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Hugo Rauch

Where the next wave of climate tech begins. newwavenewsletter.substack.com

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33:35

Solving the Energy Crisis with Software - Jan Lozek...

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2025/03/27

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Jan Lozek, founder and managing partner at Future Energy Ventures, to discuss energy-tech investment opportunities and why software is the missing piece in this value chain.In this episode, you’ll learn:* Why AI is crucial for managing decentralized energy systems* How software turns homes and EVs into virtual power plants* How to build partnerships with utilities and navigate regulations* What every founder should know about

48:28

Startups Should Operate Like Sports Team – Romain...

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2025/03/20

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Romain Vidal, co-founder of Teampact Ventures, a VC firm leveraging high-performance methodologies from professional sports to support climate and health startups. In this episode, we cover:* Why startups should learn from sports teams, not from corporates* How delayed gratification and resilience create long-term success* The mindset of elite athletes that founders should adopt* The importance of team culture in driving

45:45

No One Pays for Green Anymore - Yair Reem (Extantia)

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2025/03/13

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Yair Reem, Partner at Extantia Capital, to break down why the green premium is dead, and what’s next for climate-tech startups. In this episode, we explore:* The death of the green premium & rise of the green discount* How climate startups should price & pitch their solutions* What VCs really look for in climate investments* The future of climate tech & the biggest investment opportunities* … and more! ***⌛TIMESTAMPS * 00:00 –

40:16

Scaling Europe’s Most Active Impact Angel Club - Tina...

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2025/03/06

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Tina Dreimann (thank you, Tim Schumacher, for the introduction), founder and General Partner of better ventures. Instead of following a traditional VC model, better ventures operates as a community of entrepreneurs investing in and supporting the next generation of impact-driven founders.In this episode, we explore:* Why community investing could outperform traditional VC* The formula: Community + Tech = Impact + Returns* The

46:12

How to Use LCAs for VC Investments - Dr Benedikt...

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2025/02/27

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***This week, we’re joined by Dr. Benedikt Buchspies, a scientist at Planet A Ventures, one of Europe's leading climate-tech VC funds. Benedikt has been pioneering the use of lifecycle assessments (LCAs) in venture capital for years and is showing that science + VC = impact.In this episode, we cover:* What an LCA is and how it measures climate impact* Why most VCs ignore environmental data (and why they shouldn’t)* How impact and financial returns align in

53:49

When VC Meets Nonprofit - Marion Schuppe (makesense)

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2025/02/20

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***While traditional VC prioritizes financial returns, makesense invest is proving that social and environmental impact can be at the core of investing, without sacrificing performance. Marion Schuppe, an Investment Director at makesense Invest, joins the podcast to discuss their unique model that integrates a VC fund inside a non-profit. In this episode, we cover:* How makesense balances nonprofit with venture capital* Raising a first-time impact fund:

51:23

Impact assessment matters less than you think –...

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2025/02/13

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Raphaele Leyendecker, a Managing Director at Techstars Sustainability Paris, where she has invested in 70+ climate tech startups, joins the podcast to discuss early-stage impact assessment and the french ecosystem as it compares to the global landscape. In this episode, we discuss:* Why early-stage impact assessment is often a myth* The biggest challenge for climate startups in France* How investors should really measure impact* The role of technological

58:18

Investing €300M in climate-tech that can sell to...

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2025/02/04

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Tim Schumacher, General Partner at World Fund, joins the podcast to share insights on building Europe's largest climate-tech VC and what it takes to back companies that even climate deniers would buy from.In our conversation, we explore:* World Fund's investment and fundraising strategy* Assessing startups with the climate performance potential (CPP) * Climate-tech that can sell to climate deniers * The founding of Ecosia* … and more!***TIMESTAMPS 00:00

52:33

Lessons from cleantech 1.0 - August Solliv (Impact...

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2025/01/28

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***August Solliv, a former climate VC, and author of the newsletter Impact Supporters joins the podcast to dive into the learnings from the first wave of cleantech startups and what it means for today’s climate-tech companies.In our conversation, we explore:* The reasons behind the rise and fall of Cleantech 1.0* The lessons learned for Climate Tech today.* The future of Climate Tech investments* ...and more! ⁠***TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Defining

55:50

Aligning Climate Impact with Venture Success - Heidi...

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2025/01/21

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Heidi Lindvall, a general partner at Pale Blue Dot, a climate-focused venture capital fund from the Nordics, joins the podcast to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities in building a VC firm centered around climate impact.In our conversation, we explore:* Her approach to assessing impact as a climate-tech VC * Why intentionality is the most important criteria for impact * What we can learn from traditional startups and VCs * And more.

