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Episode Synopsis
Eric Rubenstein is Managing Partner at New Climate Ventures. New Climate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in innovative carbon reduction and avoidance technology companies. Prior to founding New Climate Ventures, Eric held investment, fundamental strategy, and trading roles at Citigroup and Louis Dreyfus in their commodities and energy trading divisions. A psychology major with a focus on behavioral neuroscience, Eric graduated Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree. After graduating Yale, Eric received his MBA from Temple University with a focus on global business and entrepreneurship.Eric Shares with us:What stage of business New Climate Ventures invests in - 2:40How the Houston investment landscape look as as investor - 7:25How Houston can reach innovators from the coasts - 13:50Learn about NCV’s Portfolio - 20:50How Regulators are informed by innovators - 29:50How Houston as a city adapts to a void of startup funding programs - 38:20How technology focus will change as we move through the energy transition - 45:00If there are ways to partner with New Climate Ventures or its portfolio, be it co-investing, sharing deal-flow, or as a corporate partner. Please reach out. https://www.newclimateventures.com/portfoliohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eric--rubenstein/
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