110. Founders' Panel (Live) - the Climate for Tech

About this episode

The episode features a founders' panel discussing the climate tech sector and their experiences in 2023.

For the final episode of 2023, Startup West recorded a founders' panel in front of a live audience of more than 400 at Freo Startup Fest, which is part of the annual West Tech Fest, Australia's longest-running tech festival. Host Charlie Gunningham chats with Dr Julia Reisser (Uluu), Amy Carter-James (Raaise) and Jonathan Lilley (Electro Ventures). Each company is heavily involved in developing and funding cleaner, climate-friendly products. Having raised $8.6M, Uluu is commercialising the production of red seaweed as an alternative source of plastics, to change fashion and other industries. Meanwhile, Raaise is a platform connecting investors with climate tech startups, and Electro Ventures has raised $20M and funded 13 EV-related boat, plane and vehicle companies. Julia, Amy and Jonathan talk about their challenges and successes in 2023, the climate tech sector generally, and their plans for 2024 and beyond. For more: >> https://uluu.com.au >> https://raaise.co >> https://electro.ventures >> https://electronautic.com.au ~ Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and pays respects…

People in this episode

Guests: Amy Carter-James, Jonathan Lilley, Dr Julia Reisser

Topics covered

• climate tech
• founders panel
• startup funding
• sustainability

Keywords

• Uluu
• Raaise
• Electro Ventures
• red seaweed
• climate-friendly products

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Raaise, red seaweed, climate tech startups, EV-related boats, planes, vehicles

Books & works: Startup West

Places: Australia, Perth, Western Australia, the City of Perth, Tekkon

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