64:04

Climate Investing vs. Traditional VC - Eric Gossart...

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2025/01/14

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Eric Gossart, a partner at Racine2, an 85 million euro impact fund focused on climate, health, and education, joins the podcast to discuss the differences between traditional venture capital and impact investing.⁠⁠In our conversation, we dive into:* The reasons behind his transition from traditional VC to impact investing* His approach to assessing and supporting impact-driven companies* The strategies he used and concerned he had when raising an impact

51:24

Why Are Energy VCs Investing BILLIONS Here? A...

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2025/01/07

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Thomas Bajas, a VC at Founders Future, joins the podcast to discuss the energy market and how startups are trying to disrupt it. In our conversation, we explore:* The role of energy in modern economies and its link to climate change.* Innovations driving renewable energy, electrification, and smart grid technologies.* How to decarbonize energy and how we need to rethink the grid* Challenges for energy startups, from funding gaps to regulatory hurdles.*

38:17

Why Boring Technology Could Save Our Planet - Dan Bowyer

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2024/12/20

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Dan Bowyer, a partner at SuperSeed VC, a £50M UK fund investing in startups transforming the way the world works, joins the podcast to challenge conventional definitions of impact and climate tech.In our conversation, we explore:* The definition of impact and climate-tech* Doing more with less as a way to save the planet* How to transform industries through productivity and efficiency* Why B2B Startups can drive meaningful climate impact* The role of

48:29

This $100B Market Could Save Our Planet

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2024/12/03

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.***Lisa Mangertseder, a venture capital associate at Carbon Removal Partners, joins the podcast to explore the critical role of carbon removal in combating climate change. Carbon Removal Partners has invested in 15+ startups including Climeworks, Carbonfuture, and Heirloom.In our conversation, we discuss:* The carbon removal methods: from nature-based to high-tech solutions* Measuring and verifying carbon removal effectively* Business models and the evolving

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Introducing VCo2 Podcast - your weekly dose of...

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2024/11/28

Welcome to VCo2, a podcast for people interested in building, investing, and supporting impact startups. My goal is to help you become a smarter climate-tech entrepreneur and better impact investor. *** I'm Hugo Rauch, the founder of VCo2, a media about climate tech and venture capital. I'm an aspiring climate tech VC who shares insights, interviews, and research to help climate tech founders and investors. *** TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Climate Crisis: A Tipping Point 00:21 The Role of Venture Capital in

52:15

Creating the VC firm he needed as a startup founder -...

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2024/09/05

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast.This is the final episode of Explore Season 2 - thank you for your support! Together, we've grown the podcast and had the opportunity to speak with incredible guests. I’ll share a dedicated post reflecting on the last six months soon, but don’t worry Season 3 will bring even more learnings, there's plenty more to learn!This week, I

51:21

What are these VCs thinking? - Vanessa Larco

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2024/08/14

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast.This week, I sit down with Vanessa Larco, a former product manager that became a VC at NEA. Vanessa has spent 9+ years supporting companies like Microsoft and Twilio. She is also the co-founder of FunLoop, a company that she sold after a year. For the last 7-years she has been doing investments in Series A and B in North America

39:49

Leading community at Notion and angel investing - Ben...

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2024/08/08

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support. If you want to support the show you can give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast.This week, I sit down with Ben Lang, one of the first employees at Notion, the founder of next play and an active angel investor. In our conversation, Ben talked about:* Founding a mapping software with his father* Creating the Hummus Day as a side project * Discovering Notion on Product Hunt and launching notion-pages.com* Joining

51:42

From Unseen to Unstoppable - Edrizio De La Cruz...

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2024/07/26

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. This week, I sit down with Edrizio de la Cruz the co-founder of Arcus that he sold to Mastercard, a former visiting partner at Y-Combinator and CEO of the Founder School. Tune in to learn about the highs and lows of a startup and get valuable advice.In our conversation, he shares:* How he went from

51:50

The rollercoaster of a startup life, receiving...

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2024/07/18

Welcome to this new episode of Explore and thank you for your continuous support, I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to give a 5 stars review ✨ on Spotify/Apple podcast. Thank you OpenVC for keeping this content free for our listeners. OpenVC is a fundraising platform used by 10,000 founders and 5,000 investors. You can use the code: "EXPLORE” to upgrade to OpenVC Premium and get a 20% discount. 📈🔥This week, I sit down with Sehreen Noor Ali the co-founder of Sleuth,

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