Catalyzing Climate Innovation: A Convergence of Climate Tech VC and Growth Equity

Catalysing climate innovation: A convergence of Climate Tech VC & Growth Equity

The PE/VC club is excited to host Sandiip Bhammer, Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital, and Riaz Currimjee, Founder, Companion Capital for a fireside chat and discussion on deploying capital to fund, grow and scale climate tech ventures in emerging economies.

Themes of the evening’s conversation will include:
• Challenges and opportunities facing climate tech investors (both VC and Growth)
• Key areas of diligence for analysing VC and growth deals
• Advice for aspiring VC and Growth investors
• How to position your company for funding success
The event will be followed by drinks & networking reception.

Speaker bios:

Sandiip Bhammer: Sandiip is the Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Green Frontier Capital, a leading climate-tech VC focussed on funding climate-related ventures in India. As a veteran investor, Sandiip has a combined 30 years experience in, both, “buy” and “sell’ side roles within the USA and Asia. He was, formerly, the Portfolio Manager and Head of South-Asia Investments at Balyasny Asset Management, L.P., an Associate Portfolio Manager at Amaranth Advisors LLC, and a senior investment banking executive at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and CLSA Emerging Markets respectively.
Considered a “Super Angel” by his peers, Sandiip has been an early investor in many successful global “green” start-ups such as Amogy (USA), AngelList (USA), Clip Bike (USA), Cloud Agronomics (USA), Eat Just (USA), FreeWire Technologies (USA), Good Meat (USA), Kingdom Supercultures (USA), Living Carbon (USA), The Newlab Group (USA), Rhodium Enterprises (USA), SparkCharge (USA), Van Leeuwen Ice Cream (USA), Yank Technologies (USA), General Fusion (Canada), Next Gen Foods (Singapore), Shiok Meats (Singapore), Mootral (Switzerland), Pure Harvest Smart Farms (UAE), Blu-Smart Mobility (India), Hero Electric (India), Jalpak Foods (India) and Upgrid Solutions (India).

Riaz Currimjee: As a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Companion Capital, Riayz is passionate about partnering with pioneering climate entrepreneurs who are driving decarbonisation in fast-growing economies globally. He has over 25 years of experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and business development, with a focus on emerging sectors such as clean energy, agtech, foodtech, green manufacturing, mobility, and the circular economy.

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Co-hosted with: India Club, Social Impact Club

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