The Climate Pioneers Show
Episodes
S11: E3. Replacing single use plastic and achieving global scale ft. Linus Larsson Green (PulPac)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Linus Larsson Green is the co-founder and CEO of PulPac, a Swedish deep-tech company pioneering dry moulded fibre, a breakthrough manufacturing techno...
S11: E2. Decarbonising the chemical supply chain ft. Armando Leal Puente (Eutechtics)
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I’m speaking with Armando Leal Puente, co-founder and managing director of Eutechtics, a deep-tech startup based in Sheffield, that’s takin...
S11: E1. Closing a $45m series A ft. Fabien Koutchekian (Genomines)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fabien Koutchekian is the co-founder and CEO of Genomines, a start-up pioneering the extraction of nickel from the ground. Instead of bulldozers and e...
S10: E6. Game-changing geothermal power from car parks ft. Margaux Peltier (Enerdrape)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaux Peltier is the co-founder and CEO of Enerdrape, a Swiss startup turning underground infrastructure into renewable energy sources. From parking...
S10: E5. Looking beyond the coast to predict flooding ft. Avi Baruch (Previsico)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Avi Baruch is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Previsico. Spun out of almost 20 years of groundbreaking research at Loughborough University...
S10: E4. Protecting people and assets from natural disasters ft. Rozalie Ryclova-Pribadi (MaxInfo)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rozalie Ryclova-Pribadi is Chief Strategy Officer and a driving force at MaxInfo. The company uses advanced analytics to help their customers move fro...
S10: E3. Predicting extreme weather to protect lives and businesses ft. Fredrik Borgström (Skyfora)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fredrik Borgström is the CEO of Skyfora, a Finnish startup reinventing weather intelligence. Skyfora’s technology transforms cell towers into a den...
S10: E2. Forecasting the future of our most precious resource ft. Jeremy Fain (Blue Water Intelligence)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Fain, CEO of Blue Water Intelligence joins me for this episode. After a decade leading SaaS companies, Jeremy shifted his focus to climate and ...
S10: E1. Climate resilience is no longer just a 'nice to have' ft. Harish Pesala (SmartResilience)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of this series I am joined by Harish Pesala, the co-founder and CEO of SmartResilience, a climate analytics platform helping org...
S9: E5. Fighting Fuel Poverty and Climate Change ft. Agnes Czako (AirEx)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO and Founder of AirEx, Agnes Czako is spearheading the mission of the company - fighting the dual challenges of fuel poverty and climate cha...
S9: E4. Building the World's Thermometer ft. Camilla Taylor (SatVu)
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Camilla Taylor is CFO of SatVu. She holds a degree in Biological Sciences from Oxford University, a master's in Environmental Economics, and an MBA fr...
S9: E3. A World First in Sustainable Concrete ft. Bill Yost (Reclinker)
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Yost is Co-founder and CEO at Reclinker (formerly Cambridge Electric Cement). For more than 25 years, Bill has supported early-stage companies sp...
S9: E2. Building the Experian of Energy Data ft. Thomas Farquhar (Heatio)
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Farquhar is the CCO at Heatio, a UK-based clean technology company founded in 2020, focused on developing innovative solutions for home energy ...
S9: E1. Scaling Hydrogen Energy to Series B ft. Christopher Jackson (Protium)
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For series 9 of the Climate Pioneers Show, we're hearing founder stories from across climate tech. We'll be chatting about the highs, the lows, fundra...
S8: E10. Funding Transformative British Climate Tech Startups ft. Jonathan Pollock (Elbow Beach)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elbow Beach is an early-stage climate tech VC. They help to unlock technologies, solve big problems and transform industries. To date, they have made ...
S8: E9. Advice on Raising an Angel Round for a Climate Startup ft. James Manktelow (climate angel)
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angel investor, James Manktelow, has invested in 25 climate startups since 2019 via Green Angel Syndicate. He focuses on accelerating the growth of IP...
S8: E8. Funding the Next Industrial Revolution ft. Eric Kohlmann (Climate First)
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Kohlmann is a partner at Climate First, a VC firm established in 2023. It has since grown to not only invest in technologies that will disrupt hi...
