The Bits & Bytes Series - Tessa Clarke

Hosted by Sia Sha

OLIO is an app helping neighbours to share food and other items to reduce waste. ♻️ Tessa is the co-founder and CEO of OLIO. A University of Cambridge and Stanford graduate, Tessa has previously worked at BCG and Dyson. OLIO has raised $43m in its recent series B and has 6m users. 🧑‍💻🤯

Check out Olio:

https://olioex.com/

Timestamps:

3.50 - How to educate the market about the importance of waste management

9.00 - Global waste trends: how much do we waste everyday? How does it differ between different countries and cultures?

16.44 - Main operational challenges

26:36 - Venture capital industry and the challenges of getting funding as a women founded business

32.00 - Is there a market for the business in China?

43.09 - Monetisation of the business

Special shoutout to Valli Vikram for producing this episode! 🙌