A €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to VC with Jessica Burley of Planet A Ventures

Jessica Burley is an investor at Planet A Ventures, a €160 million fund pioneering a science-based approach to venture capital. Jessica is passionate about impact measurement and, as she says: "If there's not a significant positive environmental impact, the deal is off.”In this episode we talked about:🔬 Planet A Ventures' use of life cycle assessments to evaluate potential investments🚫 The fund's in-house science team's veto power on deals lacking significant environmental impact🤝 Collaboration with Speedinvest and Norrsken VC to create a climate hardware playbook📊 The importance of impact measurement for businesses to demonstrate sustainability claims🌡️ How climate risk is increasingly becoming a business risk🚀 Her optimism in climate tech thanks to transformative technologies and dedicated talent#VC #Hardware #Sustainability #Investing #ClimateTech👨‍💻 Hiring developers? You need to look at Ukraine, where I've been hiring exclusively since 2018. Set up a no-stress needs assessment at wild.codes/climate. Podcast listeners get $1k off their first hire. 🧑‍💼 Growing your team across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate