{"id":23215,"date":"2023-11-13T13:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/talking-climate-aware-contech-investments-with-sebastien-michaud\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:09:38","slug":"talking-climate-aware-contech-investments-with-sebastien-michaud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/talking-climate-aware-contech-investments-with-sebastien-michaud\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking\u00a0Climate-Aware ConTech Investments with\u00a0Sebastien Michaud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#podcast\">this episode<\/a> of WDBE Talks, Aarni Heiskanen\u2019s guest is Sebastien Michaud, VC at Foundamental. They discuss investing in climate through technology, the theme of this year\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kirahub.org\/en\/wdbe\/\" target=\"_blank\">WDBE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sebastien\u2019s\u00a0background and what led\u00a0him\u00a0to become a VC<\/li>\n<li>What is Foundamental, and what\u2019s in\u00a0its\u00a0portfolio at the moment<\/li>\n<li>What makes up a startup that\u00a0he\u2019d invest in<\/li>\n<li>Application areas\u00a0with\u00a0the most significant positive impact on climate<\/li>\n<li>What drives climate-aware investments<\/li>\n<li>Whether\u00a0investing in\u00a0the\u00a0environment\u00a0is\u00a0a viable strategy when it comes to financial gain<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s in the future for\u00a0Sebastien\u00a0as a VC<\/li>\n<li>A sneak peek into\u00a0Sebastien\u2019s\u00a0WDBE\u00a0upcoming\u00a0keynote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-sebastien-and-foundamental\">About Sebastien and Foundamental<\/h2>\n<p>Sebastien Michaud is Investor at Foundamental, joining from a British-Italian background and having previously worked in Product and Commercial strategy in FinTech. Sebastien works with early-stage construction tech startups in Europe, with a particular focus on teams tackling the climate emergency.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/foundamental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foundamental<\/a>\u00a0is the largest global investor in construction tech\u00a0and architecture, engineering,\u00a0and design technology. Foundamental backs ambitious, early-stage founders across the Americas, Asia-Pacific,\u00a0and Europe and is an early investor in several category leaders in construction technology\u00a0and\u00a0design\u00a0technology, including\u00a0<em>Infra.Market, Wiz, Speckle, Baupal, Welcome Homes, and Mighty Buildings<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You can connect with Sebastien on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"applewebdata:\/\/B2CEC2CF-CFD7-4251-A62C-7AF9B64346E7\/@vc_seb\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(seb.vc) and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sebastien-michaud-897799139\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kirahub.org\/en\/wdbe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get your ticket <\/a>and meet Sebastien at WDBE 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"podcast\">Listen to the interview and subscribe to WDBE Talks on Apple and Spotify<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/wdbe.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/WDBE-Talks-2023-Sebastien-Michaud.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2014983-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/wdbe.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/WDBE-Talks-2023-Sebastien-Michaud.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"WDBE-Talks-2023-Sebastien-Michaud.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/talking-climate-aware-contech-investments-with-sebastien-michaud\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of WDBE Talks, Aarni Heiskanen\u2019s guest is Sebastien Michaud, VC at Foundamental. 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