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GCEC New Frontier: Bangkok Summit is a wrap! Thanks to Sasin School of Management for hosting and to GCEC Exec Dir Holly DeArmond for helping craft topics for my two panels. Gratitude to star panelists who joined me for Student/Early State Startup Readiness: Perspectives From Three Southeast Asia Investors: Nicolas El Baze, Narusan Dhanvarjor, Yi Chyi Lum and to Chalermpol Tuchinda for the intro. It was fascinating to dive into nuances of the ecosystems and how we can use this knowledge to better support our students in/from the region. And…an amazing Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Innovates Bangkok & GIST APEC Catalyst mini-reunion with Mild Karoon-ngampun, co-founder UPCYDE and Natalie Lerthatasilp, co-founder Carbonwize for How Young Thai Founders Are Using Lean Startup To Go From 0 to 1. Their insights into how they’re using Lean Startup tools & ecosystem mapping had the audience locked into the zone. The tools and processes work and it’s incredible how both of these sustainable solutions startups are using them to scale faster. Just last week, Carbonwize, a platform that simplifies carbon accounting and reporting, announced a strategic partnership with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). The initiative will significantly improve the process of greenhouse gas reporting among the SET’s 840 listed companies. UPCYDE is preparing to announce some good news after wrapping two top programs in Europe, Germany’s Circular Valley and another in Copenhagen. Thanks Mild & Nat for using your superpowers for good—can’t wait to see what’s next! 😎 🚀 Annam Quraishi Kelly Bedeian Jesse Flanagan Rachelle T. Genesis Lodise Amanda Sutton VentureWell Sarah Staton Mark Marino

Join us on World Environment Day 2024 for an exclusive event curated for entrepreneurs to empower climate & sustainability startups. Dive into and gain invaluable insights from industry experts and network with VCs and fellow innovators. 📅 Date: 5th June 2024 🕒 Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 Venue: HIVE, NOW Venture Studio, HSR, Bangalore 🔗 Register Here: https://lu.ma/a546dp5b Session Highlights: 1. Corporate Presentation - The Green Paradox : Discover strategic pathways to achieve net zero emissions with insights from leading corporate sustainability experts. (Panel - Srinidhi Rao, Diageo | Tejas Rao, Saint Gobain | Annie George Decathlon)  2. VC Panel Discussion -Topic: The role of financial institutions and investors in promoting sustainability. (Panel - Gayathri, NOW Venture Studio | Sunil Cavale, Special Invest | Vatsal Dusad, Avaana Capital | Shantanu Chaturvedi, Transition VC) 3. Startup Pitch Session : Seize the opportunity to pitch your startup to VCs and corporates, opening doors to potential funding and partnerships. (Top 8 curated Climatetech startups) 4. Networking Why Attend?  - Access to Capital: Explore funding opportunities through targeted discussions with VCs. - Corporate showcase: Showcase your solution to potential corporate partners seeking innovative sustainability solutions and gain valuable feedback and insights. - Networking: Connect with fellow founders and ecosystem enablers to accelerate your startup's journey. Don’t miss out on this chance to accelerate your startup’s journey towards sustainability. Limited slots available, subject to approval! Tejas Rao | SRINIDHI S. RAO | Deepan Prakash Devadoss | Sunil Cavale | Vatsal Dusad | Shantanu Chaturvedi | Gayathri Kuppendra Reddy | Partha Talukder | IncubateHub | Rajiv Mukherjee | Uday Vipra | Vijetha Shastry | Pradeep V | Sagar Krishna | Samriddhi S | . . . #WorldEnvironmentDay #SustainabilityStartups #ClimateTech #GreenInnovation #Entrepreneurship

