On our ninth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Lucy Lyons: Co-Founder and CEO of Kestrix.

Lucy, commercial Co-founder of Kestrix, is an entrepreneurial leader with international experience founding and scaling sustainability-focused ventures and conducting policy research. After their first experience as a founder as the CEO of reLive, an angel-backed sustainable end-of-life platform, she was the first hire under the CCO at Berlin-based Plan A, Europe’s first B2B carbon accounting SaaS company.

00:00 - Podcast introduction

02:45: About Kestrix

04:18: Was this an idea you came into the Venture Builder with or is it one you formed after meeting Matt?

06:15: When did you actually come out of Cohort 4 and go it alone? How has the business evolved since that point?

09:35: How has the fundraising process been? Have you found through the journey that you have felt any gender adversity?

16:23: How have you found the rest of your working career? Can you share some of your journey with us please?

21:38: What people-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?

24:20: What media-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?

27:37: Do you have a role model you look up to?

29:57: Conclusion

Video versions of these episodes are available here.

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