พอดคาสท์ ClimateTech ชั้นนำ (2024)

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If you don’t laugh, you’ll probably cry, with comedian and climate researcher Matt Winning 43:42

1d ago43:42

43:42

"I was sitting at a cafe in Prague with my headphones on and just laughing like a crazy person." -Ryan, watching Matt’s TEDx talk. Matt Winning is an environmental researcher and stand-up comedian who combines his expertise in climate change with humor to engage audiences. In this episode we talked about: 🌍 How climate change became Matt's focus du…

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Cultivated caviar and foie gras may soon hit your plate, with Yossi Quint of Ark Biotech 34:12

18d ago34:12

34:12

Yossi Quint is the founder and CEO of Ark Biotech, a startup focused on computational bioprocessing in the cultivated meat industry. In this episode we talked about: 🧬 Ark's role in accelerating the development of cultivated meat products 🏭 How the bioeconomy could reshape traditional geographic advantages in food production 🌍 The global landscape …

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A kayaker turns her passion into a startup, with Jessica Droujko of Riverkin 30:05

1M ago30:05

30:05

Jessica Droujko is a passionate kayaker and lover of rivers. So it’s fitting that she should combine that passion and her PhD from ETH Zürich to launch Riverkin, a startup that monitors river health. In this episode we talked about: 🌊 How rivers shape landscapes and their importance in global ecosystems 🔬 How Riverkin monitors water levels and sedi…

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The witty professor: comedy meets academia, with Prof. Max Boykoff of the University of Colorado 35:16

2M ago35:16

35:16

Max Boykoff is a professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on the cultural dimensions of climate change, with a particular interest in how media and various stakeholders communicate about the issue. In this episode we talked about: ☯️ How firsthand experiences of climate events can contrast with media co…

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Fixing the chemical industry's emissions problem with Marissa Beatty of Turnover Labs 26:14

2M ago26:14

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Marissa Beatty is the co-founder and CEO of Turnover Labs, a startup developing technology to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals. With a background in chemical engineering and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Marissa is tackling the challenge of carbon utilization in the petrochemical industry. In this episode we talked about: 🧪 Turnover Labs' ap…

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A €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to VC with Jessica Burley of Planet A Ventures 28:14

2M ago28:14

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Jessica Burley is an investor at Planet A Ventures, a €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to venture capital. Jessica is passionate about impact measurement and, as she says: "If there's not a significant positive environmental impact, the deal is off.” In this episode we talked about: 🔬 Planet A Ventures' use of life cycle assess…

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WebMD co-founder Kittu Kolluri of Neotribe Ventures invests where bits meet atoms 37:15

3M ago37:15

37:15

I spoke with WebMD co-founder and veteran VC Kittu Kolluri of Neotribe Ventures to talk about what he’s investing in, the importance of board governance, and what active investing actually means. We touched on: 🐉 The potential of technologies like hydrogen, ammonia synthesis, and cold fusion 💼 The role of boards in ensuring good governance and avoi…

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Gen Z collabs with Aneta Londa of Moonshot Pirates and the winners of the Shape the Future competition 35:29

3M ago35:29

35:29

Aneta Londa is the founder of Moonshot Pirates, an organization that empowers young changemakers to tackle global challenges. In this episode, Aneta is joined by Annie Zountsa and Elanu Karakus, winners of the Shape the Future Challenge, to discuss their innovative project AEIFLORIA and the impact of youth-driven initiatives. We talked about: 🏴‍☠️ …

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What to do after selling a $100 million company? Start another, with Alex Ivanenko of HyWatts 29:03

4M ago29:03

29:03

I spoke with Alex Ivanenko, the founder of HyWatts, about building “power plants in a box” and about why, after selling a company for more than $100 million, he started another one right away. In this episode we talked about: 👉 Why traditional power generation philosophies don’t work for renewables 🔋 The high costs of transmission and distribution …

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EV charging must be open-source! With Marco Möller of Pionix 27:17

4M ago27:17

27:17

Marco Möller is a computer scientist, physicist, and serial entrepreneur. He’s passionate about electrical transportation and recently turned his attention to open sourcing the world of EV charging. In this episode we talked about: 🔋 The company Marco sold to Intel and its impact on climate change through drone technology 🚗 The current state of the…

