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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we look at how to unlock financial flows for nature and transform heavy polluting industries into environmentally friendly ones.  We hear how the nature finance landscape is evolving from Dr. Carter Ingram, Managing Director at nature and climate change investment and advisory firm Pollination Group. She says that despite growing interest and investments in nature-based solutions, significant gaps remain.   Part of the solution is understanding “the degree to which changes in your dependencies or impacts on nature can have a financial impact on your business or on the economy," Carter says.  We also talk with Tom Chi, Founding Partner of At One Ventures, a venture capital firm based in San Franscisco. The firm is investing in a world where humanity becomes a net positive to nature, which Tom says requires rewriting how entire industries work.  "The industries that have been damaging our relationship to nature are the same ones for the last 50 years," Tom tells us on the sidelines of the GreenFin conference. "It is time for us to go back to that and actually do the hard work again. ... We've got to do the industries different foundationally."   Listen to our interview with Paul Bodnar, Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry and Diplomacy at the Bezos Earth Fund, here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/bezos-earth-fund-director-on-how-to-drive-climate-nature-action   Learn more about S&P Global Sustainable1's Nature & Biodiversity Risk dataset here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/solutions/nature   Read S&P Global Sustainable1 research "How the world's largest companies depend on nature and biodiversity" here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/how-the-world-s-largest-companies-depend-on-nature-and-biodiversity   GreenBiz Group hosts the GreenFin conference and S&P Global Sustainable1 is a sponsor.   This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.       Copyright ©2024 by S&P Global      DISCLAIMER      By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.      S&P GLOBAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. 

Welcome to this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet. Our guest today is Tom Chi, Founding Partner of At One Ventures, a VC with the mission to invest in companies that work towards a world where humanity has a positive impact on nature. Tom's background includes being an astrophysicist and electrical engineer, developing products at Microsoft and Yahoo, and working as a founding member of Google X. Tom's background in technology and his personal experience witnessing the death of a coral reef in Hawaii have instilled in him a deep sense of urgency to address climate change. We discuss the slow pace of progress, the challenges of scaling companies, and the need for innovative solutions in venture capital. Tom not only highlights the importance of mass transfer in carbon sequestration and the limitations of closed-loop plastics recycling but also stresses the power of collaboration and utilizing diverse skills to accelerate progress. He is optimistic about the future, and his optimism is contagious.

If you follow the cultivated meat sector, you know that the last couple years have been tough. Some companies have gone under, others have gone into hibernation, and others have shed staff in cash-conserving layoffs. Major publications have published opinion column obituaries for this industry, yet the work goes on. Part of that work is that of Obillion Bio, a B2B cultivated meat company which successfully raised capital in 2024, surely a Herculean feat. Having now brought in $15 million, while the Orbillion technology is complex, the business model is simple: grow high-quality wagyu beef cells and then sell those cells to others who will create finished goods with them. In this conversation, Orbillion CEO Patricia Bubner and I chat about what makes them different from other cultivated meat startups, her work as a plant and fungal biologist prior to her career in mammalian cell culture, what she thinks are the best ways to scale, why she thinks she was successful in fundraising during a funding famine, and more.  Discussed in this episode Patricia is a fan of John Steinbeck's books. Patricia co-founded The Millet Project. Orbillion went through the Y Combinator accelerator program Patricia and Paul both recommend Hannah Ritchie book, Not The End of the World. You can see Paul's review of it here. AgFunder News on Orbillion Bio. More about Patricia Bubner, PhD Patricia Bubner is a PhD scientist and engineer focused on commercializing cultivated beef. She is the co-founder and CEO of Orbillion Bio, Inc. with the mission to make sustainable, nutritious, and flavorful cultivated meat at price parity.  Patricia grew up in Graz, Austria, surrounded by an abundance of local and regional foods. With farmers as grandparents, she learned early where food comes from and the hard work that goes into producing it. Her deep interest in food — and the molecular basis of food — led her to study chemistry. Patricia holds an MSc in Technical Chemistry and a PhD in Biotechnology from Graz University of Technology in Austria, and she conducted her postdoctoral research at the Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley. During that time, she also pursued her conviction of a more sustainable food system as a co-founder of the agriculture and food systems initiative, The Millet Project.  Prior to Orbillion, Patricia advised several technology companies and led the Analytics and QC teams at biopharma startups. During her time with the Bioprocess Science team at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), she built and led a team dedicated to scaling bioprocess development for mammalian cells — the very systems required to commercialize cultivated meat. At BI, Patricia met and worked hand-in-hand with Orbillion co-founder, Samet Yildirim, on a novel bioprocessing technology now commercialized by Pfizer. Combining her experience in the biopharma, food, and sustainable materials industries, Patricia co-founded Orbillion Bio, Inc. Orbillion is a B2B cultivated meat technology company that brings commercially viable meat to the ever-growing $211B global ground beef market. Orbillion has developed a game-changing algorithm for the scale-up of cultivated meat that makes commercializing low-cost cultivated beef possible. Orbillion has raised $15M and is backed by The Venture Collective, Y Combinator, At One Ventures, Venture Souq, and Metaplanet among others.

