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Hi there, I'm Azim Azar and you're listening to the Exponential View Podcast.

Every week I come together with a brilliant mind to explore how exponential technologies are shaping on near future.

Now a few weeks ago my book, Exponential, or the Exponential Age in Canada and the US was published.

In it I talk about how accelerating technologies in a number of different domains are changing the way we live.

The book was described by the Financial Times as Deft and Clear I'd.

If you love this podcast, you will love my book, hop over to www.exponential-book.com to pick up a copy.

Now these developments will improve our lives over the coming decade, but in that time we'll also have to face down some of our most profound challenges.

And one challenge looms larger than all the others, man-made climate change.

My guest today is Dawn Lippert. She is a founder and CEO of Elemental Accelerator, a nonprofit incubator that helps climate-focused start-ups deploy their technologies.

Elemental has two headquarters, one in the Bay Area and one in Hawaii, and that's where Dawn is speaking to us from today.

Elemental Accelerator has funded more than 130 companies in sectors including clean energy, mobility, and agriculture.

These companies have gone on to raise more than $2 billion to date.

Last month, Dawn and her team spun out a $60 million venture capital fund, Earthshot Ventures, which looks to speed the progress of climate tech companies while providing access to a rapidly growing space for investors.

Dawn's work is largely about helping climate tech firms bridge the commercial value of death, ensuring they're commercially viable and scalable and helping them get big enough to maximize their impact.

Dawn Lippert, welcome to Exponential View.

Thank you so much for having me.

It's become one of the hottest sectors just for founders, for investors, hasn't it?

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