On the tenth episode of Funding a Better Future: Expert Insights from ClimateTech Investors, I spoke to Kate Ronayne, Investment Director at Longwall Venture Partners LLP.Longwall Venture Partners LLP support early-stage businesses that are harnessing the UK's expertise in science R&D to address the global challenges of tomorrow. They invest in companies that have the potential to disrupt an existing market or gain a material share of a new market, with a preference for B2B opportunities rather than consumer products.Timestamps:0.20: About Funding a Better Future and Above and Beyond Recruitment1:11: Cherry’s introduction to Kate Ronayne and Longwall Investment2:18: Kate delves a bit deeper into Longwall Investment4:10: What support do Longwall Investment give people post-investment?6:10: What’s your opinion on the funding landscape this year?6:20: What it means to be a generalist investor and how other sectors compare to ClimateTech8:15: What parts of the ClimateTech sector are you most excited about?10:43: Looking creatively at incumbent manufacturing technologies and trying to disrupt those12:30: What advice would you give to Founders looking to raise for the first time ever?13:44: Understand the interests of the funder, ask if they’re actively investing and talk to people they’ve invested in15:23: The importance of customer feedback and value proposition22:58: Cherry’s conclusionVideo versions of these episodes are available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.