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New climate tech startups are notoriously risky and capital-intensive. So, early-stage VCs usually invest a little seed capital in a lot of startups. But what if someone were to reverse the Silicon Valley model of climate tech investing? What if they de-risked climate tech by investing a ton of money upfront into one startup with proven technology, large-scale production plans, and a ready customer?

The materials essential to 21st century life are carbon-intensive and rarely reused. CO2 emissions from cement production have doubled over the last 20 years and now account for over 7% of global emissions. Plastics, responsible for 3.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, have become an environmental nightmare. Only about 9% are recycled while 22% are “mismanaged,” with some 22 million tons leaking into the environment annually—about 10 times the tonnage of all Tesla cars sold worldwide in 2021.

Unresolved and unstable policies can make it difficult (or expensive) for startups to secure financing. Thus, emerging climate technologies depend to some extent on support from policymakers. But to what extent can climate tech startups and investors shape policy? And how?

Want to meet the top VCs, advisers, and thinkers in climate tech? Then sign up for the SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 25-26 / free & virtual / register now) and join the live breakout sessions, where firms will discuss their investment approach and take questions. Here are three more breakout sessions to put on your

For millennia, food innovators have used fermentation to create delicious things like beer, yogurt, and sourdough bread. Now, at least 88 precision fermentation startups have collectively raised more than $2.8 billion to develop animal proteins—without the animals and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Essentially, they program microorganisms to produce proteins chemically identical to those found in

The SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 25-26 / free & virtual / register now) gathers the top entrepreneurs, investors, and organizations in climate tech. Throughout the Summit, VC funds and federal agencies will be hosting live breakout sessions where summit attendees can meet team members and ask live questions. If you’re a founder, you won’t

In June 2022, Singapore’s sovereign investment fund Temasek—which had a portfolio valued at USD288 billion as of March 2022—launched GenZero, the world’s largest climate tech fund with $3.6 billion in backing. At the SOSV Climate Tech Summit GenZero’s CEO Frederick Teo will discuss how his team plans to accelerate progress towards net-zero emissions.

VCs from Voyager, World Fund, Earshot and Transition will speak at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit

Khosla Ventures, MCJ Collective, and WorldFund are running breakouts at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

With the world emitting about 50 gigatons of CO2e per year, IPCC scientists are convinced that a climate disaster is unavoidable unless we remove carbon from the atmosphere. So too is the White House, which increased the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture in the Inflation Reduction Act (aka, the climate bill) from $50 to