Climate CEOs (formerly Entrepreneurs for Impact): Scaling Climate Tech Startups

Dr. Chris Wedding — Climate Tech CEO Coach | CEO @ EFI
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Weekly briefing for climate founders, investors, and operators. Hosted by Dr. Chris Wedding, executive coach and CEO of Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI), a peer group with 100+ CEOs & investors representing $40B+ in enterprise value and AUM. Climate CEOs delivers playbooks from the front lines of climate tech, with insights on raising capital, scaling startups in clean energy, batteries, carbon capture, and the circular economy, plus the founder mindset, mindfulness, daily habits, book recommendations, and resilience needed to thrive.

  1. EV Finance: $63M for Electric Fleets + 40% Lower Fuel and Maintenance

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    EV Finance: $63M for Electric Fleets + 40% Lower Fuel and Maintenance

    Electric vehicles, charging, and support in one predictable monthly payment (4 million EV fleet vehicles by 2030). 🎧 Episode Summary 7Gen is a Vancouver-based company that helps commercial fleets transition to zero-emission vehicles by providing turnkey solutions for electrification. Their services include financing, procurement, charging infrastructure, and long-term support to simplify the switch from diesel to electric. By acting as both a technology integrator and capital partner, 7Gen accelerates adoption of clean transportation in North America. Frans is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a track record in scaling sustainable businesses. He has led companies across sectors including renewable energy, transportation, and technology, with a consistent focus on impact and climate solutions. His career spans Europe and North America, giving him a global perspective on the future of clean mobility.🌎 Join EFI’s Climate CEO Peer Group Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow—North America’s top invite-only peer community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. 100 CEOs and Mentors representing $40B in market value or investment assets. 👉 https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com 📨 Get Our 4-Minute Newsletter For entrepreneurs and investors: 5 quick points on climate data, CEO to know, investor spotlights, AI insights, and mindfulness moments—drawn from 400+ climate CEOs and 25 years of meditation practice. 👉 https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/ ⭐ Leave a Review No sponsors—just real conversations with climate leaders. If you found this episode valuable, please leave a review to help others discover it. 👉 https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews 🎙️ About the Host Dr. Chris Wedding is a CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. Follow daily insights on climate tech startups and leadership on LinkedIn: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwedding

    32 min
  2. 60 nuclear startups to watch. AI for 220 million peer-reviewed articles. Meta CTO invests in climate. Stoic wisdom on corporate values. Robots building climate-resilient homes.

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    60 nuclear startups to watch. AI for 220 million peer-reviewed articles. Meta CTO invests in climate. Stoic wisdom on corporate values. Robots building climate-resilient homes.

    Learn 5 quick insights in climate & clean energy, startup investment, AI for entrepreneurs, and mindfulness in leadership — straight from my Climate CEOs newsletter. Join 40,000 who get it. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    14 min
  3. Scaling Climate Finance in the Global South: A CEO’s Playbook

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    Scaling Climate Finance in the Global South: A CEO’s Playbook

    Mapping $1.9 Trillion in global climate finance. Who invests? Who gets the funding? 🎧 Episode Summary The Climate Policy Initiative is a leading international nonprofit research organization focused on tracking and mobilizing climate finance. Dr. Barbara Buchner is the lead author of the annual Global Landscape of Climate Finance reports—widely regarded as the standard for climate finance tracking—and directs CPI’s Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, which has helped mobilize multibillion‑dollar investment for sustainable development worldwide. 🌎 Join EFI’s Climate CEO Peer Group Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow—North America’s top invite-only peer community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. 100 CEOs and Mentors representing $40B in market value or investment assets. 👉 https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com 📨 Get Our 4-Minute Newsletter For entrepreneurs and investors: 5 quick points on climate data, CEO to know, investor spotlights, AI insights, and mindfulness moments—drawn from 400+ climate CEOs and 25 years of meditation practice. 👉 https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/ ⭐ Leave a Review No sponsors—just real conversations with climate leaders. If you found this episode valuable, please leave a review to help others discover it. 👉 https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews 🎙️ About the Host Dr. Chris Wedding is a CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. Follow daily insights on climate tech startups and leadership on LinkedIn: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwedding

    41 min
  4. 7 Ways AI is a Climate Champion vs. Climate Killer

    11 SEP

    7 Ways AI is a Climate Champion vs. Climate Killer

    Hear 5 themes from Sept. 10th EFI CEO & investor discussion on AI in climate tech in practice. Additionally, discover 7 ways AI is a climate champion, along with 14 example companies. (From my newsletter. Join 40,000 who get it. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com)

    12 min
  5. Net Zero Homes: 2.5x Faster, 30% Cheaper, $20M VC Raise

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    Net Zero Homes: 2.5x Faster, 30% Cheaper, $20M VC Raise