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Making batteries out of CO2, with Sebastian Pohlmann of UpCatalyst 23:52

4M ago23:52

23:52

Sebastian Pohlmann is VP of Business Development at UpCatalyst, which makes carbon nanotubes and graphite from CO2. They are literally taking one of the world’s most problematic waste streams and turning it into one of the most desperately-needed materials. In this episode we talked about: 🔋 The carbon footprint of producing graphite for lithium-io…

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The war in Ukraine and what it means for energy and the environment, with Juraj Krivošík of SEVEn 31:17

5M ago31:17

31:17

This is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about on the podcast for the whole last year. 🌟 Juraj Krivošík is the Executive Director at SEVEn, The Energy Efficiency Center, in Prague. He’s also in my opinion one of the leading voices on how energy and infrastructure have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its broader implications …

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Making leather from beer with Brett Cotten of Arda Biomaterials 21:28

5M ago21:28

21:28

Who needs a cow to make leather when you've got beer? Brett Cotten is co-founder of London-based Arda Biomaterials and in this episode we talked about: 🐄 The problems of the traditional leather industry 👜 New Grain, Arda's sustainable leather alternative 🍺 Creating local supply chains by co-locating with breweries and distilleries around the world …

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Forests have been undervalued for too long but Lisett Luik of Arbonics is fixing that 26:53

5M ago26:53

26:53

Lisett Luik is co-founder of Arbonics, an Estonian company that believes forests have been undervalued for far too long and is seeking to rememdy that. In this episode we talked about: 🌳 How Arbonics is making forests a climate asset rather than just a source of timber 🕵️ The detective work involved in ensuring carbon offsetting projects are the re…

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Is this the most sustainable protein in the world? with Yonatan Golan of Brevel 24:32

6M ago24:32

24:32

To celebrate the launch of their new facility this week, I spoke with Yonatan Golan, co-founder of Brevel. Brevel makes possibly the most sustainable protein in the world through a process that speeds up microalgae production 100x. We talked about: 👻 The concept of 'ghost protein' 🚀 How fermentation x photosynthesis = efficiency revolution 🥛 Why da…

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Aviation can be far more sustainable right now, with Maxime Meijers of Estuaire 23:55

6M ago23:55

23:55

Meet Maxime Meijers, co-founder of Estuaire, a company that is working across the aviation industry to reduce its climate effects. In this episode we talked about: 🛩️ The often overlooked impact of contrails on our climate and how their strategic mitigation can put a dent in aviation's climate footprint 💰 The power and influence of aviation finance…

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Hardware is hard but we wrote the playbook with Andreas Schwarzenbrunner of Speedinvest 35:33

6M ago35:33

35:33

Andreas Schwarzenbrunner always thought he's get into politics. But, as a partner leading the climate tech and industrial tech practices at Speedinvest, he's arguably playing an even bigger role in Europe's future this way. In this episode we talked about: 🌍 Why hardware is hard but absolutely critical in climatetech 🔬 How crucial de-risking with c…

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Is this the world's best plant-based pizza? With Joe Hill of One Planet Pizza 39:07

6M ago39:07

39:07

Meet Joe Hill, Co-founder of One Planet Pizza. Joe has dedicated his career to promoting plant-based eating through the medium of delicious pizza. In this episode we talked about: 🌿 The importance of making plant-based alternatives that deliver on taste, texture, and price 🍕 How One Planet Pizza is leading the charge in this delicious revolution 🔬 …

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A university dropout becomes a university chancellor with Christian Rebernik of Tomorrow University 29:56

7M ago29:56

29:56

Christian Rebernik is the mastermind behind Tomorrow University, an accredited online university using business education to drive impact and sustainability. In this interview we talked about: 👑 Christian’s royal pedigree in Berlin’s startup ecosystem 🎒 How a university dropout becomes a university Chancellor 🎯 Tomorrow University’s goal of reachin…

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Fighting food misinformation with Robbie Lockie of the Freedom Food Alliance 30:02

