Listen "Episode 100: Why Aren’t We Funding the Best Climate Solutions?"
Episode Synopsis
Investor and serial entrepreneur Carmel Rafaeli joins The Responsible Edge to ask the trillion-dollar question: If female founders outperform their male counterparts in returns, why do they only receive 2% of VC funding?In this episode, Carmel shares her journey from policy and fashion to climate innovation, and the hard truths she’s uncovered about gender bias in investment. We explore:- Why the climate tech sector is missing out on critical solutions- The myth that there’s a “pipeline problem” with women in VC- How The Table is creating a new model of collaborative, catalytic investing🔗 Links to The Table and the Trellis article referenced in the episode are in the description.
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