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s04e06 - CVCs Doubling Down on Climate, with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, GS Ventures and Honda Innovations
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In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Dr. Pae Wu of IndieBio and SOSV, corporate venture capitalists Brandon Middaugh from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, Taehong Huh from GS Futures, and Aditya Sharma from Honda Innovations discussed their strategies for investing in climate tech startups.
They emphasize the importance of early engagement with startups, strategic alignment with corporate goals, and the necessity for startups to understand their market and competition.
They highlight the challenges of scaling up technology in the climate sector, particularly the capital intensity and longer timelines associated with hardware innovations.
They advise startups on navigating corporate structures and leveraging intellectual property effectively.
The conversation underscored the evolving role of corporate venture capital in fostering innovative climate technologies and the collaborative approach required to drive significant advancements in decarbonizing industries.
The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.
Speakers
Brandon Middaugh, Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft
Taehong Huh, Managing Partner, GS Futures
Adity Sharma, Principal, Honda Innovations
Moderator
Dr. Pae Wu, CTO, IndieBio; General Partner, SOSV
Credits
Producer: Ben Joffe
Podcast Summary: Written by gpt-4-turbo, edited by Ben Joffe
Intro Voice: Cloned voice of Ben Joffe by ElevenLabs
Intro Music: EL Waili
Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech #energy #decarbonization
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Manage episode 415579020 series 2659759
In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Dr. Pae Wu of IndieBio and SOSV, corporate venture capitalists Brandon Middaugh from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, Taehong Huh from GS Futures, and Aditya Sharma from Honda Innovations discussed their strategies for investing in climate tech startups.
They emphasize the importance of early engagement with startups, strategic alignment with corporate goals, and the necessity for startups to understand their market and competition.
They highlight the challenges of scaling up technology in the climate sector, particularly the capital intensity and longer timelines associated with hardware innovations.
They advise startups on navigating corporate structures and leveraging intellectual property effectively.
The conversation underscored the evolving role of corporate venture capital in fostering innovative climate technologies and the collaborative approach required to drive significant advancements in decarbonizing industries.
The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.
Speakers
Brandon Middaugh, Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft
Taehong Huh, Managing Partner, GS Futures
Adity Sharma, Principal, Honda Innovations
Moderator
Dr. Pae Wu, CTO, IndieBio; General Partner, SOSV
Credits
Producer: Ben Joffe
Podcast Summary: Written by gpt-4-turbo, edited by Ben Joffe
Intro Voice: Cloned voice of Ben Joffe by ElevenLabs
Intro Music: EL Waili
Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech #energy #decarbonization
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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