Could startups be the key to helping large corporations achieve their net zero goals? ♻️ At Climate Action Week Sydney last week, I had the honour of moderating a panel that explored this fascinating question. Today's organisations are under immense pressure to transform their operations to be more sustainable. The scale of innovation required is so high that they are pouring billions into developing solutions. 🌱 At the same time, we also have a vibrant ecosystem of climate tech startups developing incredible clean technologies and innovations. But like any startup, they desperately need capital and customers to realise that potential. 🤝How can we foster more connections between startups and large corporations? For startups the key is to "Find the burning problem"' 🧩 Camille Goldstone-Henry of Xylo Systems shared her experience of engaging customers early to help evolve their understanding of customer needs and support the product development process. 💡 Anthony Johnston shared invaluable insight that corporates are solving their unique problem -founders need to understand that and respond accordingly. ✍ Amanda Goodman from Ecotone Partners highlighted the importance of customer traction to secure funding. 👏🏻 Jessica Baird Walsh hammered home the importance of investing upfront in relationships from day one. For corporations, this may require uncomfortable culture shifts to be more open to partnerships with startups. 🙌🏻 Kristi Knaack Riordan (Harvest B) and Richard Savoie (Adiona) also pointed out the need to be patient and commit to the process - long, complex sales cycles are unavoidable facts of life when selling to large enterprises. Huge thanks to all for taking the time to share insights with other founders in the room! 💚 #ClimateTech #StartupEconomy #Sustainability Amanda Price KPMG High Growth Ventures Sophie Ritchie Annabelle O'Donnell Arjun Agarwal 🚀

Although Govo is not geographically limited in our investment focus, we pay close attention to venture capital trends in our home state of Florida. eMerge Americas recently released its 2023 Annual Insights Report, which offered a valuable look at Florida’s venture capital landscape. Notably:   Despite 2023 being a significant down year, Florida-based companies still received nearly $3.5 billion in investment across 673 deals. Highlights include investment in fintech, healthtech, and AI innovation, with a healthy rise in investments in climatetech/cleantech. The largest funding round in a Florida company in 2023 was in edtech. Each of these categories overlap closely with Govo’s focus on investing in companies for which doing business with government or navigating government regulations is an important success factor. We look forward to learning more about rising companies in each of these sectors. Rob Panepinto Jonathan Kilman 1858 Capital Partners  

Are you interested in stimulating the emergence of more impact companies and attract investors?   GU Ventures, together with Inclusive Business Partners, is conducting a preliminary study “Measuring More than Impact” financed by Vinnova with the aim of stimulating the emergence of more impact companies in the country´s incubators. Impact companies measure their social and environmental impact together with their financial return. The project intends to increase knowledge about impact and to develop new approaches, methods and tools to identify SDG targets and impact KPIs in companies and to compare KPIs between different initiatives.   For this work, a need analysis will be performed partly through the survey below and through in-depth interviews with 10 different Swedish incubators. After that, 3 companies from 5 different incubators will be offered to undergo a free impact program. If your incubator is interested in being one of the 10 incubators that are interviewed in depth or if your incubator has companies that wish to participate in the impact program, let us know by registering your interest in the survey below.   Find the survey here (maximum 10 minutes of your time) ihttps://lnkd.in/gt78npFC   This will help us to design an impact program that will support all Swedish incubators and their companies.    THANK YOU in advance for your incubator´s participation!

Great takeaways here for both #startups and #ESGcorporate here from Kylie Little. Agility and new ways of thinking meet capital and vast client networks. It seems like a no-brainer for swift #climateaction.

Mark Inkster, a sustainability pioneer of three decades, has ignited a revolution with Asia Sustainability Angels, a powerhouse investment firm fueling groundbreaking startups driving the environmental transition. Inkster firmly believes that investing in sustainable startups isn't just about saving the planet—it's a strategic move. The urgent need for innovation, coupled with governments racing to meet climate goals, has created a fertile ground for investment opportunities. While corporate ESG efforts play a role, startups are the true catalysts for groundbreaking developments and industries. Read their inspiring story here: http://spkl.io/60444AedM #PictetInsights #Entrepreneurship #Sustainability #Innovation #ClimateTech

Fresh from the press :-) and congratulations to you, dear Lucia Brandt "Start-up selection criteria for corporate venturing: what matters for incumbents?" published in International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing This study combines an extensive Lit review asking how do corporate investors #select #startups for their #corporateventuring activities with expert interviews from the chemical industry. Dear #startup community in #greentech and beyond: if you are interested to learn what matters for investors when evaluating start-ups, this paper co-authored with Carolin Kamrath and Natalie Laibach may be interesting to you when preparing your #pitch. Moreover, since we find that #sustainabilityoriented startup selection criteria are underrepresented in current literature, our study may trigger some motivation for future research addressing the question how to deal with #hybridity (goal conflicts such as sustainability impact vs. financial performance) in the startup selection process. Thank you so much again, dear "old" Bonn-TIM-Team Lucia Brandt, Carolin Kamrath, Natalie Laibach - am super grateful for the great collaboration on this and other endeavors ;-). A big thank you also to the experts (i.e. helpful individuals in corporate venturing within the chemical industry) https://lnkd.in/ebmjWF9M Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) Social Media WIWI RUB Ruhr University Bochum Centrum für Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Transformation (CEIT)"

