Hardware Podcasts

Crossing the valley of death

Catalyst · 14 Jul 2022 · 50m

What this episode covers

Scott Jacobs, CEO of Generate Capital, discusses the challenges of financing first-of-a-kind climate tech and the 'valley of death' for unproven solutions. He explains how Generate addresses complex infrastructure projects like anaerobic digesters and electric bus leasing by providing equity, technical expertise, and supply chain support rather than just debt. Jacobs argues that human capacity building and aligning customer demand are more critical than capital availability for scaling these technologies, especially in a rising interest rate environment.

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Generate Capital, Energy Impact Partners, BYD, EnergyHub, Bloom Energy, Antenna Group, McKinsey, DOE

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