Kentaro Kawamori, CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni: $114 Million Raised to Build the Climate Disclosure & Carbon Management Category

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kentaro Kawamori, CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni, a climate disclosure and carbon management platform that’s raised over $114 Million in funding Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Growing up in a German agricultural community, where sustainability has always been synonymous with scarcity Kentaro’s career across the tech sector, from big enterprise players to the startup space The driving forces behind better carbon reporting, from regulators on one side and government regulators on the other Why carbon reporting remains really left behind when it comes to data integration, and how Persefoni is planning to change all that The complexity of contemporary supply chains and the real-world limitations of carbon footprint reporting confronting most firms Why Kentaro didn’t seek out typical Silicon Valley investors on board at the start of Persefoni’s journey //   Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe.  www.GlobalTalent.co