S8: E7. Series A Fundraising Advice for Deep Tech Climate Startups ft. Kate Ronayne (BGF)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Ronayne is a deep tech climate investor from BGF. She particularly enjoys drawing on her time leading commercialisation activities from UK nation...
S8: E6. Fundraising Advice for Hard-Science Decarbonisation Solutions ft. Chloe Coates (Zero Carbon Capital)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe Coates is a research and analysis lead at Zero Carbon Capital. As well as her work at Zero Carbon, Chloe has hosted sessions at The Drop, been f...
S8: E5. Funding the Digital-First Green Transition ft. Dr Terhi Vapola (Greencode Ventures)
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and managing partner of Greencode Ventures, Dr. Terhi Vapola. Along with her team in Helsinki, Greencode invest in digital-first early-stage g...
S8: E4. Where Climate Tech Meets Fin Tech ft. Jeremy Brown (Anthemis)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Brown is an Investment Principal from Anthemis Capital. Jeremy is head of climate strategies and focuses on seed to Series C investments across...
S8: E3. Funding the Decarbonisation of the Construction Industry ft. Arjun Jairaj (noa VC)
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arjun Jairaj is an investor with noa VC. The team at noa are building Europe’s largest tech fund dedicated to transforming the built world. They inv...
S8: E2. Fundraising Advice for Early-stage Climate Deep Tech ft. Stuart Ferguson (Sustainable Ventures)
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ferguson is an investor with Sustainable Ventures, who as well as offering investment to earth-saving startups, also operate two co-working spa...
S8: E1. Fundraising Advice for Carbon Removal Technology ft. Roberta Franchi (Counteract VC)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roberta Franchi is an investment associate at Counteract. Counteract is a carbon removal company combating the climate crisis through research, develo...
S7: E8. How to get the 'people part' right from day one ft. Geraldine Butler-Wright (RorCas)
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Establishing a culture where team members can thrive is vital, but with the move towards hybrid and remote work over the last few years, it can someti...
S7: E7. Culture and trust-building advice from a climate CEO ft. Dimple Patel (NatureMetrics)
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first few hires in any team are key but what about scaling beyond that as you progress through funding rounds and possibly acquisitions and exit?&...
S7: E6. Laying the foundations for scalable people processes ft. Sherry White (Oxford People Solutions)
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As any team starts to scale, it becomes more and more important to have sustainable and repeatable processes in place. But it’s also not uncommon fo...
S7: E5. Supporting neurodivergent talent in tech ft. Parul Singh (Parallel Minds)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Supporting and engaging neurodiverse talent is a vital part of team building. Parul Singh comes from a background in tech and recruitment and has firs...
S7: E4. Culture and team building in a Series A startup ft. Seb Leape (Natcap)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot that goes on within a hiring process but what is it actually like from the perspective of founders and the C-suite, when trying to sca...
S7: E3. Creating an irresistible employer brand to attract top talent ft. Graham Quinn (Flexa / Quinn & Co.)
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Filling a role is about more than just sending a job ad out into the world. How do you attract the best people to apply? And once you have them, how d...
S7: E2. Building an inclusive culture from the very first job ad ft. Ed Jervis (Inclusion Crowd)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Creating an inclusive workplace is vital, not just for employee wellbeing but also to increase innovation and creativity, which are key in the climate...
S7: E1. Hiring advice from a climate VC ft. Heidi Lindvall (Pale Blue Dot)
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During this series, we’ll be discussing the art of building strong, high-performing teams to give your startup the best foundation possible. &n...
S6: E10. Deep Tech Funding Advice ft. Pippa Gawley (Zero Carbon Capital)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of series six, was joined by Pippa Gawley, Founding Partner at Zero Carbon. They are investors in early-stage companies that are...
S6: E9. Creating the Manual for Deep Tech in Climate ft. Katya Constant (Climate Brick)
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the penultimate episode of series six, I was joined by Katya Constant, the Head of The Climate Brick. The Climate Brick is an initiative set up by...
