E517 | Jacqueline van den Ende (Carbon Equity) & Dougie Sloan (Impact Venture at Better Society Capital): Rewiring capital for climate impact and making everyday investors part of the solution

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC Impact Highlight, where we bring you the people and perspectives pushing the boundaries of purpose-driven venture. This week, sits down with , Managing Director, , and , Co-founder & CEO of , to explore how we unlock billions for climate action by rethinking the very architecture of venture capital. Together, they dive into how Carbon Equity is turning everyday citizens into climate LPs, why “retail” doesn’t mean amateur, and how tech, transparency, and trust can finally bring impact investing to scale. This episode’s themes: Why climate finance is stuck—and how we build new pipes Reimagining access: giving more people a seat at the capital table The rise of the prosumer LP: conviction, education, and agency Bridging alpha and impact without trade-offs Redesigning private markets for participation at scale Here’s what’s covered: 00:30 Jacqueline’s journey: from traditional VC to climate capital rebel 02:15 The climate capital gap: why only 2% of VC goes to climate tech 03:45 Institutional capital vs. bold innovation: the trust mismatch 05:30 Rethinking “retail”: building for a sophisticated next-gen LP 07:00 Tech as an enabler: onboarding, transparency, and scale 08:45 What private market investors need (and don’t get today) 10:00 Productizing the LP experience: clarity, ownership, conviction 11:45 How Carbon Equity builds education into capital deployment 13:00 The vision: mobilizing the masses without dumbing things down 14:30 Impact with returns: challenging the trade-off fallacy 16:00 What’s next: tokenisation, retail regulation, and unlocking access