On the eighth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Adam Chirkowski, Investment Director at Albion Capital Group LLP Group. 

Albion Capital Group LLP have been established since 1996 - and they support visionary Founders with long-term capital and scale-up expertise. They choose startups with the potential to grow into enduring companies that reshape industries. Despite not being a pure-play Climate Investor; they have funded some pioneering companies in energy, AI for decarbonisation and battery technology.

Timestamps:

0.20: About Funding a Better Future and Above and Beyond Recruitment

1:11: Cherry’s introduction to Adam Chirkowski and Albion VC

1:38: Adam delves a bit deeper into Albion VC and their role

4:05: In your opinion, what does the funding landscape look like this year, both broadly and how Climate sits within that?

4:57: How ClimateTech investment compared to other sectors in 2022 and why

07:58: The balance between the cost of living crisis and will the demand from individuals for sustainable focussed services, products and technologies remain?

09:19: What parts of the ClimateTech sector are you most excited about?

10:08: The worldwide trend last year that was the energy crisis and the benefits (New solutions)

11:03: The shift of interest into property, from the focus on energy bills to the construction of property and the circular economy

11:18: The world of data

12:35: What do you look for in a good investment prospect and what advice would you give to a business looking to raise?

13:05: Marrying the vision and drive that they have with the commercial aspects to deliver it

13:39: Really understanding the problem they’re trying to solve, how valuable that is to customers and how it can scale

18:57: Is there anything you’re excited about in your own world of Albion VC?

21:05: Starting the conversation with Albion VC

21:22: Cherry’s conclusion

Video versions of these episodes are available here.

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