New ways to invest in climate - August 2023
👋 welcome - 35 new Substackers, 104 new CIC slack members!
📖 read time - 3 min
Welcome to Intention’s monthly roundup of new ways to invest in climate. We know that it’s difficult to find climate-specific investments so we’re doing the legwork for you.
PS - We'd love for you to share this newsletter so that everyone can benefit from these new ways to invest in climate 😊
🛜 Climate Investing Community events
A big thanks to Raise Green’s Franz Hochstrasser for joining us for last week’s AMA, which you can view on the CIC slack.
The CIC has many more amazing events coming up!
August 31 (tomorrow!): Crowdfunding for Climate w/ KingsCrowd 👑
Sept 7: The Climate Capital Stack AMA w/ Daniel Kriozere
Sept 13: Climate-Friendly Financials AMA w/ GreenPortfolio's Elizabeth Landau 📈
Sept 26: AMA w/ WattCarbon's McGee Young âš¡
Sept 29: Convo + AMA w/ Grid United’s Michael Skelly ⚡
TBD: AMA w/ Steward's Dan Miller 🥕
📈 New ways to invest in climate
Newly announced investing opportunities this month. Selection based on company description but impact not assessed. Not investing advice.
*asterisk denotes new since our last newsletter
🌲 Bonds & debt notes 🌲
Florida Oyster Trading Company (8.5%, 4yr loan, FULLY FUNDED): Additional oyster grow cages will allow FOTC to deliver more craft oysters.
Renewables.org (beta): Avoid 19 times the carbon investing in emerging market solar & get repaid in 5 years.
White Oak Pastures (7% interest, 6yr loan, FULLY FUNDED): Leader in regenerative agriculture, WOP is transitioning towards direct-to-consumer.
🌲 Start-up investing 🌲
BIB Technologies ($18M, equity): Refrigerated mobile storefronts using our smart shelf technology powered by its own clean energy source.
Bimotal ($25M, equity): Powering electric vehicles with better motors, batteries, electronics, and software.
Gravity Power ($25M, equity): Highly efficient energy storage technology that reduces carbon emissions while being easily scalable for global markets.
Myro ($5M, equity): Premium concentrated hotel amenities that save money, save space and save the planet.
*Soteria ($50M, equity): Lithium-ion battery safety tech prevents fires before they occur in commonly used devices, enabling industry adoption.
*Steel Jupiter ($11M, equity): A chemical tech company that is committed to improving indoor air quality and protecting the environment.
🌲 Accredited only or high minimum 🌲
A few startup opportunities have recently been shared in our CIC Slack 😊
🌲 Equities (stocks/ETFs/etc) 🌲
*USCF Sustainable Commodity Strategy Fund (ZSC): Commodities across 3 sustainability themes: agriculture, renewable energy, and electrification.
*VinFast (VFS): VinFast is a leading Vietnamese electric car manufacturer that promises to bring affordable & luxury electric cars.
New climate investing/finance podcasts
MCJ Capital Series: Jonah Goldman, North Cascade Strategies
👇 see you in the comments section 👇
What’re you investing in this week? Let the community know!