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Climate Tech VC | 3 x venture-backed founder | Startup mentor | ex-international swimmer | ex-Greenpeace Views are my own and not representative of my company or any associated organisations. I don’t often reply to LinkedIn messages, better to connect with me via email or a mutual. If you send me a connection request, please add a note for context. Looking for mentoring/advising for your startup? Go here: https://www.hubble.social/thomaspanton Read more here: https://www.thomaspanton.com/ TLDR: - Climate tech VC - 3 x founder - Startup Mentor @ Techstars, Imperial College London, Virgin Startup, and more - Climate is intersectional, and I talk about this - Ex-international swimmer. Worked for the world's largest independent environmental organisation Greenpeace for half a decade, and directly onboarded 10s of 1000s of people into the climate movement. ——— Currently: 💰 Climate tech VC @ Endgame Capital investing in near commercialisation, low capex, climate denier proof climate tech. 👨🏼‍🏫 Mentor & advisor to founders and students @ Techstars, The Greenhouse (Imperial College), Virgin Startup, UCL, and UEA Student Enterprise. 🗣️ Keynote speaker at events including London Climate Tech Week, Fully Charged Live, Blue Earth Summit, Retail Without Borders, BBC, and more. Previously: 🌳 Founder & CEO of Canopey.com. The home for better buying™. The only platform to completely streamline the sustainable shopping journey. 💚 Greenpeace UK, experience with speaking, fundraising, events, and campaigning. ♻️ Founder & CEO of Festovers, upcycling leftover consumer waste. One of IQ Mag's Green Guardians. BBC Oxford's expert on festival tent waste and sustainability. 📣 Co-creator of The Topic, with Nadiah Arif. A podcast that talks about everything from climate change to human rights, raising awareness on these important issues and educating people on how to get more involved in challenging the status quo. ⛺️ NED for Pitched For You Ltd, the first circular economy solution to the festival tent crisis. 🎓 BA International Relations and Politics (2014-2018) // MSc in Climate Change and International Development (2021-23) 🤝🏻 Norfolk Business Climate Leader & Advisor for Norfolk Chambers of Commerce 💡 UEA student career and entrepreneur mentor