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Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy is Powering the Future of Climate Tech with $3.5 Billion 🚀 Florian Dahlhausen and I speak with Mario Fernandez who leads Breakthrough's billion-dollar Catalyst program dedicated to first-of-a-kind (FOAK) commercial scale projects. Highlights from our latest Down to Zero episode 👇 🎯 How Breakthrough Energy supports Climate Tech companies across stages Discovery Programs – Incubating future tech (think: Fellows). Development Programs – Investing in cutting-edge solutions (think: Ventures). Deployment Programs – Scaling proven technologies (think: Catalyst). 🔑 Technologies That Catalyst Focuses on As They Are Ready to Scale Clean Hydrogen Long Duration Energy Storage Sustainable Aviation Fuel Direct Air Capture Decarbonizing Manufacturing 💡 How to Avoid Falling Into the Funding Valley of Death Build Demos: Prove tech viability with significant demos. De-Risk Tech: Ensure scalability and replicability. Bring Skills In-House: Develop construction and operational expertise vs. licensing. Partner Wisely: Leverage strategic partnerships for growth. (links in comments) #ClimateTech #Energy #VentureCapital #FOAK
Calvin A. Cupini
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Chief of Staff @ Quilt | Host @ Down to Zero Podcast | Stanford MBA
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