In this special ViennaUp Festival edition of The Recursive Podcast, we sit down with Edward Feltmann, Investment and Deal Sourcing Manager at VERBUND X Ventures, to explore how sustainability, energy innovation, and venture capital intersect in the race toward a net-zero future.

Edward Feltmann is a strategic investment leader with a focus on sustainable energy innovation. At VERBUND X Ventures, he leads investments in early-stage European climate tech startups. He also serves as a Board Observer at NECTURE, supporting teams driving technology and impact.

In this episode, Edward shares:

🔹 How sustainability became his personal and professional mission

🔹 Why energy storage is key to both AI and energy transition

🔹 Lessons from building an in-house corporate accelerator and CVC arm

🔹 Opportunities and challenges in CEE’s energy innovation landscape

🔹 What it really takes to make impact-driven investments

📍 Recorded during ViennaUp Festival in Vienna, Austria.

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