🚀 Our startup programs are built to be a comprehensive package of customised support. Our latest one, focusing on New Materials and Circularity, is no different. We tap into our global network of seasoned experts, influential industry leaders, and specialised investors to guide our startups in understanding the industry, market, and technology. They’re there to provide you with: 🧠 Strategic guidance 💡 Industry insights 🌐 Networking opportunities 🗣 Pitching and communication skills 🔎 IP guidance “The mentorship program is interesting to be able to get into the life of the startup without being conflicted or influenced by any agenda, like investing in the companies. You can be from a neutral stance, and really put yourself in the shoes of the founders and entrepreneurs, trying to help them as much as you can” - Thomas Sayan, VC Investor & Finance Director, Syensqo Ventures. Special thanks to: Thomas Sayan, Fabien Deswarte, Arnaud Gabénisch, Michael Krel, Syensqo, L'Oréal, Sofinnova Partners If you’re a startup working in this field, apply by 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 to benefit from personalised mentorship throughout the entirety of this program 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGNiMYD7 Are you interested in becoming a mentor and supporting the startups we select for this cohort? Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9RAFwma To learn more, join our info session on 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 5PM CET and ask all your burning questions 👉 https://lnkd.in/epfhiwZQ #Innovation #Materials #Sustainability #CircularEconomy

#IvyCapDay2023 #ReturnOfDragons In an era where global attention pivots towards environmental and social responsibility, venture-backed enterprises stand at a transformative crossroads. Our upcoming panel, "Sustainability: The next frontier for Venture-backed Companies," promises to be a convergence of visionary minds, as we delve into how venture capital-backed businesses are spearheading a monumental shift toward a greener and more responsible future. From pioneering renewable energy solutions to weaving ethical supply chains, our distinguished panelists will illuminate the ingenious strategies and groundbreaking practices propelling sustainability initiatives within the dynamic startup ecosystem. Curious to hear from thought leaders shaping the landscape? Join us for an engaging dialogue that unites ingenious entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and sustainability luminaries- Mr. S Ramann, CMD, SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India), Ms. Ruchira Shukla, South Asia Regional Lead-Disruptive Technology Investments, IFC - International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, Mr. Rohan Shukla, Manager, Securities And Exchange Board Of India and Mr. Rajneesh Raman, Co-Founder & COO, Celcius Logistics Solutions Pvt Ltd The session will be moderated by Ms. Smita Pandey Mishra, Founder & CEO of Fandoro Technologies Pvt Ltd Technologies Pvt Ltd , serving as the Sustainability Partner at IvyCap Ventures. Prepare for an enriching discourse on- -How can venture-backed companies seamlessly infuse sustainability into their core models?  -What dynamic roles do investors play in nurturing and championing sustainable drives within their portfolios? -Explore potential roadblocks and untapped opportunities for startups embracing sustainability missions. -How a commitment to sustainability bolsters a company's competitiveness, brand equity, and enduring market presence. Garner profound insights, actionable pearls of wisdom, and a holistic perspective on how venture-backed enterprises are not just trailblazers in their industries, but veritable pioneers steering the course towards a more sustainable future. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, or simply curious about business evolution, this conversation promises to ignite fresh inspiration and transformative viewpoints on sustainability's paramount role within venture capital. Let's sculpt a sustainable tomorrow, today! Please note that entry is by invitation only. Registration is now open, and spaces are limited. Secure your spot by registering at: https://lnkd.in/da7B3qiH #returnofdragons #ivycapday #Dragons #investors #growthmindset #valuations #investing #Valuationvsvaluecreation #founders #vcfunding #venturecapitalists #venturecapital #event #capital #SustainabilityInnovation #VentureGreenWave #ShapingFutureEnterprises Vikram Gupta | Ashish Wadhwani | Tej Kapoor | Vishal Gauri | IvyCamp