S6: E8. Advice from an Early-stage VC in Climate ft. Dr. Luke Charbonnier-Bevan (Zinc VC)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined by Dr. Luke Charbonnier-Bevan from Zinc, an inception stage, impact-led investor. They invest at the start of new ventures that are tackl...
S6: E7. Advice from a Deep Tech Super Angel ft. Francesco Perticarari (Silicon Roundabout Ventures)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Francesco Perticarari is a deep tech super angel, community leader and founder of Silicon Roundabout Ventures. SRV's mission is to back entrepreneurs ...
S6: E6. Commercialisation Advice from a CCO for Deep Tech in Climate ft. Dave Wardell (measurable.energy)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined by Dave Wardell, Chief Commercial Officer at measurable.energy, a company working to eliminate wasted energy in buildings via their combi...
S6: E5. The Power of Lab Space to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Fahmida Khan (Prosemino)
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Fahmida Khan, Innovation Specialist from Prosemino, the UK's first climate tech venture builder with lab space, offering...
S6: E4. Driving Private Investment into Deep Tech in Climate ft. Dr. Stafford Lloyd (Innovate UK)
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I'll be joined by Dr. Stafford Lloyd, Innovation Lead for Clean Growth Strategy at Innovate UK - they are working on ways to catalys...
S6: E3. How Venture Builders Are Helping to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Puja Balachander (Carbon13)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I spoke with Puja Balachander, Director of Venture at Carbon13, the venture builder for the climate emergency.Across this serie...
S6: E2. Building Corporate Partnerships to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Ian Lee (UK Power Networks)
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by Ian Lee, Innovations Project Lead at UK Power Networks. He is building corporate partnerships with startups that are ...
S6: E1. Scaling Climate Deep Tech with COO and Co-founder Shiladitya Ghosh (Mission Zero Technologies)
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of series 6, I spoke with Shiladitya Ghosh, co-founder and COO at Mission Zero Technologies (DAC), who are working to scale affo...
S5: E7. First-hand Lessons from a New Angel Investor ft. Neda Sahebelm (angel investor)
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this final episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Neda Sahebelm, angel in...
S5: E6. How to Become an Angel Investor ft. Andy Ayim (Angel Investing School)
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Andy Ayim, founder of Angel I...
S5: E5. Due Diligence for Raising Angel Investment ft. Molly Allington (Albotherm)
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Molly Allington, CEO and Co-f...
S5: E4. Angel Investing for Impact ft. Cam Ross (Green Angel Ventures)
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Cam Ross (Green Angel Venture...
S5: E3. The Importance of Female Angel Investors ft. Marla Shapiro (HERmesa) and David Fogel (Alma Angels)
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Marla Shapiro (HERmesa) and D...
S5: E2. What It's Like to Raise Investment from Angels ft. Anna Sandgren (CEO and Co-founder of Unibloom)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Anna Sandgren, CEO and Co-fou...
S5: E1. The Legalities of Raising from Angels ft. Ben Keene (Raaise) and Fran Spooner (corporate lawyer)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of this series, Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Ben Keene f...
S4: E6. Josef Bromovsky from Algoma
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our sixth episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Josef Bromovsky from Algoma.0:10: ...
S4: E5. Chris Kluesener from Matcha Electric
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our fifth episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Chris Kluesener from Matcha Ele...
S4: E4. Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli from WATS
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our fourth episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli from W...
S4: E3. Elizabeth Landau from GreenPortfolio
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our third episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Elizabeth Landau from GreenPortfol...
S4: E2. Emiel Cockx from Genvision
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our second episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Emiel Cockx from Genvision.0:21: ...
S4: E1. Garrett Boudinot from Vycarb
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our first episode of Building a Better Future:Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Garrett Boudinot from Vycarb.0:15: ...
S3: E11. Nikki Gaddo from GoodMine
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our eleventh and last episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Nikki Gaddo: Founder and CEO of GoodMine.Nikk...
S3: E10. Saasha Celestial-One from OLIO
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our tenth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Saasha Celestial-One: Co-Founder and COO of OLIO.Saasha i...