7M ago30:02

30:02

Robbie Lockie is co-founder of Plant-Based News and has just launched the Freedom Food Alliance, which fights misinformation and empowers people with the best science and expert alliances to create meaningful societal change. In this episode we talked about: 🌱 The deceptive tactics used by the meat and dairy industries to discredit plant-based alte…

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A surfer decides to tackle ocean plastic, with Joel Tasche of CleanHub 36:49

8M ago36:49

36:49

Joel Tasche is the founder of CleanHub, and is on a mission to clean up our oceans, all while empowering marginalized waste workers. And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 Listen to this episode to learn how CleanHub: 🚛 implements tracking systems all the way from households to disposal…

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A betta way to make a tuna sandwich, with Deniz Ficicioglu of BettaF!sh 31:27

8M ago31:27

31:27

Deniz Ficicioglu loves tuna so much that she doesn't want them to be put in a can. 🐟 That's why she founded BettaF!sh, an alternative proteins company that uses seaweed to create plant-based fish alternatives that replicate the taste, texture, and experience of traditional fish, minus the devastating effects of fishing. Check out this 30-minute epi…

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Solving the water crisis out of thin air with Brian Sheng of Aquaria 26:44

8M ago26:44

26:44

Brian Sheng is a self-funded entrepreneur and co-founder of Aquaria, a company that seeks to create resilient water infrastructure by extracting water from the air. A former venture capitalist who started his own VC firm at 18, Brian transitioned to the operational side of startups with the onset of the pandemic. Here's what we talked about in our …

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Turning plastic waste into low-carbon buildings, with Kidus Asfaw of Kubik 27:24

8M ago27:24

27:24

Kidus Asfaw is the founder of Kubik, an Ethiopian company that upcycles plastic waste into construction material for low-carbon buildings. In this episode we talked about: 🏢 How Kubik aspires to be a technology platform for the materials industry, aiming to extend their reach beyond just plastic 🚀 The opportunities for climatetech companies in Sub-…

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Empowering carbon project developers, with Vivian Bertseka of BlueLayer 22:12

9M ago22:12

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Vivian Bertseka is co-founder of BlueLayer, the first end-to-end software platform for carbon project developers. In this episode we talked about how: 📈 The carbon credit market is growing but also experiencing growing pains, with issues around transparency and trust. 🔍 There is an urgent need for more transparency in the carbon credit market to im…

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A primer on Direct Air Capture with Viktoria Oseyko of Carbominer 21:35

9M ago21:35

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Viktoria Oseyko is CMO of Carbominer, a startup that uses direct air capture (DAC) to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and use it for productive purposes, like growing our fruits and vegetables in greenhouses. We talked about how this technology works, how founder can attract public money for green interventions, and what the future of Ukrainian clim…

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How to become a seaweed farmer with Jennifer O'Brien of Sea&Believe 28:27

9M ago28:27

28:27

I found Jennifer O'Brien when reading some press about a new seaweed farm that had just been set up off the wild western coast of Ireland, in County Galloway. I've been intrigued by seaweed for a long time as a source of sustainable protein and material, as well as for its carbon sequestration power. It seems that seaweed is finally starting to get…

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Nature needs a better bank, with Martin Stuchtey of the Landbanking Group 27:15

9M ago27:15

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Martin Stuchtey is the founder and co-CEO of The Landbanking Group, which aims to support the regeneration of nature and biodiversity through an asset class they call Nature Equity. Martin talked about how we can protect nature by literally putting a value to it, as well as his own life and career which has ranged from soldier in the German army’s …

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A founder's journey to climatetech investing, with me, Ryan Grant Little 32:18

9M ago32:18

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This inverview is the 25th and final episode of my podcast Sound Funding, where I've been interviewing impact fund managers together with Impact Europe since 2020. If you're interested in impact funds, I highly recommend checking out the back catalogue! Impact Europe's podcast host Benjamin DeVries interviewed me about my background as a founder, h…

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Microplastics are the new asbestos, with Adam Root of Matter. 25:25

10M ago25:25

25:25

Remember in the mid 2010s when we were all talking about microplastics in things like face creams, and brands were making a big deal about being micro-bead free? Well although the media attention has gone away, the problem of microplastics has definitely not. Adam Root is the founder and CEO of Matter., which is tackling the problem of microplastic…

