Peak Sustainability Ventures

🎤 Samir Shah, Managing Partner at Peak Sustainability Ventures, will be a panelist at Prabhav 2024, speaking on the topic “Funding the New Frontiers of Climate Tech”, which will explore exciting investment opportunities in the Climate tech space in India. Prabhav 2024 is the fifth edition of the Impact Investors Council (IIC)’s biennial flagship conference, scheduled to take place in New Delhi on 12th and 13th September 2024. Prabhav serves as a pivotal platform for Impact LPs, Asset Managers, Government Officials, and ecosystem stakeholders to convene, deliberate, and advance the India impact sector. The gathering is dedicated to synergising impact investing with sustainable development under the theme 'Impact Beyond Returns: The India Story'. The event will explore six crucial themes: Equity Impact Investing, Blended Finance, Financial Inclusion, Debt Impact Investing, Climate Finance, and Niche Sectors. The conclave aims to bridge the financing gap for impactful initiatives, unlocking India's potential for a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future. Join Samir Shah and Peak Sustainability Ventures at Prabhav 2024 to explore how impact investing can drive meaningful outcomes and contribute to a more sustainable future for India. Visit https://prabhav2024.in/ to register and block your seat. #Sustainability #Innovation #VentureCapital #SustainableInvesting #SustainableManagement #ClimateChange #SustainableFinance #GreenFuture #IndiaSustainability

It was great to have Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala, Vice President at Peak Sustainability Ventures participating on the panel: "Financing the Sustainable Future: Exploring innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable projects in India" at Sanrakshan - The Business Sustainability Conclave! Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala commented, "As important as it is for a founder to raise capital, it is equally important to know what type of capital is required at a specific stage and for what type of project. For instance, carbon credit projects typically require financing upfront in order to fund their development to a stage when they can sell credits in the market. On the other hand, new, cutting edge technologies in energy often require significant amounts of government funding for R&D prior to raising equity funding." This event, presented by IIM Lucknow - PGP Sustainable Management Centre for Business Sustainability, brought together experts from various fields to discuss the future of sustainable finance including: Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala, Peak Sustainability Ventures | Sagar Asapur, Climate Risk Horizons | Dr. Abhinav Akhilesh, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP | Diksha Rathore, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). The session was moderated by Sanjeet Kumar De, Accenture. #Sustainability #Innovation #VentureCapital #IIMLucknow #SustainableInvesting #SANRAKSHAN2024 #SustainableManagement #ClimateChange #SustainableFinance #GreenFuture #IndiaSustainability

📈 Venture Fund Spotlight: Peak Sustainability Ventures Website: https://lnkd.in/emfy82Qq Peak Ventures is an early-stage venture fund dedicated to driving climate innovation in India. By focusing on key areas like energy, food systems, water, and climate, Peak Ventures backs purpose-driven entrepreneurs with bold ideas that accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Their investments prioritize sustainability and scalability, supporting startups that tackle the most pressing environmental challenges with transformative solutions. 🌿 Sustainability: Peak Ventures funds startups that focus on renewable energy, sustainable food systems, water conservation, and climate resilience. 💡 Innovation: They identify revolutionary technologies and business models that push the boundaries of climate solutions, helping startups scale their impact. 🌍 Impact: Peak Ventures’ investments drive systemic change, fostering a sustainable future by empowering entrepreneurs to address global climate challenges at scale. If you’re interested in learning more, follow our Substack: https://lnkd.in/enPrWYCK #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation #Startups #VentureCapital #LowCarbonEconomy #INSEAD

♻ Our portfolio company, Polymateria, was featured by CNBC-TV18, showcasing the effect of Polymateria's technology on plastic packaging in their 'Living Lab' in Pune! Polymateria's technology targets fugitive plastics and leads to the accelerated biodegradation of polyolefins (the most common type of plastic used in single-use packaging) in the natural environment, at ambient temperatures, and without any ecotoxicity issues. Get in touch with us if you're interested in getting involved in combatting plastic pollution! Click on the link to watch the full segment: https://lnkd.in/dEJZTQ96 #Polymateria #CNBCFeature #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #VentureCapital #PlasticWaste #PortfolioCompany #ClimateAction #Biotransformation #Cleantech Samir Shah | Aakash Shah | Sarah Bhot, CFA

