ESG in VC

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Bill Liao . Bill Liao is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in business development and community activism. Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of Weforest , his career in tech and business encompasses two unicorn companies and launching the world’s first bio-tech accelerator, RebelBio. He is a general par

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eleanor Kaye. Eleanor built her career in operations, holding roles at MoneySuperMarket and Palantir before joining the Newton Venture Program . Initially taking up the role of Head of Operations, Eleanor was quickly promoted to Executive Director and now leads the team at Newton, which is a joint venture between London Business School and LocalGlobe VC . Launched in 2020, their mission is to make careers in venture ca

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Eric Rubenstein. Eric is Managing Partner at New Climate Ventures or NCV, a US based fund launched to tackle climate change with a holistic approach. NCV invests in innovative early-stage startups broadly across the carbon reduction and avoidance ecosystems. NCV launched in October 2021, and has invested in companies that span the areas of climate tech, recycling, alternative materials, and food tech, among other emiss

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Victoria Ferguson. Victoria is a Partner and General Counsel at MMC Ventures, one of the most active investors in early-stage tech in Europe. She is an experienced venture capital lawyer, leading the legal work on MMC’s investments, following-on funding and exits. She also leads the firm’s ESG work, including its efforts as a B Corp. Victoria was previously at the law firm Jones Day, where she was an associate in the B

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Bertie Crawley. Bertie is the co-founder and Managing Partner of UNTITLED, an early stage venture fund based in the UK which has backed companies like Fabric Nano, Hide Biotech and Mytos . They are also an investor in venture funds. Prior to this he co-founded Zulu Forest Sciences - an applied science and asset management group focused on financing nature-based carbon offset programmes - and was a Partner at Zulu Group

Welcome to the latest episode of the ESG in VC podcast where we are joined by Matt Ward. Matt is a Partner and Syndicate Investor Lead of 4WARD.VC 's early stage climate syndicate, he is also the host of T he Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show . Since graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Matt spent the last 10 years in technology, startups and venture capital. Matt’s built and exited multiple ecommerce and media companies. Together with Matt, we discussed w