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Energy storage to electrify everything with Jason Goodhand of DNV 23:54

10M ago23:54

23:54

Jason Goodhand is an old classmate and pal, and a fellow traveller in renewable energy before it was cool. He's been fascinated by the role energy storage has in greening the grid for as long as I've known him. These days, he's travelling the world discovering, developing, and implementing storage technologies based on hydrogen, sodium, zinc, iron,…

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The guru of alt proteins himself, with Bruce Friedrich of the Good Food Institute 40:48

10M ago40:48

40:48

Bruce Friedrich is the founder and president of the Good Food Institute and the reason I invest in alternative proteins. I was driving through the hills of Umbria listening to podcasts and an interview with Bruce came on. An hour later I was enthralled and had found my calling. It really was as simple as that. I talked with Bruce about the outlook …

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The kingdom of fungi is changing everything with Nathan Paumier 42:09

10M ago42:09

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Fungi is having a moment as it does everything from open our minds, feed our population, pass notes for our trees, capture our CO2, and clean up our messes. Nathan Paumier is a fungi nerd and writer of the popular and informative BRB newsletter. I took advantage of having him on the show to ask everything I always wanted to know about mushrooms but…

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Democratizing renewable energy investing with Will Wiseman of Climatize 33:44

11M ago33:44

33:44

Will Wiseman is a Forbes 30 under 30 founder who’s on a mission to democratise investing in renewable energy. He co-founded Climatize, which allows people to invest as little as five bucks, just two years ago and it’s going well. We talked about how Will got started, his experiences abroad in Europe, and the role of microloans in electrifying the g…

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Podcasts collide with Silas Mähner and Somil Aggarwal of The CleanTechies Podcast 57:02

11M ago57:02

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I was flattered when Silas Mähner and Somil Aggarwal reached out to invite me onto The CleanTechies Podcast out of New York. In the end we decided to do something fun and interview each other and syndicate the episode across both our podcasts at the same time. Fun times!โดย Ryan Grant Little

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Climate change is hilarious with Stuart Goldsmith 41:29

12M ago41:29

41:29

Stuart Goldsmith is one of the only people out there who can make me LOL about climate change. I caught his act on YouTube thanks to "the Algorithm" and was thrilled that he said yes when I invited him on the podcast. Especially since he's in front of slightly larger audiences like the Conan O'Brien Show and Wembley Arena. This episode has some imp…

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The founder and winners of the 1st annual Future is Fungi Award with Susanne Glørsen & co. 34:31

12M ago34:31

34:31

Susanne Glørsen is a renowned early-stage sustainability investor who took her fascination with the potential of fungi to the next level: she created an award, called the Future Is Fungi. In this episode, Susanne talks about the award and introduces us to the inaugural winners including the bioremediation company novobiom, as well as Oona Snoeyenbo…

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Emma Osborne of Citizen Kind is foodtech's talent agent 27:58

12M ago27:58

27:58

If you've ever found yourself looking for a job in the foodtech sector, chances are you've come across the name Emma Osborne. Once a traditional executive recruiter, Emma threw that overboard to focus only on matching talent with roles that are aligned with her own values. Today, in addition to her talent matching work, she is at the centre of some…

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Nate Crosser of VC Blue Horizon is a Solarpunk 21:55

1y ago21:55

21:55

I know Nate Crosser as an influential venture capitalist at Blue Horizon, where I've co-invested with him. But I've lately started appreciating his talents as a writer of the Fifth Industrial series of essays on Substack. It was in reading his essay "Solarpunk is the next big literary-design movement" that I knew my listeners needed to hear from hi…

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With tactics from Napoleon to Netflix, Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth is on a mission to save the world 39:27

1y ago39:27

39:27

Glenn Hurowitz is Founder & CEO of Mighty Earth, which aspires to be the most effective environmental advocacy organization in the world. Based on the work I’ve seen them do so far, I think they’re pretty damn close to achieving that. Glenn founded Mighty Earth after recognizing a need for an entrepreneurial, results-focused organization working on…

