This is #1 episode of the podcast 'Show Me Your Actions' where we dive deep into conversations with industry experts on entrepreneurship, circular economy, sustainability, and startup life.Helena Wasserman is a founder of Unstoppable Climate Accelerator and co-founder of Investors for Climate. Over the last decade, Helena worked for the Clinton Foundation, Big Data for Humans, Techstars and Top Tier Impact. Her mission is to empower 1M climate founders to build scalable solutions to fix climate change, and we think that it’s awesome!
In this episode, we talk with Helena about her mission to empower one million entrepreneurs to build scalable solutions that address climate change. She shares what initially motivated her to invest in climate tech and why more and more investors are entering this space today. We look at how the profile of a typical tech investor is shifting and what that means for climate-focused founders — including the unique challenges they face and how investors can actually help mitigate risk along the way.
Our guest also opens up about the persistent gender imbalance in the industry. Nowadays only 2% of funding now goes to female founders. With Helena, we explore the structural barriers behind this number and discuss how the system needs to change to truly support diverse entrepreneurs.