What is behind South Asia's quickly developing climate innovation scene? In this episode of Catalyzing Climate Conversations, hosts Laura and Isabelle speak with Pratap Raju, Founding Partner of Climate Collective, to hear his perspectives on the growing field.

Pratap has spent a decade helping build the infrastructure and communities that allow cleantech and sustainable innovations to take root in India and beyond. In this episode, he shares with us what he has learned along the way and one key ingredient: Ecosystem Orchestration.

In this episode, we explore:

• The South-South Collective: Why direct collaboration between innovators in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is a key piece to scaling global solutions.

• The AI Frontier: A look at the Climate Collective's newClimate Launch accelerator and how to distinguish true AI-driven climate solutions from fundraising buzzwords.

• Standardizing Impact: Why "standardized impact" is critical for the success of impact-first companies, and ways to streamline the process.

• Delhi Climate Innovation Week: Highlights on some of the key themes driving one of the region's most influential gatherings.

• The Advice: Pratap's "one-sentence" vision for the future of climate entrepreneurship in South Asia.

Whether you're an investor looking at the region, an entrepreneur based in South Asia, or just curious about the intersection of AI and Nature, this episode will provide thoughtful insights and tips to help you navigate the field and continue building your impact.

Connect with our guest:

• Pratap Raju

• Climate Collective

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Episode Music Credits:

Finally Free/Marc Jackson Burrows - PRS – Audio Network;

Your Mind 2/ Michael Awagbe, Benjamin Arthur, Dwayne Domonick Grant, Campbell E Browning, Pablo Love, Edward Swinburne, Melvin E Brown - PRS - Audio Network

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