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Maintaining biodiversity starts with seeds, with Blaine Pearson of Squiirrel 25:08

1y ago25:08

25:08

In a world where biodiversity is under threat, the role of native trees in maintaining the planet's health cannot be overstated. Blaine Pearson is the founder of Squiirrel, a digital marketplace and traceability system for reforestation and restoration ecology. We talked about trees' complex roles in biodiversity, the wildfires in Canada, and the i…

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How to build 25 climatetech companies in 5 years with Jonny Everett of Marble 34:06

1y ago34:06

34:06

Jonny Everett didn't want to build his own climatetech company, so he decided instead to launch Marble, a climatetech company to build 25 of them in the next five years. Does that sound crazy to you? Well, it didn't to some serious backers who have helped make this Paris-based venture studio a reality. Jonny talks about his career, his thoughts on …

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Carbon negative food is no longer sci-fi, with Gregor Tegl of Arkeon 25:55

1y ago25:55

25:55

What if you could eat carbon-negative food? This isn’t sci fi—it’s arguably even cooler. Gregor Tegl is the co-founder and CEO of Arkeon, a company that can turn CO2 into amino acids, the building blocks of protein. How, you ask? Well, Arkeon has figured out how to put an ancient micro-organism called archaea to work. These little fellas have been …

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How to be climate-friendly when you're dead, with Mallory Greene 20:44

1y ago20:44

20:44

Mallory Greene's father was a funeral director and mother worked at a hospice, so the topic of death was never far from the dinner table. With her company Eirene Cremations, she has combined digitisation and transparency in order to shake up the funeral industry and give people real and cost-effective choices for themselves and their loved ones. Es…

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Circular economy expert Paul Foulkes-Arellano on media, legislation and shoes 32:05

1y ago32:05

32:05

Paul Foulkes-Arellano is a sort of elder statesman in the circular economy industry. A lone wolf consultant these days, he previously spent the better part of 30 years in packaging and so knows first-hand the uphill battle we have ahead of us to achieve circularity in our economy. Fortunately, he also has some ideas about how to get there. In this …

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Why your bank account might be doubling your carbon footprint, with Dan Sherrard-Smith 20:29

1y ago20:29

20:29

Did you ever consider that your bank account could be doubling your carbon footprint? Me neither. But Dan Sherrard-Smith has built a business called Mother Tree that exists to help people and businesses shift their money so that they're not funding climate change. It might actually be the easiest way to lower your carbon footprint.…

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Freaking unbelievable steaks with Amos Golan of Chunk Foods 31:42

1y ago31:42

31:42

Amos Golan is Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, based both in Israel and the USA. Chunk has the distinction of being the first plant-based steak on an American steakhouse chain's menu. Here's what it says on the menu at Charley's Steakhouse: F U Filet Mignon: *freaking unbelievable* plant-based by Chunk Chunk's goal is to make plant-based steaks bett…

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Climate change education through art with Nicole Kellner of Arts and Climate Change 22:52

1y ago22:52

22:52

Nicole Kellner was already making a living as an artist before she even identified as one. A tech entrepreneur by background, she kept finding herself drawn (haha) to visual storytelling through art and so went all in. With this episode she is launching her colouring book, Electrify Everything, which is an awesome way for kids and adults alike to l…

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Introducing the world's most impactful accelerator with Paul Ritch of ProVeg 23:57

1y ago23:57

23:57

Paul Ritch is a recent transplant from the US to Berlin, via two years of world travel. He's one of the forces behind ProVeg Incubator's absolutely brilliant Kickstarting for Good program which your humble podcast host sees as one of the most ambitious and clever programs ever(!) Check out some of the ideas they have come up with, which they are re…

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This CEO will make it possible for animal lovers to sleep well at night: Shannon Falconer of BioCraft 26:16

1y ago26:16

26:16

It's hard to be an animal lover. Those of us who eat plant-based diets because we don't want to harm animals are also very likely to have cats and dogs at home. And so we end up unwittingly fuelling cruel and unsustainable meat production every day. Dogs can be plant-based--though they don't all take to it--but cats, as obligate carnivores, are the…

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