On this episode, Nate is joined by inventor and investor Tom Chi to take a broad look at the principles guiding innovation and capital - and how we might shift these to be more biophysically aligned in the future. For the past few centuries, our global industrial system has been dominated by growth-based economics without awareness of its dependence on the biosphere - or the waste that it leaves behind. What would it mean for our technology to be ecologically centered, working in service of and in synergy with complex, biodiverse life on Earth? How can we work within our current financial and governance systems to create initiatives that benefit both ecosystems and economies? More broadly, what cultural shifts could we imagine that move beyond seeing ourselves as simply dependent on ecological systems - but rather as a part of the entangled whole?  About Tom Chi Tom Chi is the founding partner of At One Ventures, which backs early-stage (Seed, Series A) companies using disruptive deep tech to upend the unit economics of established industries while dramatically reducing their planetary footprint. Previously, Tom was a founding member of Google X where he led the teams that created self-driving cars, deep learning artificial intelligence, wearable augmented reality and internet connectivity expansion. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AjGOGfzAvyc  More info, and show notes: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/120-tom-chi 

Tom Chi is the founding partner of At One Ventures. https://www.atoneventures.com/

Helen's Journey from Finance to Climate Tech While Challenging Net Zero Norms, Embracing Renewable Realities, and Navigating the Geopolitics of Green TechEp.#87 Helen Lin, Partner at At One Ventures - Tech4Climate Podcast by Startup BasecampPART 1: Meet the investorToday on the Tech4Climate podcast, I met Helen Lin, Partner at At One Ventures which is a forward-thinking venture capital firm dedicated to investing in early-stage companies that leverage disruptive deep technology to challenge traditional industries while significantly reducing their environmental impact. Helen's journey undertakes a transformation from a conventional finance career to a purpose-driven path. She began in investment banking and private equity, later realizing the need for meaningful work. She completed an MBA before dedicating eight years to microfinance in Africa. Witnessing the intertwined challenges of climate change and social impact in vulnerable regions fueled her passion for climate tech and venture capital. Helen's commitment to climate justice, equitable resource allocation, and investment in emerging markets reflects her deep sense of responsibility to address climate change's impact on underserved populations and the planet - making her journey an inspiring example.The conversation then delves into Helen's unique insights and experiences within the climate tech sector, offering a glimpse into the innovative solutions regarding mining technologies to ensure the sustainable supply of critical minerals, its challenges & opportunities, plus the Geopolitical considerations. Stay tuned to gain valuable insights into the exciting world of climate tech, mining technologies and sustainable investing.Part 2: My Secret Sauce (Members only)In the second part of the show, Helen gives tips for founders who are fundraising and shares the best way to stand out and catch investor's attention. Helen also shares how carving out time for yourself is essential to succeed.

This week, Mary Ann and Alex had the pleasure of having TC reporter extraordinaire Dominic Madori-Davis as a guest on the show.  Here's what we got into:A quick update on the SBF trial, which quite frankly, has us all riveted.An Atlanta-based fintech startup called Rainforest's $8.25M equity raise and how it is hoping to take market share away from the likes of Stripe.A bunch of new fund raises this week, including At One's $375M climate-focused raise; Section 32's $525M fund close and Greylock's $1 billion haul. With so much capital flowing to VCs, it is more than a little mind-boggling that venture funding declined for yet another quarter in the three-month period ending September 30. But it did. Dom came on to talk about Fearless Fund's being barred from awarding grants to Black women founders and how how data can help improve social impact investing. Equity is back next week bright and early on Monday. And we have a lot of really cool interviews coming up. So make sure that you are tuned in and caught up!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!

