In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), we feature three speakers: Rob Leclerc, Founding Partner at AgFunder, Kate Danaher, Managing Director at S2G Ventures Ocean Fund, and Greg Smithies, Partner at Fifth Wall.

They discuss the benefits and challenges of raising funds from category-specific climate tech firms. They also talk about the most exciting spaces in agriculture, buildings, and oceans, as well as the state of the climate tech funding market. The speakers emphasize the importance of specialized underwriting, pattern recognition, and the need for realistic valuations in the climate tech sector. They also highlight the opportunities presented by the Infrastructure and CHIP Acts.

This conversation is moderated by Katie Fehrenbacher, Climate Tech Reporter at Axios. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Rob Leclerc, Founding Partner, AgFunder
• Greg Smithies, Partner, Fifth Wall
• Kate Danaher, Managing Director, S2G Ventures Ocean Fund

Moderator

• Katie Fehrenbacher, Climate Tech Reporter, Axios

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
• Podcast Summary: Written by gpt-3.5-turbo, edited by Ben Joffe
• Intro Voice: Cloned voice of Ben Joffe by ElevenLabs 
• Intro Music: EL Waili
• Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech

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