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Climate Cowboys
Climate Cowboys | The founders and futurists building the hard-tech frontier. A generation of the most talented engineers built photo-sharing apps and SaaS on top of SaaS. None of it helped the power stay on, the supply chains hold, or the country make the things we need. The smartest people in tech are finally moving into real tech. Tech with a physical footprint: batteries, grid software, microbes that mine copper, and machines that pull carbon out of cement. This is the building business…
Episodes
Climate Cowboys#296 Some Companies Will Print Money When Climate Disasters Happen | Darren Clifford | Adapt[us]
00:00 – Intro & The core thesis: Will climate disasters create more unicorns? 03:08 – Why WRI reports and "social benefits" don't open wallets. 04:20 –…
Climate Cowboys#295 - The Climate Intelligence Era & The End of Puritanism | Mike D'Aurizio (Bridges)
Is the "green premium" trade officially dead? In this episode, Silas Mähner sits down with Mike D’Aurizio, Partner at Bridges Fund Management, to break down…
Climate Cowboys#294 The $3 Trillion Problem: Reindustrializing America’s Critical Mineral Supply | Nikhil Gupta (Determinant Materials)
Mining isn't the bottleneck for critical minerals—refining is. Traditional metal refining takes months and relies on toxic chemical processes, driving the…
Climate Cowboys#293 Why the "Green Premium" Is Dead (And What’s Actually Winning Right Now) | Chad Rickaby (ClimateDoor)
The "climate" label might be under pushback, but the demand for energy, critical minerals, and resource security is skyrocketing. In this episode, Chad Rickaby…
Climate Cowboys#292 She built a flying boat in 10 months. VCs said it would take 5 | Sampriti Bhattacharyya (Navier)
In this episode of Climate Cowboys, host Silas Mahner sits down with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, founder and CEO of Navier, at their headquarters in Alameda…
Climate CowboysInside Climate Capital Summit: Networking with Legends, Founders, and $1T+ of Climate Firepower
Silas Mahner previews NY Climate Week’s most exclusive event: the Climate Capital Summit by Equal Ventures. Gathering over $1.3 trillion in climate capital and…
Climate Cowboys#291 Building Physical Infrastructure at the Speed of Software | Cole Ashman | Pila |
#291 Building Physical Infrastructure at the Speed of Software | Cole Ashman | Pila How Pila is decentralizing home energy storage, cutting $7,000 in…
Climate Cowboys#290 Is This What a Kitchen Stove Would Look Like If Steve Jobs Designed It? | Sam Calisch | Copper
#290 Meet The Hottest Grid Solution... A Kitchen Stove? w/ Sam Calisch | Copper How Copper is bypassing expensive electrical panel upgrades and grid…
Climate Cowboys#001 Stewardship Tech & Ocean Robotics w/ THE Ocean Cowboy. Will O'Brien. Ulysses.
#289 The Ocean Cowboy. Will O'Brien. Ulysses | Ocean Robotics & Stewardship Tech Why the future of marine conservation, national security, and global abundance…
Climate Cowboys#288 Why Your Apartment Building Doesn't Have EV Chargers (And How to Fix It) | Carter Li (SWTCH Energy)
#288 Lessons from 25,000 EV Ports: Scaling SWTCH Energy with Carter Li How do you bring EV charging to the millions of renters who don’t have a private…
Climate Cowboys#287 How to Build a Kick-Ass Sales Team in CleanTech | David Reasenberg, Heliene
#287 CleanTechies Pod: David Reasenberg | Heliene | U.S. Solar Manufacturing & Policy-Driven Sales How Heliene is leveraging "commercial curiosity," open-book…
Climate Cowboys#286 A Media Training Expert Gives Away His Most Powerful Secrets for CleanTech Founders | Michael Lehmann (Lehmann's Terms)
Here is a scannable, engaging show description tailored for your RSS feed based on the episode details: #286 A Media Training Expert Gives Away His Most…
Climate Cowboys#285 CleanTechies Pod: 3D Printed Batteries w/ Robert Bagheri (Sakuu)
00:00 – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch. 03:27 – Robert’s background: 30+ years in semiconductors to 3D printing…
Climate Cowboys#284 CleanTechies Pod: Luke Winston-Almanzar | Reservoir | Smart Water Heaters
00:00 – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch. 03:19 – The Origin of Reservoir: Why target the water heater? 06:33 –…
Climate Cowboys#283 Reviving the Great American Night Train | Joshua Dominic (Dreamstar Lines)
00:00 – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch. 03:48 – What is Dreamstar Lines?: Bringing overnight sleeper trains to…
Climate Cowboys#282 The Real State of CleanTech Hiring & The "Digestion Phase" | Silas Mähner on Keep Cool
00:00 – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch. 03:09 – Welcome to Keep Cool: Nick van Osdol flips the script and…
Climate Cowboys#281 Simplifying Heat Pump Rebates | Samir Pendse (Coral)
00:00 – Intro: Coral's $7.5M Seed Round and mission. 02:46 – What is Coral?: The FinTech platform for energy-efficient building upgrades. 04:46 – The Pain…
Climate Cowboys#280 Why Every Company Will Decarbonize & The Climate Investment Arbitrage | Andrew Beebe (Obvious Ventures)
