Climate CEOs

Climate CEOs

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Climate CEOs episodes

  • Invisible Urban Charging: 1M EV Chargers + Ambition Over Humility

    Invisible Urban Charging provides EV charging as a service, partnering with giants like CBRE to scale rapidly while avoiding capital risk and navigating the global energy market.


    My guest today is Nigel Broomhall, Co-founder and CEO of Invisible Urban Charging.

    Invisible Urban Charging provides electric vehicles as a service, which means they design, install, own, and maintain chargers for investors, fleet managers, and corporates eager to electrify transportation while avoiding the capital expense and uncertainty associated with being a novice in the sector. They’ve signed partnerships with giants like CBRE to install over 1 million chargers.

    Nigel brings three decades of experience in power utilities, energy, and banking across multiple continents.

    In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

    1. Why he flew from New Zealand to the US for a 15-minute meeting and how it catapulted his company to faster growth
    2. Why he focuses on level 2 chargers, not fast chargers
    3. What he learned from pitching 283 investors
    4. How aiming for bigger goals is easier than more humble ambitions

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    Invisible Urban Charging - https://www.iucharging.com

    Nigel Bloomhall - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelbroomhall

    Bridgewater Associates - https://www.bridgewater.com

    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205

    Elon Musk (biography) - https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1982181281

    Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It - https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/B07VHQWQ93

    Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And the Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time - https://shorturl.at/5CyxU

    Open: An Autobiography - https://shorturl.at/Tqhtp

    Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way - https://www.amazon.com/Losing-My-Virginity-Survived-Business/dp/0307720748

    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - https://shorturl.at/BifBH

    Superhuman (email tool) - https://superhuman.com

    Mushroom coffee - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mushroom-coffee

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews⁠⁠

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    54 min
  • Sheeva.ai: In-Vehicle Payments for a Trillion-Dollar Market

    Sheeva.ai enables seamless in-car payments, turning a personal pain point into a global fintech solution backed by investors across four continents.


    My guest today is Evgeny Klochikhin, Founder and CEO of Sheeva.ai.

    Sheeva.ai is a software and fintech company that enables payments within vehicles, making it easy to “charge and walk.” They are backed by strategic investors in the US, India, Germany, and Japan.

    Prior to Sheeva, Evgeny earned a PhD in innovation policy and technology and was a senior data scientist at the American Institutes for Research, a public relations specialist for the European Jewish Congress, and a journalist in Russia.

    In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

    1. How a personal pain point was the origin of Sheeva’s creation
    2. Why they had to pivot and make big changes to their business model
    3. How they found motivated strategic investors in four countries
    4. Two traits that make founders unstoppable and how he found them

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    Sheeva.ai - Sheeva.ai

    Evgeny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgeny-klochikhin-30aa714/

    Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (book) - https://shorturl.at/BSWmz

    How to Eat the Rainbow: Tips for a Colorful Diet - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eat-the-rainbow

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews⁠

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    44 min
  • Aether: $49M for Lithium Extraction with ML and Molecular Assembly

    Aether uses robotics and machine learning to extract lithium from untapped reserves, aiming to make the U.S. a global lithium powerhouse while scaling with nondilutive funding.


    Aether is a molecular assembler platform that can extract lithium from previously inaccessible reserves. It uses robots and machine learning to search among trillions of enzymes for the right fit.

    Pavle is a first-time founder and almost college dropout (there’s a story to that!) who’s spent almost seven years building Aether and raising $49M along the way.

    In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

    1. How he hopes to make the US the lithium capital of the world
    2. Which revenue models he’s pursuing with mining partners
    3. How he’ll use nondilutive funding to scale tech deployment
    4. Why “I don’t know” is a powerful phrase to build trust

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    Aether - https://www.aetherbio.com

    Pavle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavlejeremic

    Noahpinions (newsletter) - https://substack.com/@noahpinion

    The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World - https://shorturl.at/inj

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    50 min
  • LiquiDonate: VC-Backed Software Tackling $800B in Retail Waste

    LiquiDonate matches unsold retail inventory with nonprofits, saving retailers millions, reducing waste, and optimizing donations with smart algorithms.


    LiquiDonate is a VC-backed software platform that matches and moves reclaimable items (such as online returns and unsold inventory) into the hands of nonprofits who need them, thereby saving retailers millions of dollars and keeping tons of waste out of landfills.

