Activating Climate Capital at Scale: Conduit's Unconventional Playbook, Ep #136
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The episode discusses innovative financial models for climate investment with Bob Zulkoski of Conduit Capital.
The climate transition will require trillions of dollars of investment, but many of the biggest opportunities still face structural financing barriers because our financial system was not designed for a challenge of this scale and complexity. As investors, entrepreneurs, and institutions work to accelerate the transition, there is a growing need for new financial models that can bridge those gaps and unlock capital more effectively. Today, we’re joined by Bob Zulkoski of Conduit Capital , a firm taking a very different approach to climate finance. Rather than building one big fund, Conduit is creating platforms designed to unlock private capital at scale — from financing energy-efficiency upgrades in commercial real estate, to launching climate-transition SPACs, to developing a new blended-finance vehicle aimed at helping impact investment managers bridge what Bob calls the “Pioneer Gap.” Bob calls the model radical collaboration, and the goal is not just to invest well, but to prove new models that others can replicate. On today’s episode, we cover: 1:19 – Framing the Climate Finance Challenge and Introducing Bob Zulkoski 2:34 – What Is Conduit Capital? Vision and Radical…
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