This week, we're doing something a bit different outside of our typical interview format. This is a recap of New York Climate Week. I'll share some of my impressions and you'll hear from folks like Vice President Al Gore, California Senator Henry Stern, several friends, and fellow climate travelers. You'll hear some segments from sessions I attended and sometimes it might sound like you're actually there in a room full of people. If you hear an occasional cough or something, try to just think of it as getting closer to the experience of being there without any risk of coming home with COVID.Over 75,000 people kicked off the week by taking to the streets for the Climate March on September 17th. Over the ensuing week, thousands of people from around the world joined over 585 official Climate Week sessions and likely as many unofficial ones. I kicked off the week in a somewhat surreal way. I work for a company called NationSwell. We're an executive membership network and advisory that helps sustainability and other leaders take on bigger bets and be more successful. We were invited to bring some NationSwell members like Michael Komori, Chief Sustainability Officer of Starbucks, and joined Al Gore and other climate leaders in ringing the NASDAQ bell on Monday morning – which felt like a fitting start, as a question on everyone's minds is: “If capitalism is up for the challenge, will corporations lead the transformation needed to cut emissions?”In today's episode, we're hearing from:[1:34] Adam Lake, Climate Week NYC Lead of the Climate Group[2:34] Bonnie Gurry, Co-Founder of GreenPortfolio[5:15] Alex Wright Gladstein, Founder of Sphere[6:48] Nyla Mabro, New York Chapter of New Energy Nexus[7:18] Tom Chi, Founder of At One Ventures[8:54] Kirsten Snow Spalding, VP of the Investor Network at Ceres[10:45] Former US Vice President Al Gore[19:29] VP Al Gore on Climate TRACE[12:59] VP Al Gore on the state of climate progress[20:56] Katie Rae, CEO & Manager Partner of The Engine[22:51] Jeff Johnson, Managing Partner of Temasek[24:03] Clay Dumas, Founding Partner of Lowercarbon Capital[25:44] Clay Dumas on the unique opportunity for climate founders today[27:06] Ian Samuels, Founder & Managing Partner of New System Ventures[28:09] Colin le Duc, Founding Partner of Generation Investment Management[33:43] Dr. Vanessa Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer for the US Department of Energy and Director of the

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences, a startup using genetics to bring back extinct animals such as the wooly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and the Dodo bird. Learn more at https://colossal.com/ In this episode we talk about the technology and the "why" behind de-extinction science, raising capital for a moonshot, how to identify investors with a long event horizon and much more. Colossal Biosciences has raised over $225 million in total. The Company's most recent round was a $150 million Series B led by US Innovative Technology Fund with participation from Breyer Capital, WestRiver Group, Animal Capital, In-Q-Tel, Animoca Brands, Peak 6, Bold Capital, Jazz Venture Partners and others. Previous investors include Thomas Tull and At One Ventures. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $9.7 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Tom shares how a coral reef led to the genesis of At One Ventures launch, defines what “Net Positive” investing means within the current climate tech landscape, outlines At One's physics fundamentals approach (matter, time, energy, and space) to screening deep tech innovation that in-turn has the potential to upend the unit economics of established industries, and describes why he is more focused on the aforementioned unit economic analysis ahead of traditional founder archetype and team dynamics heuristics when making investment decisions.

Luke Zhan is an investor at At One Ventures, an early stage climate-tech focused fund.

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Ben Lamm has already started a handful of companies, with just as many exits. He is now onto his biggest adventure year. An effort to rewild the planet, which has already attracted $225M in capital and 50 advisors. The startup, Colossal Biosciences, acquired funding from top-tier investors like Thomas Tull, Breyer Capital, Draper Associates, and At One Ventures.