    Disney is a social impact innovator who started as employee number 15 at PostMates. She helped grow the company's customer service and Civic Labs divisions and won awards from TIME Magazine and FAST company. She’s also a feminist, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and an animal rights activist working to be a better-practicing ally for marginalized communities.

    In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

    1. How online returns and excess inventory cost retailers $800B per year in losses
    2. Why you should create a Google Doc that tracks your hundreds of small and big wins in career and life
    3. What it’s like being a queer women CEO raising VC investment capital
    4. How they designed their product matching algorithm and logistics systems to optimize donations, tax credits, and low operating costs

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    LiquidDonate - https://liquidonate.com 

    Disney - https://www.linkedin.com/in/disneypetit 

    The Leading 100 (recognition for LiquiDonate) - https://the-lead.co/the-leading-100 

    Fast Company (recognition for LiquiDonate) - https://shorturl.at/9EOy7 

    Ezra Klein podcast - https://shorturl.at/hWJDa 

    If Books Could Kill podcast - https://shorturl.at/3R5SO

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    48 min
  • Ample: $270M for EV Battery Swapping That’s Cheaper, Faster, and City-Ready

    Ample delivers full EV charges in minutes with modular battery swapping—15% cheaper than gas, 5x cheaper than fast charging, and scalable citywide in weeks.


    Ample is a new energy delivery solution for electric vehicles. It uses Modular Battery Swapping to deliver 100% charge to any EV in a few minutes. They’re supported with $270M of investment from Shell, Moore Strategic Ventures, and strategic partners in Singapore and Thailand.

    John is a serial founder and executive in health, tech, and energy with multiple exits to Fortune 500 companies.

    In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

    1. How to get to “yes” with customers by converting a harder capital expense to an easier operating expense
    2. Why their EV battery solution can be deployed in a whole city within a few weeks at far lower costs than EV fast chargers
    3. The benefits of saying yes more than no to grow from uncomfortable experiences
    4. Which two books keep him grounded and mindful as a leader

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    John de Souza - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndesouza1

    Ample - https://ample.com 

    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals - https://shorturl.at/negpn

    The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan - https://shorturl.at/nBK7W 

    The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World - https://shorturl.at/EStK5 
    Beginner’s mind ("shoshin" in Japanese) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    51 min
  • Top 100 CDR Startups, Climate Communities, and the Stockdale Paradox

    From Jim Collins on resilience to JFK’s “do hard things” speech, this episode spotlights 100 carbon removal startups, 26 climate communities, and timeless wisdom for climate leaders.


    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: ⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. ⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: ⁠https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    JFK’s 1962 speech on choosing to do hard things - https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/rice-university-19620912

    26 online climate startup communities to join - https://www.climatefinance.xyz/climate-slack-communities

    Top 100 CDR startups (from XPRIZE) - https://shorturl.at/5UaZu

    Mooji (a Jamaican-born street artist, Christian mystic, and chai shop owner who became a teacher of the wisdom of India’s sages - https://mooji.org

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    17 min
  • Climate Philanthropy: $1B Family Office + 2040 Deadline (Spending Down for Maximum Impact)

    Discover how the 2040 Fund is deploying all of its capital by 2040 to accelerate climate adaptation, resilience, and water innovation at scale.


    The 2040 Fund manages philanthropic capital for the 2040 Foundation and its founder, Jay Faison. Investments include private and publicly listed securities focused on climate adaptation and resilience. The 2040 Fund The Fund focuses on water systems and technology, the future of food, and energy transition. They plan to spend down all of its assets by the year 2040 maximizing impact in the near term.

    Mark is also a board member at PosiGen, investment committe member at Upwell Water, and former SVP at Bank of America.

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

    Mark - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbruinooge⁠ 

    Upwell Water - ⁠https://www.water.llc⁠ 

    Congruent Ventures - ⁠https://www.congruentvc.com⁠ 

    First Street Foundation - ⁠https://firststreet.org⁠ 

    Elemental Excelerator - ⁠https://elementalexcelerator.com⁠

    Trellis Climate - ⁠https://www.primecoalition.org/programs/trellis-climate⁠ 

    Slow Productivity - ⁠https://calnewport.com/my-new-book-slow-productivity⁠ 

    Sloww - ⁠https://www.sloww.co⁠

    The Billionaire Who Wasn't - ⁠https://shorturl.at/efhn7 

    Hydrow - ⁠https://hydrow.com

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next-gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, 2x ax-throwing champ (huh?), Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).