Peak's Monthly Book Review Session: How The World Really Works (Vaclav Smil) In our monthly book review session, the Investment Team at Peak Sustainability Ventures discussed 'How the World Really Works' by Vaclav Smil. The book offers a much-needed reality check - before we can tackle climate issues effectively, it's imperative that we understand the mechanics of our biosphere. How energy conversion actually takes place; what are the most efficient sources of energy; how do we produce food (at a granular level); why is nitrogen so critical; how do we decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. We highlighted a few key statistics that we think should frame the discussion on climate change in the next decade: 1. Decarbonize Industry: Global production of the four indispensable materials (cement, steel, plastic, ammonia) claims about 17% of the world’s primary energy supply and 20% of all CO2 emissions originating in the combustion of fossil fuels. 2. Oversupply and Wasteage of Food: The world loses about half of all root crops, vegetables & fruits, one third of all fish, 30% of cereals, and one fifth of all oilseeds, meat & dairy. Furthermore, inedible household food waste is only 30% of the total, meaning that 70% of wasted food was in fact perfectly edible. 3. Economic Growth = Higher Emissions: Was there a single climate modeller who predicted in 1980 that the most important anthropogenic factor driving global warming over the next 30 years would be the economic rise of China? Our concluding thoughts: Climate is an evolving and complex space. Many under-the-radar industries have the potential for outsized impact. India is on the rise, and with it, there will be a commensurate increase in our proportion of global emissions. As a sector, climate investors have the potential to catalyze the ecosystem and make a significant impact with investments in climate solutions today. 🚀 To read more about our thoughts on the book, check out the link below: https://lnkd.in/dRs6dBNF Samir Shah | Sanjay Nayar | Aakash Shah | Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala | Sarah Bhot, CFA | Swaraj Dharia | Ahana Advani | Rishi Rathi | Amay S. | Nikita Manoj | Maitreyi Menon #ClimateTech #Innovation #HowTheWorldReallyWorks #BookReview #VaclavSmil #Entrepreneurship #ClimateAction #Startups #Sustainability #VentureCapital #Environment #SustainableDevelopment #CircularEconomy

Dive into an exciting discussion about our planet’s most precious resource. Join us for the Australia-India Climate Tech Forum, where we’ll be exploring Water Security in a Changing Climate. Topic: Water Security in a Changing Climate Date: Friday, July 5th Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM IST | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM AEST Format: Webinar Register here: https://lnkd.in/gpbbpCQz Get ready to make a difference—reserve your spot now! #ClimateTech #WaterSecurity #Sustainability #ClimateChange #India #Australia

📣 We are thrilled to announce that GIST Impact, the leading provider of impact data and analytics, has received an investment from UBS Next, the venture and innovation unit of Europe's largest bank. Congratulations to Pavan Sukhdev and the GIST team for this monumental achievement! This strategic partnership marks a major milestone in GIST's journey to becoming the leading climate analytics provider in the world, and in revolutionizing how corporates measure and manage their natural, social and human capital impact. Sergio P. Ermotti, Group CEO of UBS, stated “We believe that actionable impact intelligence and data will help investors manage their portfolios in a targeted manner and match opportunities and environmental and social impact. This is a pre-requisite to create long-term sustainable outcomes.” We are proud to be a part of GIST Impact’s journey since 2019, to help accelerate adoption of climate impact measurement across global financial institutions and corporates, with our Managing Partner, Samir Shah serving on the Board and being an active investor. We are excited to continue supporting GIST Impact in the years ahead. You can learn more about the investment: GIST Impacts' website: https://lnkd.in/euFz6pVd Carbon Pulse: https://lnkd.in/dz8WgD9F Pavan Sukhdev André Hoffmann Sergio P. Ermotti Samir Shah #sustainableinvesting #impactinvesting #corporatesustainability #innovation #climateanalytics #ubsnext #impactdata

