Turbulent. Equilibrating. Those are the words that investors Gabriel Kra and Carly Anderson use to describe the last year for venture capital in climate tech.
We now have a full picture of the year for climate tech venture investing in 2023. Fresh data from Sightline Climate shows a decline in deal counts, round sizes, and a dropoff in repeat investors.
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Aug 12
Did someone just figure out how to project finance nuclear?
For decades, the promise of new nuclear power in the West has been stifled not by the technology itself, but by the “construction problem.” Massive, multi-billion dollar mega-projects plagued by schedule creep and labor shortages have made nuclear a financial non-starter for comm ... Show More
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Jul 15
The ‘brutal reality’ of scaling low-carbon fertilizer
Nitrogen fertilizer is essential for global food security, yet its production is a hyper-centralized, fossil-fuel-intensive process that accounts for 5 to 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As geopolitical instability threatens traditional supply chains, the vulnerability of ... Show More
42m 42s
Sep 2023
SaaStr 688: The State of the Cloud 2023 with Bessemer Venture Partners
<p>Discover Bessemer Venture Partners's annual State of the Cloud report, going through trends, benchmarks, and metrics that underpin the Cloud economy. </p> <p>Presented by:</p> <ul> <li>Mary D'Onofrio, Partner @ Bessemer Venture Partners</li> <li>Janelle Teng, VP @ Bessemer Ven ... Show More
26m 57s
Feb 2024
2023 was a tough year for clean energy investment. Will 2024 be better?
There are no two ways around it: 2023 was a difficult year for low-carbon energy investment, and 2024 has so far carried on in very much the same vein.Rising interest rates, fears around future energy policy, cost inflation in some sectors, and perhaps a correction to some earlie ... Show More
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Jan 2024
Investment Outlook for 2024
While 2023 created a challenging macro backdrop of stubborn inflation, heightened geopolitical tensions and sluggish growth, a year-end rally increased the prospect of a brighter 2024 economic outlook. David Lebovitz and Arjun Menon, Global Market Strategists, Multi-Asset Solutio ... Show More
20m 6s
Jul 2022
EP18 Invest in The Future | with Tammer Qaddumi, VentureSouq
<p>The 2020s have not been an easy time for investors. Although investing seemed to be showing signs of recovery, recent trends have seen investment into some sectors take a nose-dive. Businesses struggle to keep pace with rising interest rates, record levels of inflation, and ma ... Show More
44 m
Dec 2022
The keys to framing a winning investor pitch
It wasn’t very long ago that venture capital was so free-flowing it seemed as if any entrepreneur with a half-decent idea could raise an initial round of financing. Those halcyon days are clearly now past us, with inflation, rising interest rates, and slowing economic growth (or ... Show More
31m 47s
Dec 2022
108: 2023 Outlook: A New Investment Playbook
<p>In 2022, the economy experienced volatile and decelerating growth as well as high inflation, leading economists to believe that gradual easing of inflation is unlikely as central banks are set to over tighten policy. So what does 2023 have in store for investors? Wei Li, ... Show More
21m 30s
Jul 2023
SaaStr 678: Raising Capital in 2023: What You Really Need To Know with Creandum Partner Peter Specht
<p dir="ltr">Founders of 2023 ask themselves, "What does it take to raise money right now in this uncertain market environment?" Peter Specht, Partner at Creandum, shares a data-driven perspective and real-time insights into the market of very recent rounds and current VC expecta ... Show More
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