Off the Record: Climate Edition – VC doesn't work for Climate Tech. Here's 3 new solutions

Off the Record - Episode #9 - AI Energy Race

AI companies are racing to secure power for their energy hungry data centres and it turns out renewables might be their only option in the short term. Environmentalists have been terrified about what AI and its energy use could mean for the climate. But after diving into the data, we flip the script on its head and ask: is AI the unexpected catalyst we never knew we needed to drive renewables and the new clean energy revolution? We Discuss - Why neither natural gas or nuclear are the answers to powering data centers in the short to medium term. - Are moonshots like flying data centers to space or fusion power the answer? - Why renewables are the only option available when it comes to quickly building out new power generation and what this means for building out the new clean economy. Get full access to Climate Drift at climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe [https://climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Off the Record: Climate Edition – VC doesn't work for Climate Tech. Here's 3 new solutions

Manuela Zoninsein, CEO of Kadeya, found out the hard way that Venture Capital doesn’t work when you’re building a physical Climate Tech company. After spending two painful years searching for, and eventually finding amazing financing options, she’s here to share the map she wished someone had handed her.  We Discuss - Why the default VC playbook breaks for climate hardware (and why that’s not your fault) - The 3 unconventional financing tools that changed everything for Kadeya - Why understanding your capital stack actually makes VCs more interested, not less Manuela’s article: VC doesn't work for Climate Tech. Here's 3 new solutions. [https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/abracadabra-unlocking-the-capital] Where to find Jordy: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/] Get full access to Climate Drift at climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe [https://climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Off the Record: Climate Edition – How to Actually Raise Your Next Round

Fabien Koutchekian [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabien-koutchekian/] (Genomines CEO) and Skander Garroum (3x Founder: Raised $25M) have gone through hell to successfully raise money for new companies and they want to help you avoid some of the pain. Genomines secured one of the largest Climate Tech funding rounds in Europe in 2025. It turns out fundraising is messy and involves way more psychology than Excel. Skander Garroum is here today to tell you everything they don’t teach you during your MBA or in the Y Combinator Playbook.  We discuss - How psychology comes into play and impacts fundraising. - How to create the conditions that can lead to FOMO amongst investors. - The critical factors for raising money and those that don’t actually matter.  Skander’s article: How to actually raise your round [https://climatedrift.substack.com/p/how-to-actually-raise-your-round] Where to find Jordy: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/] Where to find Skander: Climate Drift Substack [https://climatedrift.substack.com/]:https://climatedrift.substack.com/ [https://climatedrift.substack.com/]  LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/] Get full access to Climate Drift at climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe [https://climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Off the Record: Climate Edition – Solar Punk in Africa

Thanks to three converging ‘miracles’ the continent of Africa is one step closer to living out the Solarpunk utopian dream where people can live in harmony with nature. This episode is based on Skander Garroum’s viral article that blew up, focussing on how solar and batteries have taken hold, how African countries are using the tech to leapfrog others in the west and the amazing things they are achieving as a result. We discuss * What is Solarpunk? * When skipping building electrical grids can be a good thing * The Three Miracles of solar * Sun King’s and Sun Culture’s global success * How to boost agricultural productivity from $600 to $10,000 an acre * The current limits of the solar revolution Where to find Jordy: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/] Where to find Skander: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/] Get full access to Climate Drift at climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe [https://climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Off the Record: Climate Edition – Want a Climate job? Give Away Your Best Ideas

Incredible job seekers are struggling to break into climate while Climate Tech companies are totally overwhelmed with huge numbers of high quality, AI supported applicants. Skander Garroum’s solution: if you want to break through, give away your best ideas. Seriously! We desperately need to move as many of the best people as we can to work into climate. If you’re one of these people and you want to know how to make this happen, stick around and find out.  We discuss: - Why and how the current process is failing job seekers and Climate Tech companies. - How to craft a great challenge that puts you on the radar and why it’s so effective. - The three kinds of challenges you can put together. Where to find Jordy: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/] Where to find Skander: Climate Drift Substack [https://climatedrift.substack.com/]:https://climatedrift.substack.com/ [https://climatedrift.substack.com/]  LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/skandergarroum/] Get full access to Climate Drift at climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe [https://climatedrift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]