00:00 – Intro: Andrew Beebe’s background in Cleantech since 2002. 03:34 – Obvious Ventures & Fund V: Deploying a new $360M fund. 04:59 – The Next Vintage: Why…
Climate Cowboys#279 They Lost $189m DOE Grant, but Survived. Learn Why | Cody Finke (Brimstone)
00:00 – Intro: Cody Finke returns to the podcast. 04:30 – The "Rock Refinery": Moving beyond cement to co-produce aluminum and critical minerals. 05:39 – The…
Climate Cowboys#278 How to Sell $500M of Batteries Before You Build a Factory | Landon Mossburg (Peak Energy)
00:00 – Intro: The $500M deal with Jupiter Power. 02:15 – Landon’s Background: Lessons from Tesla and Northvolt. 06:30 – The "Magnet Hire": How to attract…
Climate Cowboys#277 The Battery That Lost the EV Race but Could Save the Grid | Antonio Baclig (Inlyte Energy)
00:00 – Intro: Recording in-person at 9Zero in San Francisco. 02:45 – Antonio’s Background: From Stanford PhD to Flow Batteries. 06:00 – The History: What is…
Climate Cowboys#276 Digitizing The Paperwork Layer of the Energy Transition | Hudson Hollister (HData)
00:00 – Intro: Why energy regulation is the "unsexy" bottleneck of the transition. 03:11 – Hudson’s Background: From SEC Attorney to rewriting federal data…
Climate Cowboys#275 Turning Idle Oil Wells into Gravity Batteries | Kemp Gregory (Renewell Energy)
What happens when an oil well dries up? Usually, it becomes a "zombie" liability—leaking methane and waiting to become a taxpayer burden. Kemp Gregory, CEO and…
Climate Cowboys#274 Speed Strapping: The Success Playbook for Hardware CleanTech Startups in 2026 | Shaun Abrahamson (Third Sphere VC)
Speed Strapping: How to Reach Breakeven on The era of easy money is over. For CleanTech hardware startups, the old playbook—raise a Seed, build a prototype…
Climate Cowboys#273 Tossing Microbes in an Abandoned Oil Well to Make Affordable Hydrogen | Prab Sekhon (Eclipse Energy)
Eclipse Energy: The $0.50/kg Geologic Hydrogen Breakthrough with Prab SekhonPrab Sekhon, CEO of Eclipse Energy (formerly Gold H2), joins us to detail their…
Climate Cowboys#272 The Energy Accounting Platform Turning Apartment Rooftops into Revenue Streams | Dover Janis (Ivy Energy)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#271 The $10 Billion Reason Commercial Real Estate Finally Has to Electrify | Charles Conwell (Novele)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#270 - Some Big Announcements + Gratitude for an Amazing 2025 (Happy Thanksgiving)
Hey everybody! It’s Thanksgiving week, and I’m shooting a short, solo episode to share some gratitude for an incredible year and drop a few major…
Climate Cowboys#269 The Unexpected Climate Agents: Why Insurance Companies are Driving Resilient Modular Homebuilding | Vikas Enti (Reframe Systems)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#268 The New Way to do Deep Sea Mining (The Pro Environment Way) | Oliver Gunasekara (Impossible Metals)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#267 Decarbonizing Steel and Disrupting a Commodity Product | Sandeep Nijhawan (Electra)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#266 Can the Grid Survive Climate Change? | Mishal Thadani (Rhizome)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#265 What is the EU Innovation Fund and Who Can Apply for Funding | Joel Armin-Hoiland (Climate Finance Solutions)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#264 Climate Week 2025 Recap | Silas Mahner (Cleantechies Podcast)
JOIN US FOR THE HACK SUMMIT! The HackSummit returns to Newlab on December 10-11, bringing together 500 founders, funders, and industry leaders in Climate Deep…
Climate Cowboys#263 Solving the Critical Mineral Supply Crisis Using Robotic Drills | Ted Feldman (Durin Mining)
Below are the show notes for the audio RSS feed version of the episode. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts Episode Summary: With the…
Climate Cowboys#262 How to Win in the Anti-Climate Era | Live from NY Climate Week
Episode Title: How to Win in the Anti-Climate Era (Live from NY Climate Week!) This week, we're sharing our live audience podcast from NY Climate Week: "How to…
Climate Cowboys#261 How Sodium-Ion Batteries Eliminate OpEx for Grid-Scale Energy Storage | Cameron Dales (Peak Energy)
Below are the show notes for the audio RSS feed version of the episode. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts Episode Summary: With the…
Climate Cowboys#260 How to Get the Most Out of NY Climate Week 2025 w/ Nick Van Osdol & Steven Zhang
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts Hey folks! It’s that time of year again. Prepare for NY Climate Week 2025! Last year, one of our…
Climate CowboysNYCW Event: How to Win in the Anti-Climate Era (Live Podcast)
Winning as a Climate founder has always been tough. It’s even tougher with the current administration. Despite that, there are many founders and investors who…
Climate Cowboys#259 University-Led Climate Innovation | Austin Evarts (NYU Urban Future Lab)
University Climate Incubators: Can They Really Drive the Next Wave of Innovation? Are universities just ivory towers—or can they actually launch climate…
