Down to Zero

Bill Gates' $1B climate tech FOAK program - with Mario Fernandez at Breakthrough Energy


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In today’s episode, we sat down with Mario Fernandez from Breakthrough Energy, the Bill Gates-backed firm driving investment in innovation in the race to net zero.

Mario leads Breakthrough Energy's Catalyst program, which has over $1 billion dollars to invest in demonstration and first-of-a-kind commercial scale projects.

Listen to learn more about:

  • What Breakthrough Energy is and how they invest in the climate transition.

  • Why Catalyst is laser-focused on projects that can prove and de-risk climate technologies at scale to unlock trillion-dollar markets.

  • Advice for entrepreneurs raising capital on technology de-risking, team and skills.

  • Key challenges in developing and scaling climate tech.

  • Which skills and experiences are crucial for a successful career in climate tech.

  • ...more
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    Down to ZeroBy Florian Dahlhausen and Shaneez Mohinani