VC can’t offer everything climate tech startups need, says Amali de Alwis — and some founders should even consider running their companies as not-for-profits. De Alwis runs Subak, a not-for-profit offering funding to climate startups, as well as funding research positions. Before taking the reins, she was managing director of Microsoft for Startups UK and former CEO of Code First: Girls.
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