Solving the Climate Crisis Starts with Startups

The climate crisis is desperate to be solved. America’s startup ecosystem is at the frontline of the solution. In this episode, we explore how startups are advancing breakthroughs in climate technology, making cities greener, and we establish where policy stands on VC investment and climate solutions.

NVCA’s Manager of Government Affairs Jonas Murphy gives an update on past, current, and future federal policy that addresses investment in climate startups and how VCs can advocate for the right policy to solve the climate crisis.

Founder and CEO of BlocPower Donnel Baird grew up in a poor Brooklyn neighborhood where heating low-income housing was a challenge. His childhood experiences helped spawn the idea for BlocPower. Donnel shares how BlocPower is now working to decarbonize buildings, make cities greener, and employ and train people from vulnerable communities to work in climate tech.

Co-founder of Accel Arthur Patterson won the 2022 NVCA Lifetime Achievement Award. He has mentored countless investors and shares insight gained from decades of VC experience.

Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA 17th District) discusses how to make the tech industry work across places in rural America, why VC investments need to be decentralized and dispersed, and how he addresses these in his new book, Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us.

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