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The NatureBacked Podcast

Are you looking to understand the business of a better future? Welcome to NatureBacked. For three years and through more than 125 episodes, we've been on a mission to uncover how investors and entrepreneurs worldwide tackle climate change, from the complexities of emissions to the devastating reality of floods. We explore the personal choices and inspiring journeys driving this critical work. Join us to hear from the experts, innovators, and changemakers who are not just talking about change but actively creating it. As a top-three U.S. investment podcast and in the top 2.5% of all podcasts globally, NatureBacked offers the insights you need to navigate the evolving landscape of a sustainable world.NatureBacked was founded by Tarmo Virki, a passionate environmentalist who believes that nature has the solutions to many of the challenges we face today. In each episode, Tarmo or co-host Fiona Alston interviews a guest who shares their knowledge, experience, and vision on a specific topic related to nature and sustainability. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to email us at [email protected] with your feedback, questions, or suggestions. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!Stay curious and stay green 💚

Science Business News Business News Investing Earth Sciences
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
31 minutes
Episodes
134
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Chasing Uncompromising Impact Unicorns with Norrsken VC

Chasing Uncompromising Impact Unicorns with Norrsken VC

Stockholm-headquartered Norrsken VC is on a mission to find not just unicorns but impact unicorns, startups valued at over $1 billion which at the same time can impact the lives of more than 1 billio…
00:25:57  |   Mon 23 May 2022
Speedinvest Looks For Further Climate Tech Investments

Speedinvest Looks For Further Climate Tech Investments

Speedinvest was among the first European early-stage VC firms when its founders started to take Silicon Valley's getting-hands-dirty practices from their own entrepreneurs' journey to the Old Contine…
00:31:20  |   Mon 16 May 2022
Fixing the Mess We Created, Tackling Climate Emergency with Carbon13

Fixing the Mess We Created, Tackling Climate Emergency with Carbon13

Carbon13 backs early-stage climate founders in launching their business ventures, says co-founder Michael Langguth, making it one of the first climate-focused accelerators. In the NatureBacked podcas…
00:31:32  |   Mon 09 May 2022
Sustainable Transformation in Focus for Japanese New Nordic Fund Nordic Ninja

Sustainable Transformation in Focus for Japanese New Nordic Fund Nordic Ninja

Sustainable transformation and overall net climate impact are in focus for Rainer Sternfeld, managing partner at a 100 million euro fund Japanese investment Nordic Ninja when he seeks investment oppo…
00:42:56  |   Mon 02 May 2022
Why Old-School VCs Struggle to Get Into Climate Investing? With Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz

Why Old-School VCs Struggle to Get Into Climate Investing? With Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz

The public sector could boost climate tech development when many funds struggle with fitting climate into their 10-year lifecycle, says investor Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz, who was co-founder of impact…
00:41:04  |   Mon 25 Apr 2022
Unhooking Europe, Led by Baltic Founders with Change Ventures' Yrjö Ojasaar

Unhooking Europe, Led by Baltic Founders with Change Ventures' Yrjö Ojasaar

We spoke with Yrjö Ojasaar, co-founder of Change Ventures, about the investment firm's focus on founders from Baltic countries and he shift in global trends towards climate tech. Change Ventures has …
00:30:05  |   Mon 18 Apr 2022
Finding Radical Climate Solutions with Pale Blue Dot's Hampus Jakobsson

Finding Radical Climate Solutions with Pale Blue Dot's Hampus Jakobsson

We spoke with Hampus Jakobsson, co-founder of Pale Blue Dot, on how climate problems could be fixed and what are the biggest challenges. Malmö-headquartered Pale Blue Dot raised 2021 a fund of 87 mil…
00:44:38  |   Mon 11 Apr 2022
Deepdive of East Europe Startup World with Flashpoint's Alex Konoplyasty

Deepdive of East Europe Startup World with Flashpoint's Alex Konoplyasty

We spoke with Alex Konoplyasty, co-founder of Flashpoint Ventures, about big global trends, the possible implications of the war in Eastern Europe, and why it's still early days of greentech investme…
00:39:45  |   Mon 04 Apr 2022
Urgency of Tackling Climate Change with Balderton's Shikha Ahluwalia

Urgency of Tackling Climate Change with Balderton's Shikha Ahluwalia

We spoke with Shikha Ahluwalia about the climate's role in all investment decisions, Balderton's own green strategy, and how to invest in climate-friendly companies across the sectors.  London-headqu…
00:28:26  |   Mon 28 Mar 2022
Big Game of Energy Transition with Helen Ventures' Terhi Vapola

Big Game of Energy Transition with Helen Ventures' Terhi Vapola

We spoke with Terhi Vapola about climate tech, energy transition, and Helen Ventures' investments in the fields like EV charging and power grid optimization.  In the NatureBacked podcast of Single.Ea…
00:22:53  |   Mon 28 Feb 2022
Looking into Climate Fintech World with Octopus Ventures' Natasha Jones

Looking into Climate Fintech World with Octopus Ventures' Natasha Jones

We spoke with Natasha Jones from London headquartered Octopus Ventures about the intersection of climate change and fintech startups, the booming collaboration in climate tech, and the challenges of …
00:28:44  |   Mon 21 Feb 2022
Building GreenTech Ventures with Brainforest's Leo Caprez

Building GreenTech Ventures with Brainforest's Leo Caprez

We spoke with Leo Caprez about the urgent need for innovation in the climate tech sector as the world is facing increasing challenges from accelerating climate change. In the NatureBacked podcast of …
00:19:45  |   Mon 21 Feb 2022
Jumping on Climate Change Opportunities with Icebreaker.VC's Aleksi Partanen

Jumping on Climate Change Opportunities with Icebreaker.VC's Aleksi Partanen

We spoke with Aleksi Partanen from Icebreaker.vc about the opportunities created by climate change, the urgency of the current situation, and (of course) about breaking the ice. In the NatureBacked p…
00:26:37  |   Mon 21 Feb 2022
Valuing Ecosystem Services with Single.Earth's Co-founder Andrus Aaslaid

Valuing Ecosystem Services with Single.Earth's Co-founder Andrus Aaslaid

Single.Earth CTO and cofounder Andrus Aaslaid speaks about why Single.Earth was founded and how the company plans to monetize ecosystem services. A few key takeaways from Andrus Aaslaid: "All we have…
00:18:02  |   Mon 21 Feb 2022
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