#64 Eric Rubenstein: New Climate Ventures - Investing In ULTRA Exciting Climate Tech

02/01/23 • 59 min

In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Eric Rubenstein, founding managing partner of New Climate Ventures

Eric is an investor with an enthusiastic focus on climate, impact, and sustainability. After spending years in energy trading at Louis Dreyfus and Citigroup he started seeing the possibility of a better, more sustainable future he wanted to help create. After learning about some of the emerging technologies in energy and renewable materials, he got excited enough to shift directions and focus his energy on directing capital toward the innovations that excite him.

New Climate Venture’s focus is to tackle climate change with a holistic approach and they’re doing this by investing in innovative early-stage startups across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems.

Some of the highlights from this episode:

Some of the ultra-exciting technologies that are currently developing and being deployed in climate-tech
Where Eric as a climate innovation investor sees the need for more innovation
How so many companies are increasing focus on sustainability
The potential for products to be created by capturing carbon from the atmosphere
Ways founders can utilize the support of investors for making connections and seeking advice
Bridging the gap between technical intelligence and commercial intelligence

Make sure to stay until the end to hear Eric’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!

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In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Eric Rubenstein, founding managing partner of New Climate Ventures

Some of the highlights from this episode:

Some of the ultra-exciting technologies that are currently developing and being deployed in climate-tech
Where Eric as a climate innovation investor sees the need for more innovation
How so many companies are increasing focus on sustainability
The potential for products to be created by capturing carbon from the atmosphere
Ways founders can utilize the support of investors for making connections and seeking advice
Bridging the gap between technical intelligence and commercial intelligence

Make sure to stay until the end to hear Eric’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!

-Relevant Links-

Eric's LinkedIn
New Climate Ventures

-Episode’s Recommended Read-

Support the show

Connect with Eli -

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#63 Masami Sato - B1G1 (Buy1Give1): Empowering Impact: Small Steps to a More Giving World

In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Masami Sato founder and CEO of B1G1

Masami is an award-winning entrepreneur with a diverse business background and a compelling story. She is a 2x TEDx speaker, and is the author of 4 books including Giving Business and Legacy.

Her work is founded on the belief that people and businesses with a real sense of purpose can change our world and she is totally committed to creating a world that’s full of giving.

B1G1 is a platform that allows you to integrate giving into your everyday business. You can give to a variety of vetted, high-impact projects to make a difference to issues you care about. From providing a meal to conserving the rainforest, you can find hundreds of tangible opportunities with a giving budget starting from just one cent.

Some of the highlights from this episode:

How backpacking taught Masami the value of connection and optimism
Essential strategies for scaling a product
The importance of having a gratitude mindset as an entrepreneur
The ability to shift perspective as a key to increasing joy and well-being
How communicating your impact helps create a shared vision for a better world

As always, make sure to listen to the end for Masami’s book recommendation and something she’s optimistic about.

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#65 David Davies - AgUnity: Lifting Millions of Micro-farmers Out of Poverty Via Digital Inclusion

In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with David Davies, founder and CEO of AgUnity

David is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in FinTech, SaaS, and mobile start-ups. He has honed his skills over 9 years in the crypto and blockchain space and has a deep understanding of how trust, digital identity, and financial inclusion can improve the lives of communities in the developing world. In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, David has spent over a decade in senior roles at prestigious investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers.

AgUnity’s purpose is to combat poverty by providing millions of smallholder farmers with digital tools that empower them to achieve economic inclusion so they, their families, and their communities can prosper and thrive.

Some of the highlights from this episode:

From fields to funds: David's unexpected career path
The power of cooperatives in agriculture and beyond
AgUnity's breakthrough solution for commercially viable farmer aid
How 90% of the half billion farmers on Earth are micro-farmers and how much of our food supply comes from them
AgUnity's blueprint for revolutionizing farming
Using Hackathons in developing nations to develop apps that serve micro-farmers around the world

Make sure to stay until the end to hear David’s book recommendation, and something forward-looking that he's optimistic about right now!

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