Today on Keeping it Cool we’re joined by Mehrad Yaghmai, a Founding Partner of Cool Climate Collective, an investment collective dedicated to funding entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis. Mehrad has brought together investors and operators at the intersection of climate and technology to support early stage climate tech founders, with co-investors that include Y-Combinator, Builder’s Vision, Collab Fund, Third Sphere, Mission One, and Climate Capital. Learn more about Cool Climate Collective at https://www.coolclimatecollective.com/.

Mehrad’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehrady/

Mehrad’s Podcast, Climate on the Edge: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-on-the-edge/id1766353019

Questions, comments, or feedback: Email me at lr2693 [at] nyu.edu

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