Aquaculture and mariculture are attracting growing interest as sources of food, materials, ecosystem restoration, and climate solutions. Leaders from Ocean Made, Ocean Rainforest, and WWF discuss the economics of aquaculture: business models, customers, regulatory barriers, and where attractive investment opportunities lie.
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How philanthropic capital, including funds in a donor-advised fund (DAF), can be invested for climate impact through recoverable grants. With Matt Eldridge of Realize Impact, Matt Tucker (E8 Board Member and Decarbon8 donor), and Karin Kidder (E8 Executive Director and Decarbon8 Manager).
Arah Schuur, Christine Boyle, and Alex Wilkins join moderator Marina Psaros to discuss resilience across the grid, water, and food systems. Topics include performance-based utility regulation, data centers and local water supplies, and how philanthropic grants can fund the proof-of-concept work private capital won't.
Bridgespan Social Impact walks through impact investing from finance-first to impact-first, the current climate investing landscape, and how investors measure the impact of their investments, including impact KPIs and Bridgespan's Impact Multiple of Money.
Emma Fuller of Fractal Agriculture and E8 portfolio founders Hunter McDaniel of UbiQD and Jon Jackson of Global Neighbor discuss regenerative agriculture with moderator Susan Wall, an E8 member. They cover the business models that make regenerative practices viable for farmers, scaling pilots, and building farmer trust in new technology.
Jonathan Azoff of SNØCAP, Yi Jean Chow of Clean Energy Ventures, and Ken Vaughn of VertueLab discuss how to value early-stage cleantech companies, how dilution affects ownership and returns, and how angels can keep a meaningful stake through follow-on rounds, including down rounds.
E8 member Brian Shillinglaw and forest carbon expert Edie Sonne Hall discuss natural climate solutions and carbon markets.