On this episode, we meet up with Pablo Pedrejon, Accomplice at Seaya, a famend VC agency that has not too long ago closed the primary Article 9 climate-tech fund based mostly in Southern Europe “The Seaya Andromeda” at €300 million.
By Seaya Andromeda, they goal to make 25 investments by the top of 2027, with round 5 extra offers anticipated this yr. The fund will make investments between €7 to €40 million per preliminary examine whereas retaining capital for follow-on investments. Since elevating its first fund in 2013, Seaya has expanded to handle over €650 million throughout 5 early-stage enterprise funds. The agency gives startups with a world platform, leveraging its in depth community of founders, buyers, and multinational companies, together with its expertise in scaling firms equivalent to Glovo, Cabify, Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), Spotahome, Readability AI, Clicars, Alma, and RatedPower.
Pablo discusses the challenges and alternatives in local weather tech investing. He explains the several types of local weather tech firms and the robust path to market they face, emphasizing the significance of understanding the market and having a transparent go-to-market technique. Pablo additionally highlights the important thing traits of profitable founders, equivalent to ambition, humility, the flexibility to pivot, and way more.
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Key Takeaways:
- Develop a deep understanding of your goal market and craft a transparent go-to-market technique to make sure your product’s success.
- Domesticate ambition, humility, and the flexibility to pivot shortly in response to market modifications or challenges.
- Make the most of investor steering throughout crucial decision-making and enlargement phases to speed up development.
- Capitalize on rising tendencies like residence electrification and industrial digitalization to remain forward in local weather tech.
- Construct resilience and effectivity into your options to successfully fight local weather change and create lasting influence.
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