Tom Chi is the Founding Partner at At One Ventures based in San Francisco. At One Ventures focuses on backing early-stage startups that use deep technology to reduce planetary footprint.  Tom has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to designer to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He's played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search, Google), and scaled new projects from conception to significance. Tom spent several successful years at Google X as Head of Product Experience, where he and his team developed Google Glass and Google's self-driving car. Before Google, Tom was Senior Director of Product and User Experience at Yahoo and was instrumental in scaling Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users. Tom holds a Master's of Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and is currently utilizing his passion for climate to mentor social entrepreneurs and help the next generation of climate tech startups scale.  About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning PR agency VSC has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like Ample, Actual, Sesame Solar, Synop, Vibrant Planet, and Zume among many others.

Laurie Menoud is a Partner at At One Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in a world where humanity becomes a net positive to nature. A biotechnologist by training, Laurie's played roles in the chemical industry, she's built a dozen ventures out of DoD research programs, and she's currently focused on finding, funding, and growing teams that catalyze planet-positive industries. Some of At One Venture's funded companies include robotic indoor farming company Iron Ox, earth digestible foam packaging company Cruz Foam and zero water textile dyeing company Alchemie Technology. About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning PR agency VSC has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like Ample, Actual, Sesame Solar, Synop, Vibrant Planet, and Zume among many others.

This week's episode was a lot of fun. Tom Chi is one of the biggest thinkers I've encountered in the climate space. He was one of the founding members of GoogleX, leading teams that developed self-driving cars, Google Glass, high altitude balloons that broadcast the internet and much, much more. He also helped build Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo Answers. Tom now teaches and coaches entrepreneurs and is the founder of At One Ventures. Tom's investment thesis is truly visionary, aspiring to not just reduce carbon emissions, but to create a net positive civilization where humans do more good than harm to nature. This conversation is quite philosophical and we cover a lot of ground, but I'm already finding some practical applications for Tom's ideas. I hope you find this as provocative and useful as I did. So let's dive in.  In today's episode, we cover:[3:23] The future of life on Earth & making the switch from optimism to efficacy [6:39] Tom's medium for creating masterpieces [12:40] The different styles of cognition used for approaching climate change [16:05] How At One Ventures aspires to create a net positive civilization [19:44] Contributing to the health of the planet through new businesses and startups [25:15] What is an invention catalyst & how do At One's investments fit the bill [30:00] Investing in biopolymers: Cruz Foam & Simplifyber [38:03] What can we do to accelerate a consciousness shift around climate [48:02] What if we were to compost late-stage capitalism [49:31] The empowerment formula for everyday listeners Resources Mentionedhttps://www.atoneventures.com/ (AtOne Ventures) https://www.tomchi.com/ (TomChi.com) Connect with Tom ChiConnect with Tom on https://www.linkedin.com/in/thegoodtomchi/ (LinkedIn) and https://twitter.com/thegoodtomchi (Twitter) Connect With Jason Rissmanhttps://investedinclimate.com (https://InvestedInClimate.com)  On https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrissman/ (LinkedIn) On https://twitter.com/jasonrissman (Twitter) Subscribe to https://pod.link/1620915138 (Invested In Climate)

There's a good hype around climate tech, and some related sectors, like food tech, remain hot despite the downturn,  said Helen Lin, a partner at Silicon Valley-based At One Ventures."When there is an economic downturn, investors typically take a flight to safety. So the more you look ... like a brick of gold to an investor, that is, a stable store of value that is not going to be hugely volatile, the more they will actually flock to you," she said.At One Ventures is backing early-stage disruptive deep tech companies that have the potential to upend the unit economics of established industries while dramatically reducing their footprint on the planet or pioneering industries that are actively regenerative. Since its 2020 launch, the firm has made 28 investments."Carbon is important. It's also not the only variable in a very complex equation of fixing all the problems the planet has right now," Lin said.Learn more about:How dying Hawai coral reef created the fundHow startups could revamp old, massive industriesCows methane emissionsWhen will carbon capture become interesting for investingIn the NatureBacked podcast of Single.Earth, we are talking with investors and entrepreneurs about their vision of the new green world.Follow NatureBacked across platforms:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsTwitter | Instagram

