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Climate CEOs: Scaling Startups

Reduce A/C Energy by 40%: MIT Spinout + Top Climate Tech VC Investors

25 Aug 2025

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Learn how to dramatically lower HVAC energy use via metal organic frameworks with Sorin Grama, CEO of Transaera.🎧 Episode SummaryTransaera is reimagining air-conditioning with solid desiccant materials that strip out moisture before cooling. Translation: less energy, fewer emissions, and a planet that sweats less.It’s a plug‑and‑play upgrade across residential and commercial HVAC systems.Sorin is an MIT-trained engineer, inventor, and serial entrepreneur. He’s also the co-founder of Greentown Labs, a lecturer at MIT, and a Climate CEO Fellow in our EFI peer group program.🔑 Key Takeaways“Don’t fall in love with tech. Fall in love with the customer’s pain.”Promethean Power Systems and the art of keeping dairy cold in rural IndiaThe weird science of Metal Organic FrameworksLeadership lessons from Hard Thing About Hard Things + Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceHis 5-minute journal + the radical act of slowing down to think clearly🌎 Join EFI’s Climate CEO Peer GroupBecome an EFI Climate CEO Fellow—North America’s top invite-only peer community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. 100 CEOs and Mentors representing $40B in market value or investment assets.👉 https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com📨 Get Our 4-Minute NewsletterFor entrepreneurs and investors: 5 quick points on climate data, CEO to know, investor spotlights, AI insights, and mindfulness moments—drawn from 400+ climate CEOs and 25 years of meditation practice.👉 https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/⭐ Leave a ReviewNo sponsors—just real conversations with climate leaders. If you found this episode valuable, please leave a review to help others discover it.👉 https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews🎙️ About the HostDr. Chris Wedding is a CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. Follow daily insights on climate tech startups and leadership on LinkedIn:👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwedding

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