Join Tom Britton and Jessi Baker, MBE (Founder & Chair of Provenance), as they break down the brutal choices founders must make to build a resilient, market-leading B2B SaaS company.

In this episode, Jessi discusses:

• Strategic Flexibility: Why she made the critical decision to cut profitable consulting services to focus solely on scalable SaaS and the lessons learned from being an early blockchain pioneer on Ethereum.

  
  

• The VC Shift: Her perspective on why the current investment climate prioritizes profitability and proven revenue models over the "growth at all costs" mentality.

  
  

• The AI Moat: How Provenance is using AI to eradicate greenwashing and establish itself as the canonical, trustworthy data source for sustainability claims, a crucial layer for the future of LLMs.

  
  

• The Power of Diversity: The importance of building a diverse cap table and her experience with the Angel Academy network.

  
  

This episode is essential listening for high net worth and sophisticated investors looking for insight into strategic scaling and market-defying pivots.

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Heating and cooling drive 40% of all energy-related CO2 emissions, yet 60% of that energy is wasted by bad insulation. Is there a better way?

We got the chance to speak with Theresa Hoffmann, founder of Nanoplume, a UK startup that has developed a revolutionary bio-aerogel 3x more insulating and 60% thinner than traditional materials. The technology is so non-toxic that she famously eats it during presentations.

Listen to learn how this deep-tech solution, based on NASA tech but 75% cheaper than existing aerogels, is targeting the $34 billion cold chain market before disrupting building insulation, and why it represents a massive opportunity for early-stage investors.

Learn more about ⁠SEIS tax reliefs⁠.

Temperate: The startups building tech that beams heat into space and aims to disrupt the trillion-dollar cooling market

Air conditioning consumes 10% of the world's electricity, a figure set to double by 2050. Is there a better way?

I got the chance to speak with Charlie, founder of Temperate, a UK startup that has developed a revolutionary cooling technology up to 20 times more efficient than standard AC. Their system uses no refrigerants and works by converting heat into light and beaming it directly into space.

Listen to learn how this deep-tech solution, built with materials from a supermarket, is targeting the multi-trillion-dollar data centre and HVAC markets, and why it represents a massive opportunity for early-stage investors.

Learn more about SEIS tax reliefs.