S3: E9. Lucy Lyons from Kestrix
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our ninth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Lucy Lyons: Co-Founder and CEO of Kestrix.Lucy, commercia...
S3: E8. Alexandra Birtles from In Good Company
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our eighth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Alexandra Birtles: Co-Founder and CEO of In Good Company...
S3: E7. Jade Cohen from Qualis Flow (QFlow)
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our seventh episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Jade Cohen: Co-Founder and CPO at Qualis Flow.Jade is C...
S3: E6. Francesca Kennedy Wallbank from CarbonBright
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our sixth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Francesca Kennedy Wallbank: Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Ca...
S3: E5. Marianna Herold from NatureBound
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our fifth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Marianna Herold: Co-Founder and CEO at NatureBound.Marian...
S3: E4. Sioned Owen from Unbound Energy
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our fourth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Sioned Owen: Founder and Chief Product Officer at Unboun...
S3: E3. Aranzazu Carmona Orbezo from Parallel Carbon
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our third episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Aranzazu Carmona Orbezo: Founder and CTO of Parallel Carb...
S3: E2. Josephine Bromley from Mortar IO
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our second episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Josephine Bromley: COO and Co-Founder at Mortar IO.Josep...
S3: E1. Claire Rampen from Reath
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our first episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Claire Rampen, Co-Founder at Reath.Claire is Co-Founder a...
S2: E11: Puja Balachander from Carbon13
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the eleventh (and last!) episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Puja Balachander, Head of ...
S2: E10: Kate Ronayne from Longwall Venture Partners LLP
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the tenth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Kate Ronayne, Investment Director at Long...
S2: E9: James Manktelow from Green Angel Syndicate
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the ninth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to James Manktelow, Angel Investor and CEO Mentor...
S2: E8: Adam Chirkowski from Albion Capital Group LLP Group
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the eighth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Adam Chirkowski, Investment Director at ...
S2: E7: Irena Spazzapan from Systemiq Capital
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the seventh episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Irena Spazzapan, Managing Partner at Systemi...
S2: E6: Ian Thomas from Turquoise International
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the sixth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Ian Thomas, Managing Director of Turquoise Int...
S2: E5: Alex Hook from Nesta
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the fifth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Alex Hook, Senior Investment Director at ...
S2: E4: Florian Schabus from Planet A Ventures
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the fourth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Florian Schabus, Investor at Planet A Ve...
S2: E3: Arjun Jairaj from A/O Proptech
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the third episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Arjun Jairaj, Investor at A/O Proptech.A/O Pro...
S2: E2: Nadav Steinmetz from Nomea
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the second episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Nadav Steinmetz, Founder and CEO of Nome...
S2: E1: Matt Ward from 4WARD.VC
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Matt Ward, Founding Partner of 4WARD.VC.As wel...
S1: E9: Rebecca Thompson from Ecosy Travel
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this final episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Rebecca Thompson, Founder of Ecosy Travel.About...
S1: E8: Eddie Fitzgerald-Barron from C Free
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Eddie Fitzgerald-Barron, Co-Founder of C Free.We cove...
S1: E7: Vickesh Solanki from Horizon
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Vickesh Solanki, Co-Founder of Horizon.We covered a l...
S1: E6: Buffy Price from Carbon Re
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Buffy Price, COO of Carbon Re.Having partnered with t...
S1: E5: Charlie French from Etcho
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Charlie French, Co-Founder of Etcho.We covered a lot ...
S1: E4: Jo Hand from Giki
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Jo Hand, Co-Founder of Giki.We covered a lot during t...
S1: E3: Bertie IP from Alectro
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Bertie IP, Co-Founder of Alectro.We covered a lot dur...
S1: E2: Louise Parlons Bentata from Blue Methane
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Louise Parlons Bentata, CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Me...
S1: E1: Mark Corbett from Thrust Carbon
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the very first episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from Climate Tech Founders, I spoke to Mark Corbett, the CEO and Co-Founder of Thrust C...