{"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.Click here to watch a video of this episode.0:00   Intro0:28   Meet Arindam and Tailwind Futures2:07   30 years at SLB and the jump to venture4:06   The insurance gap nobody talks about7:05   Where the capital for resilience isn't going12:11  Playing offense: resilience as a growth story15:29  Government pullback and the opening it creates18:22  The portfolio and how the fund invests19:02  DexMat and replacing copper25:20  Allium and solving steel corrosion29:17  Water, heat, and flooding bets33:30  Sourcing deals across the US and Europe35:00  What makes a company worth backing40:17  Giving founders honest feedback44:27  How pitching differs around the world47:36  Finding the best companies theme by theme50:20  Cooling, wildfire, and parametric insurance54:11  Pitching Arindam and Houston's role57:16  Where to find Tailwind Futureshttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://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}