In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Eric Rubenstein, founding managing partner of New Climate Ventures

Eric is an investor with an enthusiastic focus on climate, impact, and sustainability. After spending years in energy trading at Louis Dreyfus and Citigroup he started seeing the possibility of a better, more sustainable future he wanted to help create. After learning about some of the emerging technologies in energy and renewable materials, he got excited enough to shift directions and focus his energy on directing capital toward the innovations that excite him.

New Climate Venture’s focus is to tackle climate change with a holistic approach and they’re doing this by investing in innovative early-stage startups across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems.

Some of the highlights from this episode:

• Some of the ultra-exciting technologies that are currently developing and being deployed in climate-tech
• Where Eric as a climate innovation investor sees the need for more innovation
• How so many companies are increasing focus on sustainability
• The potential for products to be created by capturing carbon from the atmosphere
• Ways founders can utilize the support of investors for making connections and seeking advice
• Bridging the gap between technical intelligence and commercial intelligence

Make sure to stay until the end to hear Eric’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!

-Relevant Links-

• Eric's LinkedIn
• New Climate Ventures

-Episode’s Recommended Read-

• How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
• Longpath by Ari Wallach

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