Ep. 133: Amy Francetic, Managing Director of Buoyant Ventures

Today's guest is Amy Francetic, Managing Director of Buoyant Ventures. Buoyant Ventures is an early stage fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk based in Chicago, IL. 

Amy and I have a lively discussion where she tells me about her origin story and how she first got involved in the climate fight. We talk about how climate has evolved since she started working in this space and the future of climate investing. Amy also tells me about Buoyant Ventures and digital climate solutions.

In today’s episode, we cover:

• Amy's origin story, and what led her to focusing on addressing climate change
• Returns vs impact-focused investing
• Future of climate investing
• Most impactful climate innovations
• Digital climate solutions Amy is excited about
• Clean Energy Trust
• Buoyant Ventures
• Blind spots of Silicon Valley in terms of climate investing
• Ratings & risk assessment
• Digital Solutions vs. Digital Climate Solutions
• How far can renewables get us
• Diversity in climate investing

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

• Buoyant Ventures: https://www.buoyant.vc/
• Clean Energy Trust: https://www.cleanenergytrust.org/
• The Fed is Set the Take on a New Challenge: Climate Change: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/the-fed-is-set-to-take-on-a-new-challenge-climate-change.html

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