Off the Record: Climate Edition – VC doesn't work for Climate Tech. Here's 3 new solutions

Manuela Zoninsein, CEO of Kadeya, found out the hard way that Venture Capital doesn’t work when you’re building a physical Climate Tech company. After spending two painful years searching for, and eventually finding amazing financing options, she’s here to share the map she wished someone had handed her.

We Discuss

1. Why the default VC playbook breaks for climate hardware (and why that’s not your fault)

2. The 3 unconventional financing tools that changed everything for Kadeya

3. Why understanding your capital stack actually makes VCs more interested, not less

Manuela’s article: VC doesn’t work for Climate Tech. Here’s 3 new solutions.

Chapters

00:00-4:04 Intro
04:05-8:36 The 3 Problems With VC
08:37-13:19 Kadeya’s Challenges Raising Money
13:20-21:54 Financing Tools that changed everything
21:55-28:34 Why Choose Crowdfunding
28:35-32:49 Cardinal Robotics Shortcut
32:50-36:22 Capital Stack Breakdown
36:23-41:16 Critical Mindset Shift
41:17-45:36 Driving VC Interest
45:37-48:47 Excitement at Kadeya

Where to find Jordy:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordygold/

Where to find Manuela:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelasweb/