Venture Capital for Biodiversity

Tom Quigley is the cofounder and Managing Director of Superorganism. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Superorganism: https://www.superorganism.com/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Introduction

• 01:04 About Superorganism

• 09:32 Major Causes of Biodiversity Loss

• 11:31 The Role of Venture Capital

• 37:17 Fundraising Environment

• 40:17 Areas of Opportunity

• 43:37 AI for Nature

• 47:20 Carbon

• 48:21 Agriculture

• 49:30 Invasive Species

• 54:22 Robotics

• 57:57 Biodiversity Credits

• 01:00:51 Why the Name Superorganism

• 01:05:35 Sea Slugs

• 01:08:06 Closing Thoughts

EPISODE RESOURCES

• Living Planet Index: https://www.livingplanetindex.org/

• Conservation X Labs: https://conservationxlabs.com/

• Planeteer Capital: https://planeteercapital.com/

• CTVC by Sightline Climate: https://www.ctvc.co/

• CTVC climate tech charts: https://www.ctvc.co/a-weak-11-3bn-start-to-2024-climate-tech/

• INVERSA: https://www.inversaleathers.com/

• Nate Hagens: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

PODCAST

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-regeneration-will-be-funded/id1706728107

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Fkf8ZqPx5RRkeXTbuojCJ