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” sprechen wir heute mit Tina Dreimann, Co-Founder von better ventures. Tina hat die Finanzierungsrunde von Reverion, Kardinal und Simplifyber analysiert: Das New Yorker Startup Simplifyber konnte sich 3,5 Millionen US-Dollar Startkapital sichern, um die Herstellung von Kleidung durch nachhaltige, fortschrittliche Fertigung neu zu erfinden. Das von der Modedesignerin Maria Intscher-Owrang geführte Unternehmen entwickelt das erste vollständig geformte Obermaterial für Kleidungsstücke und Schuhe, das direkt aus einer Flüssigkeit auf Zellulosebasis hergestellt wird. Die Seed-Runde wird von At One Ventures geleitet. Außerdem beteiligten sich Techstars, Heritage Group Ventures, The Helm, W Fund, Jetstream Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, REFASHIOND Ventures, CapitalX Ventures und Keeler Investments Group. Das französische Startup Kardinal konnte in seiner Finanzierungsrunde insgesamt 10 Millionen Euro einsammeln und will mit dem Kapital unter anderem nach Deutschland expandieren. Als Investoren konnte das Logistikunternehmen unter anderem den Risikokapitalfonds BGV gewinnen, daneben investierten Cap Horn Invest, Plug und Play Ventures sowie Serena. Das Startup hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Touren von Logistikunternehmen zu optimieren. Dafür nutzt es eine eigens entwickelte Software, die dem Unternehmen zufolge Kosten senken und Umweltschäden minimieren soll. Jonathan Bouaziz, Hugo Farizon und Cédric Hervet gründeten Kardinal und konnten bereits 2019 eine erste Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von zwei Millionen Euro einsammeln. Das Münchner Cleantech Reverion, ein Spin-off der TU München, hat erfolgreich seine Seed-Runde abgeschlossen. Hauptgeldgeber ist der Berliner Climatetech-Investor Extantia. Weitere Investoren sind Landwärme, Doral Tech Ventures, Possible Ventures sowie mehrere Business Angels. Reverion hat eine Technologie entwickelt, die bei der Stromerzeugung aus Biogas eine Effizienz von 80 Prozent erreichen soll – das entspricht einer Verdopplung gegenüber gängigen Methoden. Hierfür setzt das Startup auf Brennstoffzellen in einem neuartigen Systemaufbau, der es ermöglicht, sie auch reversibel zu nutzen. Dies bedeutet, dass Reverion-Anlagen bei Bedarf die Stromproduktion in eine Stromnutzung umkehren und so überschüssigen Strom aus Wind und Sonne für einen Elektrolyseprozess nutzen können. Dabei soll wahlweise entweder grüner Wasserstoff oder erneuerbares Erdgassubstitut erzeugt werden. Letzteres kann dann in das bestehende Erdgasnetz eingespeist werden.

