Sarah Applebaum, Pangaea Ventures - “Venturing into Hard Tech for Planetary Health”

Behind the Curtain: Sarah Applebaum on Hard Tech and Venture Capital

In this episode of Sound Investments, Ed Barker interviews Sarah Applebaum, partner at Pangaea Ventures. They discuss Sarah's journey into venture capital and her work at Pangaea, an investment firm focused on hard tech and sustainability. The conversation covers the startup ecosystem in Vancouver, the importance of hard tech for addressing global challenges, and specific investment sectors like industrial decarbonization, green chemistry, and semiconductor manufacturing. They also dive into the dynamics between Pangaea and its corporate partners and explore current trends and challenges in the venture capital landscape.

Pangaea Ventures Hard Tech report can be found here.

00:00 Introduction to Sound Investments

00:17 Meet Sarah Applebaum: Partner at Pangaea Ventures

02:37 Sarah's Journey into Venture Capital

09:47 Understanding Hard Tech and Planetary Health

13:03 Strategies and Challenges

23:02 Investment Opportunities

34:57 Corporate Partnerships and Future Outlook

37:59 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

About Your Host

Ed Barker has enjoyed a weird and varied career. Ed is a Brit now resident in Seattle and has founded three startups, enjoyed a long career in corporate strategy, and most recently as a VC. He's now building a podcast production company, Studio 1878. Sound Investments is a modest attempt to shine some light on the fantastic work being done in the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial community.

Sarah Applebaum, Partner, Pangea Ventures

Sarah brings more than a decade of venture capital and company building experience to the team. Sarah has cultivated expertise in building entrepreneurial teams, scaling early stage ventures, and venture financing. Sarah is an active mentor to early stage entrepreneurs and a startup community activator and advocate. Sarah led Pangaea’s investments into PolySpectra, Correlia Biosystems, and pH7. Sarah holds a BSc. From Dalhousie University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. Outside of work, you can find Sarah on the local trails with her dog, Indie, out on her road bike, or spending time with friends and family.

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