Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Bill Liao .

Bill Liao is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in business development and community activism. Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of Weforest, his career in tech and business encompasses two unicorn companies and launching the world’s first bio-tech accelerator, RebelBio. He is a general partner of SOSV, a venture capital fund in excess of $1B, and founder of the SOSV Momentum Pre-accelerator program. Bill’s current focus is Quantum Software.

Together with Bill, we tried to identify the most important tools for creating a more sustainable future. We also discussed if ESG needs to be disentangled, can we rely on grit and determination to enable social lifts. We also delved a little bit into what effect the macro economic environment has on climate tech investing.

Guest: Bill Liao

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Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eleanor Kaye.

Eleanor built her career in operations, holding roles at MoneySuperMarket and Palantir before joining the Newton Venture Program. Initially taking up the role of Head of Operations, Eleanor was quickly promoted to Executive Director and now leads the team at Newton, which is a joint venture between London Business School and LocalGlobe VC.

Launched in 2020, their mission is to make careers in venture capital more accessible and ensure the next generation of investors represents the world that we live in. They do this through bespoke training and development programmes to help people from overlooked and underestimated backgrounds break into venture capital, or for those already in the space to accelerate their careers.

Together with Eleanor, we discussed how ESG is taught during the Newton programme, how blind hiring improves the hiring process. This is an honest conversation about the venture capital industry's diversity and inclusion challenges.

Guest: Eleanor Kaye

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Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eric Rubenstein.

Eric is Managing Partner at New Climate Ventures or NCV, a US based fund launched to tackle climate change with a holistic approach. NCV invests in innovative early-stage startups broadly across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems. NCV launched in October 2021, and has invested in companies that span the areas of climate tech, recycling, alternative materials, and food tech, among other emissions avoiding technologies. Prior to founding New Climate Ventures, Eric held investment, fundamental strategy, and trading roles at Citigroup and Louis Dreyfus in their commodities and energy trading divisions respectively. A psychology major with a focus on behavioural neuroscience, Eric graduated from Yale University.

Together with Eric, we discussed what is missing in the venture ecosystem to help expedite climate change innovation and how he thinks about about the side effects when making investments and much more.

Guest: Eric Rubenstein

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