Mobilizing millions of people to fund climate solutions, leading a Rocket Internet company in the Philippines and accidentally becoming a VC - Jacqueline Van Den Ende (Carbon Equity) - S2 Ep6

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In this episode I sat down with Jacqueline Van Den Ende, the founder and CEO of Carbon Equity, a climate investing platform that aims to mobilize billions of private capital from millions of people to fund climate solutions. We discussed Jacqueline's journey from flying to the Philippines and leading a rocket internet company, to coming back in Europe and becoming a venture capital investor. We uncovered the stories behind the creation of Carbon Equity, how they managed to raise $2M in a Seed round from potential customers and later $6M in Series A. We also discussed the grind of convincing funds to join the platform, such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates climate impact funds) and many more stories.🚀

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Carbon Equity

01:25 Jacqueline's Career Journey

05:06 Joining Rocket Internet in the Philippines

08:32 Transition to Venture Capital

18:13 Creation of Carbon Equity

22:12 Investing in Climate Solutions

25:27 The Growth of the Sustainable Economy

32:20 Investment Criteria and Portfolio Selection

37:30 Key Metrics and Challenges

45:19 Raising Venture Funding

47:03 Future Vision for Carbon Equity

48:25 Advice for Entrepreneurs

52:24 Final Thoughts

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