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In Impact Europe's Sound Funding podcast, host Ryan Grant Little talks to leading European impact investors about how they power social and environmental impact to create a better world.

  1. FEB 13

    Ben DeVries of Impact Europe - Sound Funding Ep. 25

    Welcome to episode 25 of Sound Funding! This is a very special episode, it's the very last one and it's a crossover episode with our other podcast Impact People, so host Ryan Grant Little is our guest on this episode. He talks to our Ben DeVries about the many hats he wears (founder, investor, consultant, podcast host) and plans for the future.

    34 min

  2. 11/16/2023

    Simon Ulvund of Earthbound - Sound Funding Ep. 24

    In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Simon Ulvund of Earthbound in Copenhagen. Earthbound is a brand new funding program from the Technical University of Denmark designed to get deep climate tech from universities out into the market. They talked about Simon's background as a social innovator, the challenges of tech transfer, and what's happening in the Scandinavian funding landscape right now.

    24 min

  3. 10/10/2023

    Luca Zerbini of Una Terra Venture Capital Fund - Sound Funding Ep. 23

    In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Luca Zerbini, Founding Partner and CEO of Una Terra Venture Capital Fund in Zurich. Luca is both a force of nature and a force for nature, deploying $200 million in the fight against carbon emissions and plastic waste. They talked about how a background in industry can be a huge asset as an investor, why radical collaboration is the way to solve wicked problems, and an upcoming book.

    26 min

  4. 08/16/2023

    Arman Anatürk of HackCapital – Sound Funding Ep 22

    In this crossover episode with his other podcast, Another ClimateTech Podcast, host Ryan Grant Little talks with Arman Anatürk, founder of FoodHack, ClimateHack and HackCapital, a universe that grew out of a single event in Geneva in 2018. They talk about new approaches for startups, fund managers, and angels to participate in the capital-hungry universe of climatetech, and how to get more players involved. From micro funds to SPVs, M&A to secondary markets, we cover it all.

    36 min

  5. 07/04/2023

    Beatriz Franco of Vita Vera Ventures – Sound Funding Ep 21

    In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with Beatriz Franco, Managing Partner at Vita Vera Ventures. After two decades as a lawyer and investment banker, Beatriz went all-in on a bet to fight climate change by focusing on early-stage investment in the food industry. Her fund focuses on reducing GHG emissions through novel food technologies, reducing food waste and plastics, and increasing efficiency of materials and processes. We talked about why food is often overlooked by climatetech...

    27 min

  6. 06/06/2023

    Maximilian Schwarz (né Bade) of Nucleus Capital – Sound Funding Ep. 20

    Host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Maximilian Schwarz (né) Bade, founder of Nucleus Capital, in Berlin.Nucleus Capital is a first-check investor in all things related to planetary health, with a focus on programming biology, foodtech, and decarbonization.The “Made with Biology Funding Napkin” mentioned in the episode can be found at https://bit.ly/3WSdzno Never miss an episode of Sound Funding by subscribing here and by following Ryan Grant Little at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangrantl...

    37 min

  7. 05/10/2023

    James Crawshaw of Inyova – Sound Funding Ep 19.

    In this episode, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with James Crawshaw, Senior Impact Manager at Inyova Impact Investing. Inyova is a pioneer in bringing impact investing to the retail level, currently operating in the German speaking world. They talked about active portfolio management, the power of shareholder activism, and swimming in Zurich.

    40 min

  8. 04/12/2023

    Sonalie Figueiras of Green Queen - Sound Funding Ep. 18

    In this episode of Sound Funding, host Ryan Grant Little speaks with Sonalie Figueiras about how investing in the food system can help solve the climate crisis. Figueiras is the founder and editor-in-chief of Green Queen, a highly respected platform for the food tech industry. They discuss the importance of investing in food tech, the lack of messaging to the general public, and the need for more education and communication surrounding alternative proteins. Figueiras also shares her experienc...

    37 min
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In Impact Europe's Sound Funding podcast, host Ryan Grant Little talks to leading European impact investors about how they power social and environmental impact to create a better world.

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  • Creator
    Impact Europe
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Sound Funding
  • Show Website
    Sound Funding

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