There has never been a time when climate change was felt or spoken about as actively as it is now. In fact 88% of global investors rated ‘Environment’ as #1 priority across all sustainability issues in Blackrock Investing survey conducted in 2020. But what exactly in climate investing? How does VC fit in this space? What value does it bring to the table? What type of Start-Ups get the attention of climate investing focused VCs?
I try to find answers to these and more in this episode of HIGH SIDE by Dalal Street Rafting with the help of Aakash Shah (LinkedIn Profile) - Partner, PEAK Sustainability Ventures. PEAK is an early stage sustainability VC firm with focus on Climate, Water, Agriculture & New Energy. In the past Aakash has headed early stage ventures arm at Sattva Capital, Co-head Accion Ventures Lab & Co-founder neonVest. Aakash holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance & International Business from NYU Stern.
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High Side with Aakash Shah - Partner, PEAK Sustainability Ventures