Thrilled to have Nikita Manoj and Maitreyi Menon join us for Summer '24! Nikita Manoj is a Sophomore in the Huntsman Dual Degree Program at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School and a B.A. in International Studies from the College of Arts and Sciences. Maitreyi Menon joins us from Columbia University where she is pursuing a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia | SIPA, focused on mobilising capital to solve the climate crisis, specifically in emerging markets. Welcome to the team! 💚 #SummerInternship #ClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability #VentureCapital #Environment #PeakSustainabilityVentures #ClimateAction #VentureInvesting #UniversityofPennsylvania #TheWhartonSchool #ColumbiaUniversity

Aakash Shah, Partner at Peak Sustainability Ventures, was invited to support the Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific cohort at Batu Batu Island in Malaysia last week! 🌴 We participated alongside a curated set of global climate VCs to mentor and support 12 extremely high-impact, passionate founders addressing some of the toughest problems in the climate landscape. One of the fundamental successes of Unreasonable's approach is this: Don't ever doubt that you can change the world. The program is designed with the premise of bringing a small group of changemakers together - founders, investors and ecosystem participants - to think about core problems deeply. Founders are encouraged to develop partnerships with each other. Investors are charged with the goal of mentoring startups. The Unreasonable ecosystem fosters collaboration at a global scale and we are excited to partner with them going forward. A massive congratulations to the Unreasonable Impact APAC 2024 cohort 🎉 , including: Craif Inc. - Ryuichi Onose Enpower Greentech Inc. - Sam Dai Fermenstation - Lina Sakai Watanabe GRST - Justin Hung Magorium Pte. Ltd. - Chu Xian Oh NEPRA - Let's Recycle - Sandeep Patel Provectus Algae - Nusqe Spanton Retykle - Sarah Garner Roceso Technologies - Jane Wang Sheru - Ankit M. UMITRON - Masahiko Yamada WASSHA Inc. - Satoshi AKITA Cheers to Daniel Epstein, Akanksha Khurana, Unreasonable and Barclays for bringing this community together! Thank you to our fellow investors: Chloe Cheung, Shun Nagao, Clement Chan, Darren Leong, Ernest X., Faiz Rahman, Henry S., Koji Takahashi, Satya Narayan Bansal and Sertac Yeltekin. To read more about Unreasonable Impact, click on the link: https://lnkd.in/dshmkWvY #ClimateTech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ClimateAction #Startups #Sustainability #VentureCapital #Environment #UnreasonableImpact #SustainableDevelopment #CircularEconomy #ClimateStartups #APAC

🚀 We're thrilled to unveil two exciting new products launched by our portfolio company, Proeon Foods! According to a recent survey conducted by the Indian Market Research Bureau, 73% of urban affluent individuals in India are protein deficient, with a vast majority unaware of their daily protein requirements or suitable protein sources. Proeon Foods has spent years of R&D to launch two new high-protein ingredients in market: 1) An expertly formulated, Vegan Egg Premix which is equivalent to conventional eggs in protein delivery and has the same taste and texture as conventional eggs. 2) A first-of-its-kind, PEANUT80 product which can be used in a diverse range of applications from breakfast cereals like oats and muesli to creamy peanut butter and plant-based protein bars, enabling high protein delivery from an upcycled protein source. For business enquiries or to learn more about Proeon Foods check out their newly revamped website: www.proeon.co Kevin Parekh | Ashish Korde | Anuradha Chitnis, PhD | Umesh D. Rode | Kruti Urs | Samir Shah | Aakash Shah | Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala | Ahana Advani #Proeon #FoodSystems #PortfolioCompany #ClimateTech #AltProtein #Innovation #PeanutProtein #ClimateAction #PlantProtein #Sustainability #VentureCapital #VeganEgg #Ingredients #Sustainability #Nutrition