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About the Episode:
If we’re going to address climate change through capitalism, we’ll need about $10 Trillion.
The growing climate crisis demands that we take urgent action, but early-stage climate entrepreneurs still face significant barriers in finding the funding to bring their innovations to market.
CEO and co-founder of Enduring Planet, Dimitry Gershenson, offers a solution to a critical funding gap climate entrepreneurs face. After building the Energy Access program at Facebook and seeing first-hand how hard it was to get access to this much-needed startup capital, Dimitry has leveraged his experiences and network to create a fintech platform that provides fast, flexible, and founder-friendly working capital to climate-focused startups.
Enduring Planet offers non-dilutive capital (funding that doesn’t require a founder to give up equity or ownership) and comprehensive financial advisory services to help climate entrepreneurs navigate funding challenges. By doing so, they enable these startups to accelerate their projects and make significant strides in the fight against climate change.
Expect to learn:
Practical advice for securing and managing funding in the climate tech space.
The unique financial hurdles faced by climate entrepreneurs (and how we can overcome them).
How Enduring Planet’s innovative grant advance product works.
Why non-dilutive capital is critical for early-stage companies.
Dimitry’s story of transitioning from Peace Corps volunteer to climate finance leader.
Hit play to find out more about Enduring Planet’s innovative climate finance solutions.
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NOTEWORTHY QUOTE:
“How do we help climate entrepreneurs? Solve that next financing challenge, so they can do the thing they want to do to get the impact that they want in the world and like bring us closer to that one and a half, two degrees C world that we can.”
“So you win a grant, you apply for money, and that week, you have funding. That’s like my dream.”
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Nico Johnson is the creator and host of SunCast, consistently rated a top solar podcast in the clean energy sector. The content of the show is geared towards listeners looking for insights on where the markets are headed, how to position themselves or their companies, and what today's market leaders do to stay ahead of the pack.
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