with innovative technologies, offering measurable greenhouse gas reductions. Collectively, these projects have the potential to save over 24,000 tCO2e within their first year of implementation! 💡 Highlights include: * Pozzi's advanced heat recovery system for the textile wet processing sector * Grant Thornton's innovative approach to energy conservation in the lubricant industry * Amphico's cutting-edge color-mixing technology for textiles, creating vibrant fabrics with reduced environmental impact A huge congratulations to these trailblazers for their commitment to a sustainable future. Learn more about their projects and how Aii is driving decarbonization efforts across the industry #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Decarbonization #FashionIndustry #ApparelImpactInstitute #InnovationForImpact #CSPGrantees #SustainableFashion #Decarbonization
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