S8: E6. Fundraising Advice for Hard-Science Decarbonisation Solutions ft. Chloe Coates (Zero Carbon Capital)

Chloe Coates is a research and analysis lead at Zero Carbon Capital. As well as her work at Zero Carbon, Chloe has hosted sessions at The Drop, been featured by ClimateHack and was a judge at the 2024 Global Challenge Lab Demo Day.Zero Carbon support companies working to solve the biggest challenges of decarbonisation with pre-seed and seed investments in ambitious teams building hard-science solutions across Europe and Israel.During this series of bite-sized episodes, I’ll be speaking to investors from across the climate ecosystem to get their reflections on 2024, insights about the funding landscape for 2025, advice for founders looking to raise, and finding out what they’re most excited about for the coming year.1:29 - Intro to Zero Carbon Capital and their investment thesis2:41 - Chloe’s reflections on the 2024 climate landscape4:43 - What contributed to certain portfolio companies doing well last year?7:43 - Thoughts and predictions for the fundraising market and early-stage investment in 202511:42 - What areas of the market are you excited about?15:15 - What does ZCC look for in investments?17:05 - What does ZCC expect in terms of demonstrable traction?19:14 - Chloe’s advice for founders who might want to approach ZCC for investment21:01 - How can founders make their pitch stand out?22:33 - How to contact ZCC and Chloe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.