Investing in Climate and Impact Fintech with David Rodriguez from Draft Ventures

This week, John and Simar are joined by David Rodriguez from Draft Ventures, a leading seed stage venture capital fund that has invested in over 75 companies, eight of which have become unicorns. David is an active investor in ReFi, climate software, and impact fintech. He reveals his inspirations, aspirations, investment theses, perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in ReFi, and the launch of his new venture fund. #web3 #climateimpact #fintech Mentioned in the show: https://draftvc.com https://www.technoserve.org https://treeswift.com https://droneseed.com https://toucan.earth https://capitalinstitute.org/regenerative-capitalism https://goldfinch.finance/ https://silta.finance References: Larry Fink https://www.businessinsider.com/blackrock-larry-fink-unicorns-sustainable-companies-green-energy-capitalism-2022-1?r=US&IR=T Charles Eisenstein https://charleseisenstein.org/books/climate-a-new-story/ UN sustainability goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals   00:00 Intro 02:36 About David/Draft 04:34 Journey into impact and climate 08:50 MRV 12:47 Case for investing in ReFi 16:20 Listening to climate calling 19:30 David's definition of ReFi 25:05 Financial Inclusion 36:30 Investment theses 40:52 Core Practices 42:06 ReFi CTA 46:35 Approaching investment in ReFi space 51:51 Connect with David -------------------------------------------- Follow David, and check out Draft Ventures: Website: https://draftvc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjrodriguez -------------------------------------------- Join the conversation on Twitter, follow: https://twitter.com/ReFiDAOist https://twitter.com/climateXcrypto https://twitter.com/simarsmangat Thanks to our friends at Feed Ignite for the podcast and micro-content production: https://feedignite.com