Therefore, our thesis is that the startups that will help us decarbonise will be the world’s most valuable companies in the next decade.ĭo you apply a specific framework when assessing potential startups? How do you measure their impact on climate?
It becomes clear that we have long since embarked on the path of decarbonisation and that this development will continue to accelerate. Let’s now consider the regulatory and political developments in Europe, which are the most advanced internationally thanks to the Green Deal. “…there is a huge investment gap in technologies that can help humanity significantly reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.” Europe has the world’s highest R&D spending in Climate Tech moreover, about one-third of all Climate Tech relevant research institutes are located in Europe and 28% of all Climate Tech patents are filed here. In Europe, particularly: Although most and the best climate tech startups are emerging here, the amount invested is comparatively tiny. It quickly became clear to us that there is a huge investment gap in technologies that can help humanity significantly reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. When we looked at the solutions, we realised that many of them were cases for venture capital. An incredible groundwork has been done for us here. Around 130 scientists had worked on it over three years. We were inspired by Project Drawdown, a book published in 2017 that lists a hundred solutions we need to invest in to stop global warming. Can you tell us about the origin and thesis of your fund? The World Fund has the mission to tackle the climate crisis with technology. The interview below is with Danijel Višević, Initiator at World Fund. The long-form interviews will be published in a reader on our website, while we will regularly post interview extracts on our social media channels ( Linkedin - Twitter - Medium ). As part of this initiative, we spoke to leading managers and LPs about their ESG frameworks. With our #ESGinVC initiative, we want to foster a discussion around ESG and help each other develop and improve our frameworks.
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