# Nurturing Deep Tech Startups to Address Climate Change: A Conversation with Andrew Gollach of HAX

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Length: 43m
- Episode: 42
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj46lvn-andrew-gollach-nurturing-deep-tech-startups

## Summary

Andrew Gollach, Principal at HAX (part of SOSV), discusses the challenges of investing in and building deep tech hardware startups focused on climate change, industrial automation, and human health. He explains HAX's model of providing hands-on support, including access to prototyping facilities in Newark, Shenzhen, and Pune, to help early-stage companies de-risk their technology. Gollach highlights critical industry headwinds, such as the difficulty of securing project finance for unproven infrastructure technologies like Direct Air Capture (DAC) and the talent shortage for experienced engineers in hardware startups.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=3) Introduction and Andrew Gollach's Background
- [9:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=577) HAX's Global Facilities and Prototyping Support
- [13:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=799) The Necessity of Hardware in Climate and Industrial Solutions
- [19:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=1187) Financing Challenges for Deep Tech Infrastructure
- [22:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=1341) Talent Acquisition and Hiring in Hardware Startups
- [25:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=1505) Critical Minerals and Mining Innovation
- [28:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=1714) Renewable Energy Deployment and Automation
- [33:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=1994) Direct Air Capture (DAC) and Carbon Removal Economics
- [37:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=2242) Hydrogen Midstream and Pipeline Retrofitting
- [40:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-12-21-nurturing-deep-tech-startups-to-address-climate-change-a-conversation-with-andre#t=2437) Advice for Aspiring Climate Entrepreneurs

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- HAX (company)
- SOSV (company)
- LanzaTech (company)
- Carnegie Mellon (other)
- R0 (product)
- Airton Energy (company)
- Arculus Solutions (company)
- Carbon Engineering (company)
- Occidental Petroleum (company)
- Gaia AI (company)
- Activate (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Deep Tech Investing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends/2022-08-02-deep-tech-investing) (Oxide and Friends)
- [Crossing the valley of death](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-07-14-crossing-the-valley-of-death) (Catalyst)
- [DAC’s bumpy road to commercial scale](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2024-10-03-dacs-bumpy-road-to-commercial-scale) (Catalyst)
- [Global Silicon Startups Contest Catalyzes Deep Tech Innovation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-05-26-global-silicon-startups-contest-catalyzes-deep-tech-innovation) (EE Times Current)
- [178: Venture Capital Funding for Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2023-06-01-178-venture-capital-funding-for-hardware-startups) (Product Startup)

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