Analysis

July 1, 2021

Searching for gigacorns: Meet the VC impact analysts

Analysts and investors at mission-driven VC firms are digging into both the science and the data surrounding startups’ claims to figure out who’s legit — and who’s greenwashing.


Sarah Drumm

6 min read

Christian Jølck, a founding partner of VC firm 2150, doesn’t spend his days searching for the next unicorn startups. He’s after the next 'gigacorn'.

The term, he explains, was coined by his 2150 colleague Christian Hernandez and refers to startups “that can reduce one gigaton of CO₂ while being commercially viable.”

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