Sep 16, 2024 Private Equity’s Top Value Lever: Outside Talent/hires into portfolio companies By David Hunt This is interesting. We've certainly been involved in many projects where VC investors have instigated a change of CEO or other...
Sep 11, 2024 You must focus on your offtakers! By David Beeston This week I met with the C-suite of a client of ours (an ESS startup) and discussed their progress, particularly relating to scaling...
Aug 30, 2024 Britain’s unusual stance on Chinese electric vehicles By David Hunt There is no point closing the gate, when the horse has already bolted! That seems to be an understanding the British have, that the US...
Aug 05, 2024 Ocean floors - the next environmental battle ground? By Wolfgang Kick Whilst the discussion about the consequences of climate change above the sea surface is quite prominent, the question what the ocean...
Aug 02, 2024 Bill Gates keeps investing in cleantech - that`s good news! By Wolfgang Kick It`s encouraging to see that one of the world`s richest men is investing more money into the cleantech sector. Bill Gates-backed climate...
Jul 29, 2024 Renewables vs fossil fuels - is it a level playing field? By Wolfgang Kick One of the aspects that are really hard to compare and get right when comparing renewable vs fossil energy is the total cost of each of...
Jul 26, 2024 What does GB Energy mean for climate tech? By David Hunt Having a Government that isn't ideologically opposed to renewables is quite refreshing after 14 years. That's an understatement, it's...
Jul 24, 2024 Corporates backing Energy Storage in 2024 By David Beeston A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the increasing presence of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investments in early stage startup...
Jul 12, 2024 Is the Climate tech Funding Gap Real? A Headhunter's Perspective By Stephen Robinson In my experience as a cleantech headhunter since 2016, attracting investment and securing funding is the biggest hurdle for start-ups...
May 22, 2024 AI`s own Cannes - Festival and what it means for Europe By Wolfgang Kick Whilst the film industry has its Cannes Film Festival, the tech scene seems to take to Paris for its “Vivatech” festival. Whilst OpenAI...
May 10, 2024 First-of-a-kind (FOAK) financing in Germany - finally a break through with Bill Gates on board? By Wolfgang Kick Decarbonising our economy quite often means investing a lot of money - especially when it comes to capital-intensive infrastructure...
May 08, 2024 How employers can break down generational echo chambers at work By David Hunt We've always been strong advocates of the multiple benefits of a diverse team and workforce. Typically though most people consider, or...