After the gut punch of a failed grant bid, Tom finds himself in unfamiliar terrain: less scrappy startup chaos, more slow-moving institutions, and lenders who think his project is somehow both too risky and too small. But out on the farm, things are moving. Trials are showing results. Biochar is selling. Credits are retiring. So, can Tom finally stitch together the money, machinery and momentum to get Restord 2.0 off the ground? And will Winnie the dog be impressed by any of it?

Thank you to the guests who featured in this episode, including:

• Adam Samuel – Co-Founder, CapChar
• Chintan Mahida – Co-Founder, CapChar
• Alex Brodie – Director, Brodie Biomass
• Richard Barker – Partner, Counteract
• Alex Hume – Senior Associate, Finance Earth
• Team members at Bennetts Associates, The Green Waste Company, Terraset, Woodtek and Oxbury.
• And a special thank you to Ewan Swan – University of Plymouth MSc Student – for his expertise and passion in conducting our biochar trials.

Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey is:

hosted by Tom Previte,

produced by Ben Weaver-Hincks,

assistant produced by Sydney Davies,

with marketing by Oluwaseun Sanni

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Oh, hello there! Bet you thought you’d seen the back of Tom and his biochar… But this story’s far from over. Yes, the machine runs, the credits have sold, and the char is piling up. But if this pilot is ever going to be a real, profitable business - and if it’s ever going to have a scalable climate impact - it’s going to need to be bigger. A lot bigger. Cue: industrial-level kit, eye-watering funding gaps, and the creeping suspicion that saving the planet may require even more admin than previously feared.

Grounded is the award-winning story of a startup that wants to remove carbon from the atmosphere and help reshape our relationship with the planet. Ideally without burning to the ground in the process.

Follow the podcast to hear Tom’s journey, or visit restord.earth to learn more about the project.

Thank you to the guests who featured in this episode, including:

• Alex Hume – Senior Associate, Finance Earth
• Adam Samuel – Co-Founder, CapChar
• Richard Barker – Partner, Counteract
• Team members at Corserv and Cormac

Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey is:

hosted by Tom Previte,

produced by Ben Weaver-Hincks,

assistant produced by Sydney Davies,

with marketing by Oluwaseun Sanni

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As he nears the end of the year, Tom starts thinking about what lies beyond his biochar pilot. He reflects on everything he’s learned, talks to some others who’ve walked this path before, and dares to imagine a life less smoky. But is he finally ready to start answering some of the big questions he grappled with in his first days? And has his time in the country changed him – for better or worse - forever?

Grounded is the award-winning story of a startup that wants to remove carbon from the atmosphere and help reshape our relationship with the planet. Ideally without burning to the ground in the process.

Follow the podcast to hear Tom’s journey, or visit restord.earth to learn more about the project.

Thank you to the guests who featured in this episode, including:

• Alex Hume – Senior Associate, Finance Earth
• Adam Samuel – Co-Founder, CapChar
• Richard Barker – Partner, Counteract
• Jakob Andersen – CEO and Co-Founder, MASH Makes
• Freddie Catlow – CEO and Co-Founder, Planboo

More information about CapChar's Biochar Carbon Code is here.

Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey is:

hosted by Tom Previte,

produced by Ben Weaver-Hincks,

with marketing by Oluwaseun Sanni,

graphic design by Liubov Pankiv,

and promotional support by Paola Sáenz, Jack Turnham and Lizzy Read

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.