Monarch Tractor Brings AI & AgTech to Farming w/ Praveen Penmetsa - BRT S03 EP23 (122) 6-5-2022   Things We Learned This Week Monarch Tractor is AgTech working towards a future with Clean Farming Farmer Jobs & Farmer Safety – tech assistance, more data, lower costs, less time on the tractor, more efficiency, & not around chemicals AgTech – Tractor uses AI, Autonomous Driving, GPS, Data, + EV Battery EV Battery - 10+ hours & 4.5 hours to charge, No DC fast charging – tractor design – 220 volt can charge, Battery swap capability – mobile swap cart in 10 mins in field Monarch Team includes: Former Tesla Gigafactory Head to build scale, Engineer to be CTO with AI & Autonomus Exp., Farmer w/ Vineyard Exp., CEO w/ 2 decades in Automotive & EV Industry       Guest: Praveen Penmetsa - CEO of Monarch Tractor https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenpenmetsa   https://www.monarchtractor.com/leadership.html   Praveen Penmetsa has nearly two decades of hands-on experience in translating creative visions into products for startups to Fortune 50 companies alike. He co-currently serves as founder and CEO of Motivo Engineering, a product-engineering firm with clients in the Mobility, Energy, AgTech, and Aerospace sectors. Praveen holds an MSME in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.     Monarch Tractor: Working Toward a Future With Clean Farming Labor shortages, climate change, and food safety concerns create a multitude of challenges for farmers. Monarch Tractor provides a farmer-first approach to innovation, making each decision with our end user and their biggest challenges in mind. Our dedication to solutions for the farmer also means healthier solutions for the planet, for the consumer, and for the global food ecosystem.     Co-Founders: Mark Schwager, Pres./Co-Founder -Former Gigafactory head & Tesla veteran 2010 – 2015 at Tesla, build volume at scale, to be reliable and robust Carlo Mondavi, Chief Farming Officer / Co-Founder - Family farms in winery biz Dr. Mark Omohundro, CTO / Co-Founder - farming, AI & autonomous     https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/autonomous-tractor-maker-monarch-raises-61-million/   Autonomous tractor maker Monarch raises $61 million Brian Heater@bheater / 7:00 AM MST•November 17, 2021   Way back in March, autonomous tractor maker Monarch announced a $20 million Series A. Now, a mere eight months later, the company is tripling the round, with a $61 million Series B. This latest raise is led by sustainable food fund Astanor Ventures, with participation from CNH Industrial, At One Ventures and Trimble Ventures.   Notes: Praveen – 2 decades in the auto industry and worked in EV cars. Circa 2015 – Farmers asked about AI & EV Farming – labor struggles, sustainability data Next generation tractor solves problems Farming setup – big farms with big commodity crops Specialty crops – fruits, veggies Hundreds to thousands of acres Need 3x labor for organic, Spray more with different pesticides Agriculture – low margins, intensive work Global problem for labor Skilled labor needed for tractor drivers, pays well but hard to find workers Seasonal – when can grow crops Food ecosystem – Technology – data and AI, automation in farming now Compact tractor – specialty Tractor powers an implement – mower, sprayer, harvester Existing tractor capability Driver optional features –AI and autonomous EV and data components – tractor is a mobile generator. Fleet conversions – enterprise product. Data and real time updates – visuals / cameras 3 years field testing – field trials with customers. Learn new info, capture data and adjust. , ETA of Q4 2022 roll out to public, have pre-orders Fleet operators – 1 person manage fleet of 6-7 tractors Battery – 10+ hours and 4.5 hours to charge No DC fast charging – tractor design – 220 volt can charge Battery swap capability – mobile swap cart in 10 minutes in field $50K to $68 K cost with options Get diesel and labor savings of $20 K/yr. , 20-30% savings diesel, 70% labor savings ROI and CAPEX analyze = 2 yrs ROI on cost of tractor, Tractor lasts 4-8 yrs Sensors in roof – upgrade roof with sensors or battery AI, geo tracking, GPS in future Data to farmer in the field – Train fast to learn tech and alerts w/ App on phone or tablet Monarch website can give all data to farmers Base station on farm for wifi and radio beacon to connect to Tractors onsite Safety – No diesel, less CO2, No rider – AI, no chemicals                                                                                                                                                           Dangerous implements connected to tractor, Sensors for collision, roll-over. OSHA worker safety   Insurance – possible future savings, Safer to remove driver from operation Controlled environment – no people walking around in field Tractor stops when people are detected Co-Founders of Monarch Tractor – different backgrounds Staff of 200 Future tractor models will be bigger Investors in Monarch - Tractor companies, C&H, Industrial Trimble – data and farm management is an investor Auto suppliers and manufacturers to scale to hundred of thousands of units License agreement – Astanor – European investor Silicon Valley investors Long Term 4 Quadrant farming – manage land better with Monarch Tractor to make most of seasonal harvest, Multi use / multi purpose tool for different crops Data saved – crop apps, plus Field mapping Demos – digital and on site demos of Tractor for farmers Tech hires – farming employments and workers will involve with need for CTO type hire       Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science   Best of Tech: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=best+of+tech     Investing Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Investing-Stocks-Bonds-Retirement     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT     Thanks for Listening. 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Introducing you to Helen Lin, a social impact and climate change investor who has traveled a long journey to find a career in business for good where she is making a huge positive impact to combat climate change. How can we turn our passion and/or fight for social and climate justice into for-profit careers? Many people express an interest in this topic and we are thrilled to bring you some insights and tools to do this very thing. In addition, Helen shares her story and some great advice on amplifying your strengths to get ahead and reach your goals! Helen is Principal, At One Ventures. She has worked across four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, N. America) merging and investing in companies (Baird, Houlihan Lokey), leading the digital transformation of multinational banking operations, and designing products to serve the base of the pyramid customers (FINCA Impact Finance). She loves a good puzzle and enjoys finding creative solutions to big problems. Monumental Me is democratizing personal & professional development, creating and curating content, research, and tools to make them accessible to all. The Mindshare Podcast is created for our listeners and our programs are available through the Workshops & Challenge Tabs on Monumentalme.com. If you want a weekly boost of evidence-based tools to help you thrive, subscribe to our Thrive Letter at monumentalme.substack.com!

