{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energytech Startups","title":"Arindam Bhattacharya from Tailwind Futures","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b1203583\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3594,"description":"Most climate money chases decarbonization while a bigger problem piles up: two thirds of the losses from extreme weather and disasters go completely uninsured. Arindam Bhattacharya spent 30 years at SLB before launching Tailwind Futures to back startups hardening infrastructure, supply chains, and workforce against a changing climate. He argues resilience is a growth story, not just damage control, and walks through a portfolio from corrosion-proof rebar to a material that could replace copper.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n0:00   Intro\n0:28   Meet Arindam and Tailwind Futures\n2:07   30 years at SLB and the jump to venture\n4:06   The insurance gap nobody talks about\n7:05   Where the capital for resilience isn't going\n12:11  Playing offense: resilience as a growth story\n15:29  Government pullback and the opening it creates\n18:22  The portfolio and how the fund invests\n19:02  DexMat and replacing copper\n25:20  Allium and solving steel corrosion\n29:17  Water, heat, and flooding bets\n33:30  Sourcing deals across the US and Europe\n35:00  What makes a company worth backing\n40:17  Giving founders honest feedback\n44:27  How pitching differs around the world\n47:36  Finding the best companies theme by theme\n50:20  Cooling, wildfire, and parametric insurance\n54:11  Pitching Arindam and Houston's role\n57:16  Where to find Tailwind Futures\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_ai\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BcLvBZs7KjKyKwxjCN7uM3ceaU5nLSxOZljzKK515LE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kM2Fj/MzRlYTQ3ZDM0NmJm/ZDllOWE1Y2Y3MmRm/MDFkOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}