About this episode

Gaby Darbyshire discusses the evolution of climate venture capital and the importance of funding impactful startups.

Is the power law dead for climate startups? Should VCs stop chasing unicorns and start funding real impact? In this thought-provoking episode, Lucas J Pols, GP at Pegasus Angel Accelerator, sits down with Gaby Darbyshire, General Partner at Dangerous Ventures, to unpack how climate venture capital is shifting — and why that’s a good thing. Gaby shares her journey from nuclear energy law to climate VC, and explains how her fund backs startups solving climate problems at the root — from precis...

People in this episode

Host: Lucas J Pols

Guest: Gaby Darbyshire

Topics covered

• climate startups
• venture capital
• impact investing
• unicorns
• climate problems
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• climate startups
• venture capital
• impact investing
• unicorns
• climate problems
• nuclear energy law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pegasus Angel Accelerator, Dangerous Ventures

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