Our guest Helen Lin is Principal, At One Ventures. She is an INSEAD MBA alum, who calls her time at INSEAD "the golden ticket to pivot" into the career she wanted. Helen has worked across four continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, N. America) merging and investing in companies (Baird, Houlihan Lokey), leading the digital transformation of multinational banking operations, and designing products to serve base of the pyramid customers (FINCA Impact Finance). She loves a good puzzle and enjoys finding creative solutions to big problems. In the IWiB Podcast we are collecting stories and having conversations with people to inspire, inform and connect women and men who want to thrive in life. With Chris Thorpe, Founder Brick Investment Partners, and Liana Slater Growth Executive & Co-Founder Momunmentalme.com, producer of The Mindshare Podcast, and Co-Founder INSEAD IWiB Global Club. Music by Patrick Prouty. For more inspiring discussions and real tools for success, check out Liana's professional development podcast The Mindshare Podcast available wherever you get your podcasts and at www.monumentalme.com/podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Deep dive on the role of technology in helping to solve the world's greatest environmental questions-and a passionate argument for the impact of social entrepreneurship. Tom gives an overview of At One Ventures investments and key technologies that the fund has supported, with a particular focus on tree planting technologies. As well as discussing specific technologies and market applications, Tom shares his views on the dangers of increasing penetration of technologies in our lives and reflects on techno utopian approach to the environment associated with Silicon Valley. Tom also shares his concerns how we as a society have prioritized economy over society and environment: A fascinating, spirited discussion. Tom Chi is founder At One Ventures a climate-focused VC fund investing in companies creating environmentally positive technology.  At One Ventures, a climate-focused VC fund investing in companies creating environmentally positive technology.  Before founding At One Ventures, Tom was Head of Experience and founding member of Google X who helped scale the company from six people to 600. His engineering and business background coupled with a passion for environmental sustainability inspired him to start a VC fund dedicated to improving planetary health.