    Using robots and microfactories to build energy-efficient, affordable homes, resilient to natural disasters. 🎧 Episode Summary Reframe Systems, led by CEO Vikas Enti, is a climate‑tech startup building compact, robotic micro‑factories that can construct climate‑resilient, net‑zero homes—specifically “missing‑middle” housing—significantly faster, cheaper, and with far lower carbon emissions than traditional methods. Having previously led robotics innovation at Amazon Robotics (and before that, Kiva Systems), Enti’s Reframe was recently awarded LACI’s LA Resilient Rebuilding Cup, recognizing both his vision and progress toward scalable, resilient housing solutions. 🔑 Highlights Raising a new $20M round co-led by Eclipse and VoLo Earth Ventures, with support from MassMutual Catalyst Funds, Cubit Capital, Planetary Health at RA Capital Management, Saga Ventures, and Nor’easter VenturesBuilding affordable, high-efficiency homes 2.5x faster and 30% cheaperLeading teams at Amazon Robotics with 1 million robotsAddressing a 500,000-worker shortage in building construction, with 40% of tradespeople expected to retire in the next 10 yearsChanging a career based on children and finding more meaning in life 🌎 Join EFI’s Climate CEO Peer Group Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow—North America’s top invite-only peer community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. 100 CEOs and Mentors representing $40B in market value or investment assets. 👉 https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com 📨 Get Our 4-Minute Newsletter For entrepreneurs and investors: 5 quick points on climate data, CEO to know, investor spotlights, AI insights, and mindfulness moments—drawn from 400+ climate CEOs and 25 years of meditation practice. 👉 https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/ ⭐ Leave a Review No sponsors—just real conversations with climate leaders. If you found this episode valuable, please leave a review to help others discover it. 👉 https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews 🎙️ About the Host Dr. Chris Wedding is a CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. Follow daily insights on climate tech startups and leadership on LinkedIn: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwedding

    43 min
  6. China’s Power Grid Gains — Outpacing U.S. by 2–10x in Power & Solar

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    China’s Power Grid Gains — Outpacing U.S. by 2–10x in Power & Solar

    Learn 5 quick insights in climate & clean energy, startup investment, AI for entrepreneurs, and mindfulness in leadership — straight from my newsletter. Join 40,000 who get it. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    15 min
  7. Smarter Agriculture: 30x More Produce, 96% Less Water with AI-Powered Greenhouses

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    Smarter Agriculture: 30x More Produce, 96% Less Water with AI-Powered Greenhouses

    AI-powered agtech infrastructure is growing climate-friendly crops while boosting farmer profitability—backed by horticultural expertise and data science. 🎧 Episode Summary IUNU is a Seattle‑based ag‑tech startup using AI‑driven computer vision and autonomous sensors—via its LUNA platform—to monitor greenhouse crop growth in real time, optimize operations, and boost farm productivity across 100 facilities in 18 countries. They've raised over $60 million to scale up, including a recent $20M round led by our friends at S2G Investments. Adam Greenberg is the CEO and co-founder. As a servant leader, he believes that "true leaders base their success on the success of those around them." Amen, brother! His prior roles include consulting for Fortune 100 companies, volunteering with youth programs, and co-founding Pure Blue Tech (a reverse osmosis water tech co). 🔑 Highlights How they recently raised $20 million in a challenging market by demonstrating strong market pull from customersWhy they help farmers, retailers, and breeders with real business benefits before mentioning their environmentally friendly attributesWhat he means by Chief Translation OfficerHow great leaders create an environment where everyone is willing to go the extra mileThe inverse correlation between high-impact work and personal balanceHow Wim Hof breathing and meditation keep him healthy and sane 🌎 Join EFI’s Climate CEO Peer Group Become an EFI Climate CEO Fellow—North America’s top invite-only peer community for growth-stage CEOs in climate tech and sustainability. 100 CEOs and Mentors representing $40B in market value or investment assets. 👉 https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com 📨 Get Our 4-Minute Newsletter For entrepreneurs and investors: 5 quick points on climate data, CEO to know, investor spotlights, AI insights, and mindfulness moments—drawn from 400+ climate CEOs and 25 years of meditation practice. 👉 https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/ ⭐ Leave a Review No sponsors—just real conversations with climate leaders. If you found this episode valuable, please leave a review to help others discover it. 👉 https://ratethispodcast.com/guides/where-can-people-leave-podcast-reviews 🎙️ About the Host Dr. Chris Wedding is a CEO coach, investor, serial founder, board member, professor, and occasional monk. Follow daily insights on climate tech startups and leadership on LinkedIn: 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwedding

    44 min
  8. Climate Capital Map + Brad Feld’s 30-Year VC Wisdom (and our shiny new pod name)

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    Climate Capital Map + Brad Feld’s 30-Year VC Wisdom (and our shiny new pod name)

    Learn 5 quick insights in climate & clean energy, startup investment, AI tips, and mindfulness in leadership — straight from my newsletter. Join 20,000 who get it. https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com

    13 min
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Weekly briefing for climate founders, investors, and operators. Hosted by Dr. Chris Wedding, executive coach and CEO of Entrepreneurs for Impact (EFI), a peer group with 100+ CEOs & investors representing $40B+ in enterprise value and AUM. Climate CEOs delivers playbooks from the front lines of climate tech, with insights on raising capital, scaling startups in clean energy, batteries, carbon capture, and the circular economy, plus the founder mindset, mindfulness, daily habits, book recommendations, and resilience needed to thrive.

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