#198: Brook Porter, Partner at G2 Venture Partners — $1B of Investment for Growth-Stage Climate Ventures. Prior Role at Kleiner Perkins. L-theanine for Sleep. Two Gaps in Climate Funding Lifecycle.

G2 is a growth stage VC investor with $1B in assets under management and 30 portfolio companies. They invest $15-50M into companies at inflection points generating at least $10M in revenue. Their focus is the nexus of sustainable technology and traditional industries.

Brook has over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor. Before G2, he spent ten years at Kleiner Perkins where he co-managed the $1B Green Growth Fund as a Senior Partner.

In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

1. What his top two picks are for gaps in the climate venture funding lifecycle
2. How they build long-term relationships before investing
3. Why companies often die of indigestion not starvation
4. What L-theanine can do for sleep and dreams

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