Sound Funding

Feb 12 2024 25 ep. 30 mins 4
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In Impact Europe's Sound Funding podcast, host Ryan Grant Little talks to leading European impact investors about how they power social and environmental impact to create a better world.

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Ben DeVries of Impact Europe - Sound Funding Ep. 25

Feb 12 2024 33 mins  
Welcome to episode 25 of Sound Funding! This is a very special episode, it's the very last one and it's a crossover episode with our other podcast Impact People, so host Ryan Grant Little is our guest on this episode. He talks to our Ben DeVries about the many hats he wears (founder, investor, consultant, podcast host) and plans for the future.

Simon Ulvund of Earthbound - Sound Funding Ep. 24

Nov 15 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Simon Ulvund of Earthbound in Copenhagen. Earthbound is a brand new funding program from the Technical University of Denmark designed to get deep climate tech from universities out into the market. They talked about Simon's background as a social innovator, the challenges of tech transfer, and what's happening in the Scandinavian f

Luca Zerbini of Una Terra Venture Capital Fund - Sound Funding Ep. 23

Oct 10 2023 25 mins  
In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Luca Zerbini, Founding Partner and CEO of Una Terra Venture Capital Fund in Zurich. Luca is both a force of nature and a force for nature, deploying $200 million in the fight against carbon emissions and plastic waste. They talked about how a background in industry can be a huge asset as an investor, why radical collaboration is th

Arman Anatürk of HackCapital – Sound Funding Ep 22

Aug 16 2023 36 mins  
In this crossover episode with his other podcast, Another ClimateTech Podcast, host Ryan Grant Little talks with Arman Anatürk, founder of FoodHack, ClimateHack and HackCapital, a universe that grew out of a single event in Geneva in 2018. They talk about new approaches for startups, fund managers, and angels to participate in the capital-hungry universe of climatetech, and how to

Beatriz Franco of Vita Vera Ventures – Sound Funding Ep 21

Jul 04 2023 27 mins  
In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with Beatriz Franco, Managing Partner at Vita Vera Ventures. After two decades as a lawyer and investment banker, Beatriz went all-in on a bet to fight climate change by focusing on early-stage investment in the food industry. Her fund focuses on reducing GHG emissions through novel food technologies, reducing food waste and plastics,

Maximilian Schwarz (né Bade) of Nucleus Capital – Sound Funding Ep. 20

Jun 06 2023 37 mins  
Host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Maximilian Schwarz (né) Bade, founder of Nucleus Capital, in Berlin.Nucleus Capital is a first-check investor in all things related to planetary health, with a focus on programming biology, foodtech, and decarbonization.The “Made with Biology Funding Napkin” mentioned in the episode can be found at https://bit.ly/3WSdzno Never miss an episode

James Crawshaw of Inyova – Sound Funding Ep 19.

May 09 2023 40 mins  
In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with James Crawshaw, Senior Impact Manager at Inyova Impact Investing. Inyova is a pioneer in bringing impact investing to the retail level, currently operating in the German speaking world. They talked about active portfolio management, the power of shareholder activism, and swimming in Zurich.

Sonalie Figueiras of Green Queen - Sound Funding Ep. 18

Apr 11 2023 36 mins  
In this episode of Sound Funding, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with Sonalie Figueiras about how investing in the food system can help solve the climate crisis. Figueiras is the founder and editor-in-chief of Green Queen, a highly respected platform for the food tech industry. They discuss the importance of investing in food tech, the lack of messaging to the general public, and th

Steven Molino of Clear Current Capital - Sound Funding Ep. 17

Nov 07 2022 35 mins  
Host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Steven Molino, Principal at Clear Current Capital in New York.Clear Current Capital catalyzes sustainable change in the food system, especially through alternative protein investment. We talked about the state of affairs in alternative protein investment, why it’s all about teams, what makes sense in the world of company valuations, and how the f

Romain Diaz of Satgana – Sound Funding Ep. 16

Oct 10 2022 27 mins  
Host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Romain Diaz, founder of Satgana, in Lisbon.Satgana is a climate tech venture capital firm working on topics ranging from transportation, energy, food and agriculture, to circular economy. Romain and Ryan talked about the most effective climate interventions, what it’s like to be a first-time fund manager, and why just about everything about Lisbo