Paul Miller – Bethnal Green Ventures – Accelerating Tech For Good
Paul Miller, founder and CEO of Bethnal Green Ventures. BGV are early stage investors focused on startups that use technology to radically improve people’s lives for the future and solving difficult social and environmental challenges. In short, they’re a pioneer in the tech for good space with early stage acceleration of startups such as Piclo...
Nick Goddard – Spinetic Energy – Mass Production Of Onshore Wind Energy
Nick Goddard is the co-founder and commercial director of Spinetic Energy Ltd, a company devoted to developing an exciting clean tech solution through the use of the Wind Panel. Their automotive inspired approach allows mass production at a low cost, creating an effective small-scale wind energy solution. Highlights: The advantage of combining different personal skills...
Alex Pitt – Mustard Seed – Investing In High Growth Impact
Alex Pitt is the cofounder of Mustard Seed, an organisation that provides support to start up businesses with social and environmental impact at the core of what they do. Focussing on the importance of a strong team and using lockstep business methods to track progress, Alex and good friend Henry, are helping to create high...
Agnes Czako – Airex – Making A Social Impact With Efficient Buildings
Agnes Czako is co-founder and managing director of Airex, an exciting company looking to reduce heat demand in buildings through increased thermal efficiency. Airex have developed an intelligent air brick with inbuilt sensors, to monitor conditions and regulate air flow. Highlights: Balancing thermal efficiency and air exchange in a sustainable and smart way The great...
Andrew Wordsworth – Sustainable Accelerator – Growing The Sustainable Startup Ecosystem
Andrew Wordsworth is the founder of Sustainable Venture group of companies. Sustainable Venture’s mission is to create a more sustainable future world where climate change and resource scarcity is addressed by commercial solutions. They are a venture builder where they develop, invest in and provide workspaces for sustainable business. Sustainable Workspaces located in London is...
James Johnston – Piclo – Leading The Flexible Energy Marketplace
James Johnston is CEO and cofounder of Piclo, an exciting company working to globally change the way we use energy today. James and his team have developed a way to make our energy grids more flexible and sustainable and aim to inspire others to follow in their footsteps and move the conversation forward. Highlights: Having...
Liv Sibony – SeedTribe – Connecting Investors With Impactful Startups
Liv Sibony is the Founder of SeedTribe, an impact investing platform focused on connecting entrepreneurs and investors focused on the UN SDGs. With the Angel Investment Network behind SeedTribe, they connect the biggest angel network with the most impactful startups trying to raise finance. Liv believes in using business as a force for good and...
Matt Mclaren – Entomics – Addressing Food Waste With Insects
Matt Mclaren is the CEO and cofounder of Entomics, a company whose aim is to reduce the impact of food waste through insect bioconversion. Food waste is one of the biggest problems we face today, with one-third of all food being wasted globally. Their method of turning waste into useful, high-quality resources allows them to...
Juan Pablo Cerda – Zeigo (RE-Search) – How Smart Tech Is Changing The Renewable Energy Market
JP Cerda is the Founder and CEO of Zeigo. Zeigo aims to build a marketplace for B2B renewable energy purchasing, recently closing its seed round, including investment from the Green Angel Syndicate. Highlights in this episode: How to market your vision to investors Why solving real problems is always a good starting point Importance of...
Rodney Schwartz – ClearlySo – Pioneering Impact Investment Banking
Rodney Schwartz is CEO and Founder of ClearlySo, the leading impact investment bank. ClearlySo is working towards a world where the financial system is a powerful force for good and the impacts of businesses are considered in all investment decisions. It is their mission to bring impact as the third dimension into investing, where all...
Jake Woodhouse – What is the Green Add Venture Podcast – Trailer
Jake Woodhouse host of this podcast gives a preview of what to expect in the upcoming series. In this trailer episode, Jake Woodhouse as the host of the podcast, gives a preview of what to expect in the upcoming series. Jake also shares his personal journey, from being an international freight market broker and shipping...
Ahmed Detta – Advanced Sustainable Development – Transforming Plastic Recycling
Ahmed Detta is the founder of Advanced Sustainable Development (ASD) a PET recycling facility with an aim to transform how plastics are recycled, creating a transparent and sustainable circular economy. Highlights: Ahmed’s early venture into mobile phone recycling in Dubai Studying sustainability in cambridge CISL Why choosing to focus on PET The leap of faith...