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Why Earth Venture Capital thinks energy security will drive climate tech’s next cycle
Description
In this episode, we speak with Tien Nguyen, founding partner of Vietnam-based Earth Venture Capital, who explains why the venture capital firm is betting on science-led deep tech, from advanced nuclear to hydrogen, and what that approach tells us about financing the next generation of aviation technology.
Nguyen discusses
- Earth VC’s mission to make the physical economy more efficient through science-led deep tech
- How Earth VC distinguishes a measurable scientific breakthrough from an incremental improvement
- How research institutions, trusted scientific networks and independent due diligence shape the fund’s investment pipeline
- The three commercialisation gaps facing hard-technology companies, and why Nguyen would rather see a company fail quickly than become a “zombie”
- Supercritical Solutions and the economics of producing clean hydrogen for direct industrial use
- How HyLight’s hydrogen-powered airships could reduce the cost of inspecting electricity lines and provide an early specialist market for hydrogen aviation
- Why Earth VC sources technology globally but treats deployment as a local problem
- Nguyen’s advice to founders: raise capital against a defined technical, regulatory or commercial risk rather than simply buying more time
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