    48 min
  • Distributed Energy: $36M Batteries + Microinverters (Tesla Lessons & Spirituality in Leadership)

    Yotta Energy is scaling solar-integrated batteries & microinverters for commercial buildings while CEO Omeed Badkoobeh shares wisdom from Tesla, entrepreneurship, & spiritual practice.


    Yotta Energy is a VC-backed distributed energy company based in Austin, Texas. They provide solar panel-level energy storage and microinverters for the commercial and industrial sectors. Yotta https://www.yottaenergy.com

    Prior to Yotta, Omeed worked in sales and business development for Tesla, Evoke Electric Motorcycles, and Build NATiVE. Other fun experiences include organizing Lego robotics competitions for budding STEM youth in China. https://www.linkedin.com/in/omeed-badkoobeh

    📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, ax-throwing champ, Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    44 min
  • Climate Finance: 200 Startups + $1.1B Follow-On — Mike Jackson of Earthshot Ventures on Non-Dilutive Capital & DEI

    Discover how Earthshot Ventures backs early-stage founders tackling climate change with lessons from 200+ startup investments, $1.1B in follow-on funding, & why non-dilutive capital + DEI lead to stronger founder outcomes.


    Earthshot is an early-stage venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs making a dent in climate change. Their team has collectively invested in 200+ startups over the last fourteen years. https://www.earthshot.vc

    Mike is an investor, entrepreneur, board member, and advisor to companies in clean energy, food & agriculture, buildings, and mobility sectors. He is formerly an Investor in Residence at Elemental Excelerator and Developer in Residence at Generate Capital. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jackson-vc📈 JOIN EFI’S CLIMATE CEO PEER GROUP:

    Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow — Join North America’s top private peer group community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. We’re a community of 75+ CEO Fellows, Alumni Allies, and Mentors (investors and post-exit CEOs) representing over $20B of market value or financial assets for climate solutions. Apply here: https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com

    📣 READ EFI’S NEWSLETTER:

    Join over 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators who get our three-minute read about changing the world through startups, finance, humor, and wisdom. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    ✍🏼 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW:

    To help more people discover the climate tech CEOs and investors we interview, please take one minute to review or rate this podcast. Since we don’t take any sponsors for this podcast, we appreciate this small gesture of your appreciation. Here are instructions: https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews⁠

    🤔 PODCAST HOST:

    Dr. Chris Wedding is the founder of EFI (climate CEO peer groups), cofounder of Terraset (carbon removal), Senior Advisor at Javelin Capital (investment banking), Board member at World Tree (regenerative forestry), Board Advisor at DG Matrix (next gen power electronics), Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, ax-throwing champ, Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006 (Google it), and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio).

    47 min
  • Solar Finance: $1B in Loan Applications + 400 Partners — Joshua Goldberg of Sunstone Credit on Scaling C&I Adoption

    Discover how Sunstone Credit CEO Joshua Goldberg is financing C&I solar at scale with $1B in loan applications, 400+ solar partners, & fintech experience from founding multiple clean energy ventures.


    ⭐ My guest today is Joshua Goldberg, cofounder and CEO of Sunstone Credit.


    Sunstone Credit provides flexible financing solutions for commercial solar loans with activity in 30 states and 400+ solar partners.


    Joshua is also a former cofounder and executive at Sunlight Financial, Astrum Solar, and Legends of Learning.


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    🌐 LINKS:


    Sunstone Credit - https://www.sunstonecredit.com/

    Joshua - https://www.sunstonecredit.com


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    🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS:


    Their $1B in loan applications. $21M in corporate capital raised. Why solar leases are stupid. How solar is sold at the kitchen table. Their activity in the $40k to $5M solar size range. The speed of their loan process averaging just 1-4 weeks.


    Please give Joshua and Sunstone Credit a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or X by sharing this podcast with your people.


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    2-minute newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠ 


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    Entrepreneurs for Impact is led by Dr. Chris Wedding — a 4x founder, 4x Board member, Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, ax-throwing champ, and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio). 😃

    44 min

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