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113: Impact used to be nice to have but now it’s a commercial edge | Nicky Dee of Carbon13

29 Apr 2025 / Podcast Tax Advantaged

By Dr Brian Moretta

climate tech

With climatetech being one of the top areas of investor interest, it was time we checked in to see how things are with co-founder and CEO of venture builder and fund manager of Carbon13, Dr Nicky Dee. With 25 years of experience in the space, she is very well placed to take a perspective beyond the here and now.

Amongst other topics, we talk about:

  • How venture building programmes work;
  • How climatetech has become more commercial;
  • The role of government in developing the space;
  • What the clear trends are just now;
  • Opportunities in carbon credits, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Extended Producer Responsibility;
  • Funding hardware development;
  • International manufacturing;
  • How US politics are affecting the space.

It’s a great discussion: Nicky’s deep and broad experiences give great insights into climatetech. Enjoy!

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Dr Nicky Dee, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon13, has over 25 years of experience engaging with startups and stakeholders to drive sustainability and innovation in ESG. Viewing entrepreneurs as catalysts for transformative shifts, she co-founded Carbon13 in 2019 to apply venture building to protect earth’s vital systems. As CEO the organisation has grown to 84 portfolio investments with a total market value of over £200m and 1,000 founders trained with hubs of activity in Cambridge, London and Berlin. Before Carbon13 she pioneered new initiatives spanning innovation prizes, startup acceleration, climatetech investments, and corporate venturing with organizations like UNEP, the UK government, World Bank, etc.

She has a PhD from the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge (IfM) and a Natural Sciences degree, which underpins her interest and evaluation of technology-based solutions and impact methodologies. She serves as a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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