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CLEANTECH TALKS PODCAST

Welcome to Cleantech Talks, our Alacrity Cleantech podcast series focusing on the clean technology sector. Through our episodes, we talk to CEOs of cleantech startups, cleantech advisors and investors, and other industry experts to get the latest on how this space is developing. Below, you’ll find all of our published episodes from seasons one, two, and three (currently being released).

The Food of the Future: Getting the Dish on Growing Food

Season 3, Episode 9 features host Sofie Campbell discussing the future of growing food using Agritech advancements with 3 Cleantech CEOs. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Join Ken Grenier, CEO of Pacific Ridge Corp., Valerie Song, CEO of AVA Technologies, and Alycia...

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Overcoming the Valley of Death in Cleantech

Season 3, Episode 4 of Cleantech Talks features host two of Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors talk to our Cleantech Program Director and Managing Director about going through the "valley of death" as a cleantech startup company. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks The...

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What We Know About Canada’s Cleantech Sector

Season 3, Episode 3 of Cleantech Talks features Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors in a roundtable discussion. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Two of Alacrity Canada's Senior Advisors talk to our Cleantech Program Director and Managing Director about the state of...

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Raising Funds in Cleantech

Season 3, Episode 2 of Cleantech Talks features four CEOs from Alacrity Canada's cleantech portfolio talking about their experiences with raising funds in the sector from both public and private investors. In this Episode of Cleantech Talks Susan Blanchet from Origen...

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Exploring Cosmic-Ray Muon Tomography with Ideon Technologies

In season two, episode eight of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Gary Agnew, CEO of Ideon Technologies, about how cosmic-ray muon tomography is transforming the mining industry. Ideon Technologies got its start at...

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Origen Air Tackles Indoor Air Quality

In season two, episode three of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Susan Blanchet (CEO) and Andrew Crawford (CTO) at Origen Air about their clean technology company, how their technology works to improve indoor air...

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Investing in the Cleantech Sector

In season two, episode two of Cleantech Talks, host and Alacrity Canada senior advisor Peter Van Der Gracht talks to Sarah Applebaum, Partner at Pangaea Ventures, and Kathryn Wortsman, Managing Partner at Amplify Capital, about investing in the cleantech sector and...

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Women in Cleantech: A Day in the Life of Three CEOs

Welcome to season two of Cleantech Talk with Alacrity Canada! In this first episode of the new season, Julie Angus talks to Melanie McClare, CEO of Swirltex, and Susan Blanchet, CEO of Origen Air and Origen Clean, about what it's like to be a woman and leader in the...

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Interview with Dr. Joel Rogers of Progressive Fusion Solutions

Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, we're talking to Dr....

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Interview with Sean Bourquin of First Light Technologies

Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, Sean Bourquin, CEO of...

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Interview with Sam Samida-Pugh of Progressive Fusion Solutions

Our latest podcast series is called “Cleantech Talk”, focusing on the growing cleantech sector. We’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this episode, we talk to Sam...

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Interview with Julie Angus of Open Ocean Robotics

Alacrity is launching a new podcast series focusing on the growing cleantech sector: “Cleantech Talk.” Throughout the series, we’ll be talking to CEOs of cleantech startups, as well as advisors and investors, to find out how this exciting space is developing. In this...

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