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The Climate Pioneers Show is a business podcast hosted by Cherry Swayne. It has 86 episodes, with the latest published December 2025.

Welcome to The Climate Pioneers Show.Each season we focus on a different area of climate technology, exploring the highs and lows of building and scaling climate start-ups. We feature founder stories from the front line, fundraising advice from impact investors, and tips about how to build and support a team of A-players to save the planet.Hosted by Cherry Swayne, founder of Above & Beyond Recruitment, angel investor and climate talent specialist. Happy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S11: E3. Replacing single use plastic and achieving global scale ft. Linus Larsson Green (PulPac)

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S11: E2. Decarbonising the chemical supply chain ft. Armando Leal Puente (Eutechtics)

3

S11: E1. Closing a $45m series A ft. Fabien Koutchekian (Genomines)

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S10: E6. Game-changing geothermal power from car parks ft. Margaux Peltier (Enerdrape)

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S10: E5. Looking beyond the coast to predict flooding ft. Avi Baruch (Previsico)

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S10: E4. Protecting people and assets from natural disasters ft. Rozalie Ryclova-Pribadi (MaxInfo)

7

S10: E3. Predicting extreme weather to protect lives and businesses ft. Fredrik Borgström (Skyfora)

8

S10: E2. Forecasting the future of our most precious resource ft. Jeremy Fain (Blue Water Intelligence)

9

S10: E1. Climate resilience is no longer just a 'nice to have' ft. Harish Pesala (SmartResilience)

10

S9: E5. Fighting Fuel Poverty and Climate Change ft. Agnes Czako (AirEx)

11

S9: E4. Building the World's Thermometer ft. Camilla Taylor (SatVu)

12

S9: E3. A World First in Sustainable Concrete ft. Bill Yost (Reclinker)

13

S9: E2. Building the Experian of Energy Data ft. Thomas Farquhar (Heatio)

14

S9: E1. Scaling Hydrogen Energy to Series B ft. Christopher Jackson (Protium)

15

S8: E10. Funding Transformative British Climate Tech Startups ft. Jonathan Pollock (Elbow Beach)

16

S8: E9. Advice on Raising an Angel Round for a Climate Startup ft. James Manktelow (climate angel)

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S8: E8. Funding the Next Industrial Revolution ft. Eric Kohlmann (Climate First)

18

S8: E7. Series A Fundraising Advice for Deep Tech Climate Startups ft. Kate Ronayne (BGF)

19

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

20

S8: E5. Funding the Digital-First Green Transition ft. Dr Terhi Vapola (Greencode Ventures)

21

S8: E4. Where Climate Tech Meets Fin Tech ft. Jeremy Brown (Anthemis)

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S8: E3. Funding the Decarbonisation of the Construction Industry ft. Arjun Jairaj (noa VC)

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S8: E2. Fundraising Advice for Early-stage Climate Deep Tech ft. Stuart Ferguson (Sustainable Ventures)

24

S8: E1. Fundraising Advice for Carbon Removal Technology ft. Roberta Franchi (Counteract VC)

25

S7: E8. How to get the 'people part' right from day one ft. Geraldine Butler-Wright (RorCas)

26

S7: E7. Culture and trust-building advice from a climate CEO ft. Dimple Patel (NatureMetrics)

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S7: E6. Laying the foundations for scalable people processes ft. Sherry White (Oxford People Solutions)

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S7: E5. Supporting neurodivergent talent in tech ft. Parul Singh (Parallel Minds)

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S7: E4. Culture and team building in a Series A startup ft. Seb Leape (Natcap)

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S7: E3. Creating an irresistible employer brand to attract top talent ft. Graham Quinn (Flexa / Quinn & Co.)

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S7: E2. Building an inclusive culture from the very first job ad ft. Ed Jervis (Inclusion Crowd)

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S7: E1. Hiring advice from a climate VC ft. Heidi Lindvall (Pale Blue Dot)

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S6: E10. Deep Tech Funding Advice ft. Pippa Gawley (Zero Carbon Capital)

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S6: E9. Creating the Manual for Deep Tech in Climate ft. Katya Constant (Climate Brick)

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S6: E8. Advice from an Early-stage VC in Climate ft. Dr. Luke Charbonnier-Bevan (Zinc VC)

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S6: E7. Advice from a Deep Tech Super Angel ft. Francesco Perticarari (Silicon Roundabout Ventures)

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S6: E6. Commercialisation Advice from a CCO for Deep Tech in Climate ft. Dave Wardell (measurable.energy)

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S6: E5. The Power of Lab Space to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Fahmida Khan (Prosemino)

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S6: E4. Driving Private Investment into Deep Tech in Climate ft. Dr. Stafford Lloyd (Innovate UK)

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S6: E3. How Venture Builders Are Helping to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Puja Balachander (Carbon13)

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S6: E2. Building Corporate Partnerships to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Ian Lee (UK Power Networks)

42

S6: E1. Scaling Climate Deep Tech with COO and Co-founder Shiladitya Ghosh (Mission Zero Technologies)

43

S5: E7. First-hand Lessons from a New Angel Investor ft. Neda Sahebelm (angel investor)

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S5: E6. How to Become an Angel Investor ft. Andy Ayim (Angel Investing School)

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S5: E5. Due Diligence for Raising Angel Investment ft. Molly Allington (Albotherm)

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S5: E4. Angel Investing for Impact ft. Cam Ross (Green Angel Ventures)

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S5: E3. The Importance of Female Angel Investors ft. Marla Shapiro (HERmesa) and David Fogel (Alma Angels)

48

S5: E2. What It's Like to Raise Investment from Angels ft. Anna Sandgren (CEO and Co-founder of Unibloom)

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S5: E1. The Legalities of Raising from Angels ft. Ben Keene (Raaise) and Fran Spooner (corporate lawyer)

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S4: E6. Josef Bromovsky from Algoma

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