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Our weekly podcast where we interview founders who are solving the most difficult and important decarbonization problems in the world. Climate Capital, across our funds and our syndicate, is one of the most active funders of early stage climate tech in the world. climatecap.substack.com

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Recent Guests

Yasir Arafat
Co-Founder, CTO and President of Aalo Atomics
Aalo Atomics
Episode: Manufacturing the Nuclear Future (with Yasir Arafat of Aalo Atomics)
Cole Ashman
Founder and CEO at Pila Energy
Pila Energy
Episode: Smarter Batteries for a Smarter Grid (with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy)
Ameet Konkar
Executive at Resilience Investments
Resilience Investments
Episode: Resilience in the Built Environment: Unlocking the Social License for AI (with Hunter Maats and Ameet Konkar @ Resilience Investments)
Hunter Maats
Co-founder of Resilience Investments
Resilience Investments
Episode: Resilience in the Built Environment: Unlocking the Social License for AI (with Hunter Maats and Ameet Konkar @ Resilience Investments)
Alex Wright-Gladstein
Founder and CEO of Sphere
Sphere
Episode: Unlocking Climate Investing to 401(k) Retirement Plans (with Alex Wright-Gladstein of Sphere)
Edward Chiang
CEO and co-founder, Moment Energy
Moment Energy
Episode: EV Battery Repurposing for Grid Resilience (with Edward Chiang of Moment Energy)
Alexander Olesen
CEO, Buckstop
Buckstop
Episode: Recycling Critical Minerals from Electronics (with Alexander Olesen, Bradley Herrup, Grayson Shor, Nick Kumleben of Buckstop)
Bradley Herrup
CTO, Buckstop
Buckstop
Episode: Recycling Critical Minerals from Electronics (with Alexander Olesen, Bradley Herrup, Grayson Shor, Nick Kumleben of Buckstop)
Grayson Shor
Chief Product Officer, Buckstop
Buckstop
Episode: Recycling Critical Minerals from Electronics (with Alexander Olesen, Bradley Herrup, Grayson Shor, Nick Kumleben of Buckstop)

Host

Sundeep Ahuja
Host of Climate Capital Podcast. Focuses on climate tech and infrastructure investments, with emphasis on scalable, community-centered solutions.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
  • Great topics & guests but terrible interviewers

    Really painful to listen to these mechanistic questions and poorly framed dialog. Just horrible hosting….

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    Ultimate Ranger Fan
    United States2 years ago
  • Great guests

    Real founders building real capacity for change, impact, and business growth in the climate space.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    hunggryglobetrotter
    United States2 years ago
  • Informative and accessible

    Gives some reason to be hopeful about the future!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SterrettCarrots
    United States3 years ago
  • Worth it!!!!!

    Well worth your time!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    gdhgthcdfhjmvgcda
    United States3 years ago
  • Thoughtful discussions

    I appreciate that this podcast provides an unusual lens for thinking about solving the climate crisis. Thoughtful contributors.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    flyingpig167
    United States3 years ago

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Thoughtful guests and distinctive perspectives on climate challenges.
Some listeners feel host questioning could be sharper.
High-quality guests and practical climate investing stories.
Strong value for potential guests and sponsors through real-world examples.

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Manufacturing the Nuclear Future (with Yasir Arafat of Aalo Atomics)
Q: What makes your reactor and factory approach unique, and how does it address AI data centers?
The pair outlines a modular, 50-megawatt plant configuration with five reactors linked to three 25-megawatt turbines, enabling near-continuous operation, rapid scaling, and the possibility of deploying large blocks of capacity for AI data centers without grid dependency.
Manufacturing the Nuclear Future (with Yasir Arafat of Aalo Atomics)
Q: How did you meet your co-founder and why did you decide to start a company together?
Yasir recounts his time at Idaho National Laboratory and how meeting Matt, his co-founder, complemented his technical and business skills, leading to a shared vision to move faster than traditional nuclear firms and to turn research into a real, scalable product.
Manufacturing the Nuclear Future (with Yasir Arafat of Aalo Atomics)
Q: I guess, what prompted you to work in nuclear in the first place?
Yasir describes growing up in Bangladesh and later the United States, experiencing daily electricity brownouts which inspired a desire for abundant, clean energy, and explains how witnessing Fukushima and the evolution of micro-reactor concepts pushed him toward solving energy and reliability challenges.
Smarter Batteries for a Smarter Grid (with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy)
Q: What are the long-term revenue opportunities beyond selling units?
Initial positions emphasize opt-in services layered on top of hardware, including energy management features, data-enabled services, and potential participation in virtual power plants and demand response programs as the ecosystem matures.
Smarter Batteries for a Smarter Grid (with Cole Ashman of Pila Energy)
Q: What does the go-to-market look like and how have you learned from Span?
The team started with direct-to-consumer to generate real signals and then expanded to channel opportunities with solar installers and utilities, learning quickly and building scale while maintaining a focus on the energy ecosystem rather than a pure hardware play.

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What is CC Pod about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on founders, investors, and technologists tackling decarbonization at scale, with a steady focus on climate-enabled infrastructure, energy storage, and financing. Episodes commonly explore practical deployments, regulatory and policy dynamics, and the intersection of technology, capital, and communities — from AI-driven resilience and data centers to circular supply chains and debt strategies for climate startups. A notable through line is turning ambitious climate tech into actionable, real-world impact through partnerships with communities, utilities, and financiers, often highlighting domestic manufacturing, local job creation, and transparent value creation for residents. The format tends to blend founder stories with ... more

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