Climate Cowboys#258 How to Land a DOE Grant For Critical Minerals w/ Joel Armin-Hoiland (Climate Finance Solutions)
The Trump Administration's Critical Minerals Grant: What's the Real Story? Is the Trump administration really putting a billion dollars into critical minerals?…
Climate Cowboys#257 Betting on $2 Trillion in Climate Infrastructure & Lessons from the DOE Loan Programs Office | Brendan Bell (Aligned Climate Capital)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co Today’s episode dives into the nuanced world of climate finance and…
Climate Cowboys#256 Soil Health, Carbon Markets & Measuring the Hidden Climate Solution Beneath Our Feet | Chris Tolles (Yard Stick PBC)
How can we fight climate change by focusing underground? It turns out one of the biggest untapped climate solutions isn’t in the air—or in the trees, it’s in…
Climate Cowboys#255 Decarbonizing Industry by Burning Aluminum? | Peter Godart (Found Energy)
Ever wonder how we are going to decarbonize heavy industry? Well, you won't have to wonder much longer. Today's guest has an incredible solution that is 1)…
Climate Cowboys#254 The Path to Cost Parity Between Sustainable Fuels & Fossil Fuels | Conor Madigan, Aether Fuels
CleanTech founder Conor Madigan (Aether Fuels) reveals sustainable fuel tech breakthroughs, smart hiring, & building resilient climate startups. Join us as…
Climate Cowboys#253 The Plug-and-Play Battery Solution for Modern Home Energy | Cole Ashman (Pila Energy)
Today, we're speaking with Cole Ashman, the CEO and founder of Pila Energy. Pila is democratizing access to battery backup systems through industrial-grade…
Climate Cowboys#252 The Big Battery Bill: What the OBBB Means for Batteries in America | Eric McShane (Electroflow Technologies)
In this episode, we talk with Eric McShane, co-founder and CEO of Electroflow Technology (backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures). Eric is on a mission to…
Climate Cowboys#251 How to Fix a Quarter Trillion Solar Assets at Scale | Nikhil Vadhavkar (Raptor Maps)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co In this episode, we sit down with Nikhil Vadhavkar, co-founder and CEO of…
Climate Cowboys#250 How This Company Installs Level 3 Chargers Without Utility Upgrades | Tyler Phillipi (OptiGrid)
Wow - 250 Episodes! Thank you all for being part of this journey so far. Stick with us as it’s only getting better.Quotes From This Episode: "Operating an…
Climate Cowboys#249 Why There's a Trillion-Dollar Green Building Boom Happening | Matt Ellis (Measurabl)
Matt Ellis (Measurabl): Building a Climate Tech EmpireJoin us with Matt Ellis, Founder & CEO of Measurabl, as he shares how they're transforming the green…
Climate Cowboys#248 Without Federal Funding, How are Cities Deploying Curbside Charging? | Tiya Gordon (It's Electric)
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts In This Episode: How cities are still trying to hit their electrification goals without federal…
Climate Cowboys#247 Could EVs + Demand Response Solve Grid Flexibility? | Joseph Vellone (ChargeScape)
In This Episode: * Was this continued ClimateTech Vibe shift inevitable, or is it just Trump? * The intersection of ClimateTech Startups and InsuranceTech…
Climate Cowboys#246 Sophie Purdom on Closing a $54M Fund I, the Future of Planeteer, & The 4 Types of Climate Founders
In This Episode: * Was this continued ClimateTech Vibe shift inevitable, or is it just Trump? * The intersection of ClimateTech Startups and InsuranceTech…
Climate Cowboys#245 The Future of Electrification & the Opportunity of Europe | Felix Krause (Vireo Ventures)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co In This Episode: The European Electrification Opportunity Investing in…
Climate Cowboys#244 $1bn Pipeline for Solid State Transformers | Haroon Inam & Michael Wood III (DG Matrix)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts In This…
Climate Cowboys#243 Battery Storage Supply Chains & Future in US-China Trade War | Danny Lu | Powin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts In This…
Climate Cowboys#242 The 3 Most Common Mistakes Climate Founders Make | David Brekke, Goodwin
In This Episode: * Was this continued ClimateTech Vibe shift inevitable, or is it just Trump? * The intersection of ClimateTech Startups and InsuranceTech…
Climate Cowboys#241 The Biz Model Making eFuels Pencil Out | Joe Rodden (Lydian)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co In This Episode: * How they went from tech discovery to pilot in 3 years *…
Climate Cowboys#240 Bulldozing in a New Era of Climate Tech Investing | Andrew Chan from Atas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co In This Episode: * Was this continued ClimateTech Vibe shift inevitable, or…
Climate Cowboys#239 Climate Risk, a New Era for Climate Tech | Grace & Adam from Equal Ventures
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.climatecowboys.co In This Episode: * Was this continued ClimateTech Vibe shift inevitable, or…