In this episode, Tom and Amrit talk about the importance of humanity becoming a net positive to nature for a better future, diving deep into a wide range of concepts about humanity, the economy, the environment, and the future. Tom Chi, M.S. & B.S. in Electrical Engineering, is an inventor, leader, coach, speaker, investor and technologist. He is the founding partner at At One Ventures, a company dedicated to find, fund, and grow teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature. He coaches corporate executives and top investors, strengthens social entrepreneurship and gives talks and workshops to unlock mindsets.Today's industries are net negative for humanity, and Tom advocates for transformational shifts. Humanity needs to become net positive to nature. This means regenerate and restore damage taking action not as scientists but as engineers.Physics teaches you how to understand the physical world, and the type of understanding that allows you to be structured to create something new is useful for lots of things, including asking big questions about why we make what we make.Designing something has an intention to it. Tom calls design a frozen intention; when you interact with it you unfreeze the intention of the designer. Technology happens because of decisions we make. If it grows faster than we can get used to, it is because we have decided it should. The key is to make those decisions with good intentions.We have spent most of the 20th century figuring out how to strip mine the physical resources of the planet and we are spending the 21st century strip mining the cognitive resources of the planet. Social media is one of the cases; attention is stripped from you and your attention is a finite resource just like minerals in the ground.Many people say economics is a science but it isn't, it is a designed discipline. People that have been in charge of designing it have done a terrible job because they treat it as a science. In science there is foundational truth, in a designed discipline there isn't. We have made foundational errors too, allowing those people to talk about their discipline as a science. Capitalism is a tool just like a hammer and no tool must be worshiped. There is a big responsibility in how we use a tool well. In consequence, Tom looks for disruptive technologies that have both radically better unit economics and environmental economics so that he can work toward a world where humanity is in a positive nature. We can remodel the industrial economy but we can also destroy nature with capitalism; it all depends on how you use this tool. Chi believes we do it because we systematically have chosen to be “dumb”, that means we got sold the narratives of a social categorisation in which we decide which social group people belong to: 'us' or 'them' . We can choose to think differently. If the vast majority of life on the planet is cooperative, we must be too. We are all interconnected with each other and the universe at large.Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/Full mentioned resources and more here!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is Laurie Menoud. Laurie is a Partner at At One Ventures, a VC that finds, funds, and grows deep-tech startups to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature. Laurie also joined the board of directors of several Startups, and is a multi board observer. Throughout her career Laurie was a Microbiologist, a Biochemist, and Biotechnologist. She was involved in the characterization of the giant virus, “Mimivirus,” at the French national laboratory, which shed new light on the origins of life and optimized new biological processes for wastewater treatment. All that, before she turned to VC, where she co-founded A DOZEN! deep-tech startups related to computer vision, Natural Language Processing, diagnostics and robotics during her time at SRI International and later as Co-lead of BASF's North America Venture Capital efforts. In this episode we talk about Deep Tech VC Investments. We learn how to invest in Biotech, robotics, AI, and much more. Laurie tells us how her background in research, biotech, biochemistry and biology has helped her be a better investor. We talk about investments in companies to lead humanity to a state where we are a net positive to nature. We learn about sourcing deep tech investments, doing due diligence, and helping net positive companies grow. 

Tom Chi has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He's played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search), and scaled new projects from conception to significance (Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users).Tom has pioneered and practiced a unique approach to rapid prototyping, visioning, and leadership that can jumpstart innovative new ideas as well as move large organizations at unprecedented speeds. These approaches have benefitted over a dozen industry-leading companies. He most recently served as head of product experience at Google X developing technology such as Google Glass and Google's self-driving cars.His current focus is delving into human development issues with social entrepreneurs around the globe, rebooting the fundamental frameworks of entrepreneurship itself, and teaching a limited number of workshops to select organizations. Recently he founded an investment firm, At One Ventures, that finds, funds, and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.---LIFT Economy Newsletter Join 7000+ subscribers and get our free 60 point business design checklist—plus monthly tips, advice, and resources to help you build the Next Economy: https://lifteconomy.com/newsletter --- Next Economy MBAThis episode is brought to you by the Next Economy MBA.What would a business education look like if it was completely redesigned for the benefit of all life? This is why the team at LIFT Economy created the Next Economy MBA (https://lifteconomy.com/mba).The Next Economy MBA is a nine month online course for folks who want to learn key business fundamentals (e.g., vision, culture, strategy, and operations) from an equitable, inclusive, and regenerative perspective.Join the growing network of 250+ alumni who have been exposed to new solutions, learned essential business skills, and joined a lifelong peer group that is catalyzing a global shift towards an economy that works for all life.Learn more at https://lifteconomy.com/mba.---Show Notes + Other LinksFor detailed show notes and interviews with past guests, please visit https://lifteconomy.com/podcastIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really helps expose these ideas to new listeners:https://bit.ly/nexteconomynowTwitter: https://twitter.com/LIFTEconomyInstagram: https://instagram.com/lifteconomy/Facebook: https://facebook.com/LIFTEconomy/YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/LifteconomyMusic by Chris Zabriskie: https://chriszabriskie.com/The spring cohort of the Next Economy MBA is officially open! Save 20% when you register before 1/29 with our early-bird sale ➡️ https://lifteconomy.com/mba

Tom Chi has dedicated his life's work to making humanity net positive...this is no small undertaking. His approach is calm, grounded and factual. He's an engineer, a developer and an inventor who is the chair of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, managing partner at At One Ventures and was one of the founding members of the Google X team. His work finds creative solutions to the damaging effects of human interference in the natural cycles. Put simply, Tom believes that there should be a core set of things that are essential or sacred that should not be allowed to be maximized for profit.