This post wasn’t written by ChatGPT – an AI couldn’t think this “outside the box.” Because it is outside the box, extremely so, in fact. Everything we do here at 4WARD.VC is a bit CRAZY. And that’s my fault – because I don’t just follow the rules, I don’t do “normal.” Normal doesn’t cut it,...
Climate change is the most pressing issue facing our species, and it is abundantly clear that we need innovative solutions to combat it. That’s where climate tech comes in. Thankfully, reducing carbon emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change are FINALLY becoming hot in venture capital (pun intended 🙂 So much so, that we...
Do the ends justify the means? That is the question we ALL ask ourselves every day. Is being healthy worth training hard at the gym or skipping that tasty dessert? Is your marriage worth more than that potential one night stand? Are EVs and the energy transition worth overpromising on Tesla production and “full self-driving”...
Today, I share my most controversial opinion: Humans are too weak to tackle climate change You’re probably wondering: How can I possibly say that? How can I invest in climate tech and believe humanity will fail? Am I REALLY that cynical? The answer, as with all things in life, is nuanced, of course. I didn’t...
In the last several months I met TONS of LPs and family offices either investing in or looking to invest in climate tech. Which is great news! There are finally larger pools of capital starting to enter the climate space. There’s a problem though… almost all of them want to do direct (ie. invest directly...
Do you know how many times I’ve heard that while building 4WARD.VC and our “Partner in Clime” Climate Accelerator program? Too many to count. And I always have to laugh. Because EVERY company is a climate company – EVERY company has an impact on our world and our environment. It just depends if we decide...
It has been a whirlwind year for me and 4WARD.VC and I want to thank everyone who has been a part of it. As many of you know, I started 4WARD.VC out of desperation, out of frustration on years of helping countless DTC & B2B SaaS companies sell more pointless SH*T. I was burned out by conventional...
Congratulations! You’ve developed breakthrough carbon capture tech that pulls CO2 out of the atmosphere or a revolutionary recycled material to replace single use plastics. You’ve built the ultimate triple-bottom-line climate champion, managed to acquire customers and got Series B funding from the best VCs in the business (who you found from our 850+ Climate VC...
“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” A more callous (yet brutally honest) statement is hard to fathom. How could Covid-19, climate change or the Russia-Ukraine War be a good thing? What about a looming recession, crash & burn startups or failing to raise your next round? The truth is, the economy is tanking,...
One of the most common questions and/or debates I have with founders is around business model and go to market. More often than not, when meeting a genius founder commercializing crazy tech or IP they developed at university, it goes something like this: “We’ve created a next generation of XYZ engine/battery/reactor etc… that’s x100% more...