The Keep Cool Podcast
de Nick Van Osdol
E79: "Eclipsing" venture capital's traditional role, with Aidan…
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Climate tech is constantly evolving. Why? To help solve the most important challenges facing our planet. With so much innovation it’s hard to pick out the companies to watch, and it’s even harder to connect them to the wider climate tech picture. That’s why The Keep Cool Show is here. Join host Nick Van Osdol as he dives deep into the latest technologies shaping climate solution technology, but also zooms out to help investors and anyone working in the industry join the dots and get a broader view of what’s really going on. Every week Nick is joined by a climate tech founder, investor or operator, discussing how they’re working to solve climate change. He’ll join the dots in real time, bringing out the nuances, trends and patterns in the industry. If you’re a climate tech professional already working in the industry, looking for the next big opportunity or simply curious about the space, this is the show for you. Episodes every other Thursday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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- E79: "Eclipsing" venture capital's traditional role, with Aidan Madigan-Curtis · 54 min · Épisode 79Aidan Madigan-Curtis's path to becoming a partner at Eclipse hinges on fundamental and generalizable takeaways about the U.S. economy that are coming to the fore again. When she…
- E78: Attracting capital, both financial and human, during the climate tech "digestion" phase · 53 min · Épisode 78In this episode, Nick sits down with Silas Mähner, founder of ErthTech Talent and the host of the CleanTechies podcast, to unpack how climate tech has evolved since 2020…
- E77: Catalyzing individual climate action and agency with Climatize · 41 min · Épisode 77Will Wiseman's path to founding Climatize started with a stark realization. When he and a hundred thousand people participated in the 2019 Barcelona climate strikes, he realized…
- E76: Envisioning and building a regenerative future with Maya Poncelet of Una Terra · 46 min · Épisode 76On this episode, Nick is joined by Maya Poncelet, Head of Partnerships at Una Terra, an early growth fund investing in the circular economy and other regenerative businesses and…
- E75: Methane moonshots, catalytic capital, and more with Johanna Wolfson from Azolla Ventures · 34 min · Épisode 75Tune is as Nick is joined by Johanna Wolfson, co-founder and General Partner of Azolla Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in breakthroughs that have the potential to…
- E74: How Energize Capital is bucking fundraising trends and accelerating scalable climate tech businesses, with Managing Partner John Tough · 43 min · Épisode 74On this episode, Nick is joined by John Tough, the Managing Partner of Energize Capital, a leading venture capital firm that invests in climate solutions across sectors…
- E73: New venture capital for differentiated climate adaptation, with Darren Clifford, Founder and Managing Partner at Adapt[us] Capital · 45 min · Épisode 73Listen in as Nick is joined by Darren Clifford, the Founder of Adapt [us] Capital, a new venture capital fund and venture builder focused on investing and building companies at…
- *SYNDICATED EPISODE* - More efficient EVs, from the powertrain up with Scalvy · 35 min · Épisode 72𖥔 Note 𖥔 This is a syndicated podcast from the Climate Capital Podcast, which Nick hosted. Nick also works at Climate Capital. You'll find the format very similar to past Keep…
- *LIVE SHOW* E71: Scaling highly versatile biogas tech, with Stephan Herrmann, CEO of Reverion, and Sebastian Heitmann, Co-Founder and Partner at Extantia Capital. · 1 h 1 min · Épisode 71Description: Stephan Herrmann, Co-founder & CEO of Reverion, and Sebastian Heitmann, Co-Founder and Partner at Extantia Capital—an investor in deep decarbonization…
- E70: Making greener steel at significant scale with Tim Hill of Nucor · 49 min · Épisode 70Description: Nick is joined by Tim Hill, the General Manager of Sustainability Solutions for Nucor Corporation. Nucor is the largest steel producer and recycler in North America…
- E69: Understanding the full scope of the Loan Programs Office with Arpita Bhattacharyya · 48 min · Épisode 69Nick is joined by Arpita Bhattacharyya, Chief Climate Officer at the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, where she helps understand common barriers that slow down…
- E68: Investing in water with Tom Ferguson, Founder and Managing Partner at Burnt Island Ventures · 46 min · Épisode 68Nick is joined by Tom Ferguson, Founder and Managing Partner at Burnt Island Ventures, one of the first venture capital firms focused on investing in startups driving innovation…
- E67: Decarbonizing hydrogen and carbon black by splitting methane with Monolith Materials CEO, Rob Hanson · 44 min · Épisode 67Description: Nick is joined by Rob Hanson, the CEO of Monolith, a company building methane pyrolysis plants to turn methane into hydrogen and carbon black, both of which are…
- E66: Building flywheels of irreversible momentum for methane monitoring & measurement · 38 min · Épisode 66Description: Nick is joined by Jigar Shah, the Director of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office, and Ian Dickinson, the CEO of LongPath Technologies, to discuss the commercialization…
- E65: Building the common operating picture for climate action with Vibrant Planet · 44 min · Épisode 65Nick and Allison Wolff, CEO of Vibrant Planet, discuss the platform Allison and company are building to accelerate environmentally and economically sound outcomes in natural…
- SPECIAL EPI: How Glassdome digitizes and accelerates industrial decarbonization · 46 min · Épisode 64Nick and Josh Charnin-Aker, Glassdome’s co-founder and CTO, as well as TJ Yoon, Product Manager, discuss how Glassdome is building a platform and a deeply experienced team to…
- E63: Literally making It rain with Augustus Doricko of Rainmaker · 41 min · Épisode 63Nick and Augustus Doricko, Founder and CEO of Rainmaker, discuss the viability of cloud seeding to (quite literally) make it rain more. Whether for farmers dealing with drought…
- E62: Infrastructure investing for the energy transition with John Skrinar, Partner at Cresta · 47 min · Épisode 62Description: Nick and John Skrinar, Partner at Cresta Fund Management, explore the intersection of infrastructure investment, private equity, and the energy transition in the…
- E61: Making more climate resilient chocolate with Kawa Project and CEO, Aaron Feigelman · 37 min · Épisode 61Nick and Aaron Feigelman, the CEO of Kawa Project, dive deep on the world of waste-to-value alternatives to commodities like cocoa and palm oil. Specifically Nick and Aaron…
- E60: Keeping methane out of the atmosphere by using it on Earth, with Windfall Bio · 1 h 0 min · Épisode 59Description: Nick and Josh Silverman, the CEO of Windfall Bio, discuss his companies novel methane utilization technologies while casting a wide net across the climate tech…







