🕰️ Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Voluntary Carbon Markets
01:51 Exploring the Controversy Around Carbon Offsetting Firm Southport
05:14 Defining Carbon Credits and Carbon Offsets
11:09 The Challenges of Carbon Sequestration
19:59 The Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Carbon Markets
25:28 The Struggles and Potential of Nature-Based Carbon Credits
29:28 The Need for Both Engineering and Nature-Based Solutions
30:15 The Impact of Energy Sources on Carbon Credit Calculations
31:05 The Importance of Clean Energy
31:32 Challenges of Carbon Dioxide Capture
32:30 Potential Low-Energy Solutions for Carbon Capture
33:28 Discussion on Carbon Capture Techniques
34:08 The Role of Rock Weathering in Carbon Capture
34:48 The Potential of Carbonates in Carbon Sequestration
37:04 Challenges in the Voluntary Carbon Market
38:07 The Role of Compliance Market in Carbon Reduction
38:53 The Impact of Corporate Carbon Reduction Goals
39:43 The Need for More Credible Carbon Projects
40:34 The Role of Government and Companies in Carbon Reduction
52:01 The Rise of Climate-Focused Startups
55:04 The Business Models of Climate Startups
59:03 The Future of Carbon Capture Startups
💡 Summary :
In this episode of the Understanding VC podcast, I engage in an enlightening conversation with Maryanna Saenko, the Co-founder and Partner at Future Ventures, about the voluntary carbon markets. We examine the importance and potential of voluntary carbon markets, differentiating it from the compliance market. On top of that, we deep dive into the benefits and challenges linked to nature-based solutions and engineering-based carbon sequestration. Maryanna also shares insights on investing in climate-focused startups, their operating business models, and the significance of raising awareness about the climate crisis.
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🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryannasaenko/
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🍿 Watch next:
1️⃣ Accelerate to Success: Decoding Startup Accelerators with Michael Cardamone: https://youtu.be/LLVX9TRclyU?si=cCcjSN9Qfl6hbKYv
2️⃣ Why Solo Capitalists are winning? :
https://youtu.be/QBZFvfLBJMc?si=eZ10oBDdUsk8-LDL
📍 About :
Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and cofounder of Future Ventures. She invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, and don’t prey on human frailty. Recent investments have been across a wide swath of sectors, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, women’s reproductive longevity, and the application of AI to everything from the construction industry to medical therapeutics. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that DFJ. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus’ future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation. She’s worked on lunar rovers, martian landers, driverless cars, and long-range low-frequency communication systems.
Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering.
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