Sameer Shisodia is CEO of Rainmatter Foundation. In this episode, ‘Understanding the Future of Funding Climate Innovations’, with Sameer Shisodia, we discussed how climate startups are creating an impact in India, the role of institutions, and what is the future interconnectedness of the solutions for climate change innovations.
We start the discussion by understanding the simple meaning of startups and what are the problems, opportunities and scope of innovation for today’s startups and entrepreneurs. Then we discussed the aspects related to funding the startups and developing an ecosystem. Then we talked about the sectors which are in need of climate change innovations, how we can build up according to new challenges and how the thought process can be inculcated across different verticals. We further talked about the role that different kinds of institutions play, the impact of their coming together and how interconnectedness can be leveraged in developing better solutions. Further, the discussion moved towards the investment and funding point of view and how can organisations develop solutions for long-term goals. Then we talked about the urban problems, realities of the urban ecosystem and challenges with the energy-food-water nexus. We also discussed the financial feasibility and viability of climate solutions and looked at it from the ROI (Return on Investment) perspective. Further, we talked about the investment in this ecosystem on a short-term, mid-term and long-term basis and how behaviour and systematic changes can be brought. Lastly, we discussed the different skill sets that are required in the field, how things change rapidly and why you need to learn & unlearn quickly to sustain.
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