• A €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to VC with Jessica Burley of Planet A Ventures

  • Sep 12 2024
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

A €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to VC with Jessica Burley of Planet A Ventures

  • Summary

  • Jessica Burley is an investor at Planet A Ventures, a €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to venture capital. Jessica is passionate about impact measurement and, as she says: "If there's not a significant positive environmental impact, the deal is off.”

    In this episode we talked about:

    🔬 Planet A Ventures' use of life cycle assessments to evaluate potential investments

    🚫 The fund's in-house science team's veto power on deals lacking significant environmental impact

    🤝 Collaboration with Speedinvest and Norrsken VC to create a climate hardware playbook

    📊 The importance of impact measurement for businesses to demonstrate sustainability claims

    🌡️ How climate risk is increasingly becoming a business risk

    🚀 Her optimism in climate tech thanks to transformative technologies and dedicated talent

    #VC #Hardware #Sustainability #Investing #ClimateTech

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