VC10X - All about Impact Investing with Olivia Hipkins, Managing Partner at Gaia Global Ventures

Olivia Hipkins is a Managing Partner at Gaia Global, a VC firm focused on active investment in early-stage impact-oriented ventures that transform our economies, lives, and planet. They invest in CleanTech, FoodTech, AgTech, and Materials spaces. Olivia is an investor, operator, and advisor focused on the intersection of sustainability and financial services. She works with investors and companies across venture capital and private equity to integrate sustainability in capital allocation decisions, empowering investment professionals and executive teams to see sustainability as an opportunity for positive impact and returns. She has worked with numerous private companies and investors spanning the real asset markets (including metals & mining, oil & gas, renewable energy, supply chain, and blockchain for real assets), driving strategic initiatives, outlining sustainable growth plans, and developing funding and capital raising plans. Oliva has previously held executive positions at Qenta Inc. (fka Emergent Technology & Payments) and 17 Asset Management, as well as served as an investment professional at Castlelake LP, the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), and PIMCO. In this episode we talk about: - Impact investing - Solutions for climate change - Return expectations - Some exciting portfolio companies and lots more.. Links mentioned in the episode: Follow Olivia on Twitter - https://twitter.com/odyssey_olivia Gaia Global website - https://gaiaglobal.io/ Hosted by Prashant Choubey - https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Subscribe to VC10X for more insightful VC episodes!