ESG in VC

Sep 11 2023 20 ep. 22 mins 11
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ESG in VC is an attempt to gather various learnings and views in our collective effort to focus on complex issues associated with ESG frameworks within the venture community and in our quest to be kinder to our planet and people.
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Ep 19 - Bill Liao - The Most Important Tools for Creating a More Sustainable World

Sep 11 2023 32 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Bill Liao . Bill Liao is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in business development and community activism. Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of Weforest, his career in tech and busine

Ep 18 – Eleanor Kaye - How to Solve the VC Industry's Diversity Problem

Aug 29 2023 28 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eleanor Kaye. Eleanor built her career in operations, holding roles at MoneySuperMarket and Palantir before joining the Newton Venture Program. Initially taking up the role of Head of Operations, Eleanor was quickly promoted to Executive Director and now leads the team at Newton, which is a joint ven

Ep 17 – Eric Rubenstein - From commodities trading to impact investing

May 12 2023 28 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eric Rubenstein. Eric is Managing Partner at New Climate Ventures or NCV, a US based fund launched to tackle climate change with a holistic approach. NCV invests in innovative early-stage startups broadly across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems. NCV launched in October 2021, and has inve

Ep 16 - Victoria Ferguson - Being a Force for Good

Feb 21 2023 30 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Victoria Ferguson. Victoria is a Partner and General Counsel at MMC Ventures, one of the most active investors in early-stage tech in Europe. She is an experienced venture capital lawyer, leading the legal work on MMC’s investments, following-on funding and exits. She also leads the firm’s ESG wo

Ep 15 - Bertie Crawley – Intentionality of ESG

Jan 11 2023 31 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Bertie Crawley. Bertie is the co-founder and Managing Partner of UNTITLED, an early stage venture fund based in the UK which has backed companies like Fabric Nano, Hide Biotech and Mytos. They are also an investor in venture funds. Prior to this he co-founded Zulu Forest Sciences - an applied science

Ep 14 - Matt Ward – Climate Economics and Measuring Impact

Dec 12 2022 24 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Matt Ward.Matt is a Partner and Syndicate Investor Lead of 4WARD.VC's early stage climate syndicate, he is also the host of The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show. Since graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Matt spent the last 10 years in technology, startups and ven

Ep 13 - Kate Mullord - Tech4good as Investment Strategy

Oct 25 2022 21 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Kate Mullord.Kate joined 4impact, an early stage fund investing in tech4good startups, as Partner in 2021, bringing over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, tech scale-up and private equity, as well as endless enthusiasm for understanding new business models and meeting entrepreneurs. Prior to 4

Ep 12 - Anna Pellicer – Investing with Impact

Sep 23 2022 25 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Anna Pellicer.Anna is an early-stage VC investor at Abac Capital, a Barcelona-based Private Equity & VC fund investing to improve the sustainability performance of its portfolio companies. She also holds the SASB FSA credential which studies the link between sustainability and financial performance.To

Ep 11 - Inês Rocha – Market Opportunity in Impact Investing and ESG

Aug 17 2022 20 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where I’m joined by Inês Rocha.Inês is an Investment Manager at Norrsken, an impact VC fund. Prior to Norrsken VC, Inês worked in private equity at Hellman & Friedman in London and as a management consultant at Bain & Company in Iberia and the Middle East, focusing on software investments.Together with Inês, we ta

Ep 10 - Bo Ilsoe and Monica Johnson - Sustainability and Returns

Jul 12 2022 26 mins  
Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where I’m joined by Bo Ilsoe and Monica Johnson.Bo is a Managing Partner at NGP Capital. he has developed NGP Capital from initial commitments of $25M to more than $1.6B investing across 3 continents. A technologist at heart, he believes in the positive transformative effects technology has on society and always comes with a