Season 2, Episode 7 of Cleantech Talks features Peter Van Der Gracht in a conversation with Rustam Sengupta, Investment Lead at Sustainable Development Technology Canada, about how SDTC helps fund Canadian cleantech companies.
-Peter Van Der Gracht, senior advisor at Alacrity Canada, talks to Rustam Sengupta of SDTC about how the federal government agency helps support innovative Canadian cleantech companies
-comparing activity of the fund in 2019 versus 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first started
-emergency funding delivered through SDTC in March
-how funding in the clean technology space has recovered after the initial impacts of the lockdown
-what are the top 3 things SDTC looks for when assessing a company?
-how do national and international policies or regulations impact SDTC's investment strategy?
-the affects of not being able to travel to meet teams and companies
-the value of a consortium partner for a cleantech company
-how much traction does a company need before applying for seed funding; what stage should they be at?
-what is the ideal Technology Readiness Level?
-how do other funding options through federal agencies differ from SDTC's funds?
-assessing the environmental benefits and commercialization of a clean technology
-what's in store for the future of clean technology and post-pandemic recovery