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Convective retweeted
The Red Sky Summit wouldn't be possible without our amazing partners!
Thank you to @convectivecap, @MooreFound, the Sergey Brin Family Foundation and everyone backing this community.
To everyone who made this Summit possible, thank you. We're ready! 🔥
At least 10 aerial firefighting companies have been acquired by financial sponsors since 2025, mostly by infrastructure funds. @convectivecap's Mike Trapanese on why that’s happening, and why the wrong deal could freeze the sector again: convective.substack.com/p/dr…
Convective retweeted
We don’t need to make people more afraid. We need to make the next step clear.
@sacca said this about extreme weather and climate-driven disasters, but it's how I think about solving problems generally.
Say "climate" and people shut down, but nobody argues with "weird weather." Check out our latest episode, where @billclerico talks with @sacca on why decoupling climate from the actions we know we need makes adaptation feel doable. youtube.com/watch?v=vjyY8xu2…
Convective retweeted
Today @standinsurance announced $70M at a $1B valuation, led by @Saga_Ventures. A year ago, we insured $1B of property. Today it's $10B. Disasters follow the laws of physics. Insurance should too. Here's what our team is building:
Convective retweeted
Trying to keep the investing philosophy quite simple by focusing on companies and founders building in the Real World to provide Real Good. Along the way you end up in big markets that have some pretty big moats when they scale. Thank you for hosting @billclerico!
Big asset manager to @sacca: "We don't do climate."
"Ok. Energy? Advanced manufacturing? Resilience?"
"Love it. Send it over."
Same fund.
My conversation with @sacca and @CaieKelley of @lowercarbon from NY Climate Week: youtu.be/vjyY8xu2JGw?si=o70h…
Climate has become a bad word, but it's an incredible business.
Big asset manager to @sacca: "We don't do climate."
"Ok. Energy? Advanced manufacturing? Resilience?"
"Love it. Send it over."
Same fund.
My conversation with @sacca and @CaieKelley of @lowercarbon from NY Climate Week: youtu.be/vjyY8xu2JGw?si=o70h…
New @disasterproofhq episode: @sacca and @CaieKelley of @lowercarbon on resilience, recovery markets, and selling solutions out of self-interest instead of guilt.
Big asset manager to @sacca: "We don't do climate."
"Ok. Energy? Advanced manufacturing? Resilience?"
"Love it. Send it over."
Same fund.
My conversation with @sacca and @CaieKelley of @lowercarbon from NY Climate Week: youtu.be/vjyY8xu2JGw?si=o70h…
Convective retweeted
I’m super excited to announce that @molagri has raised $5.8M USD ($8.2M CAD) in pre-seed + seed funding to develop resistance-free pesticides!
Pests evolve resistance to every pesticide we throw at them, and new chemistry takes a decade to reach the field. At Molagri, we engineer insect virus-like particles to deliver programmable bio-insecticidal payloads into pests, with species level precision. Our precision biopesticides can be updated as fast as pests adapt, keeping resistant pests under control.
With that being said, we’re hiring!! Check out all roles at molagri.com/careers.
We are looking for Scientists and RAs with experience in:
→ Synthetic Virology for RNA Delivery
→ Insect Biology and Bioassays
→ Molecular Display and Binder Discovery
→ Yeast Expression and VLP Production
Read the full announcement here → molagri.com/blog/seed-round
Pests evolve resistance to pesticides. So @molagri is using virus-like particles to target specific species in a way that evades resistance. The result is a safe, highly targeted and effective insecticide.
Thrilled to back @zakyhassan and lead their $5.8M seed.
convective.substack.com/p/wh…
Convective retweeted
Hubble is one of @FastCompany’s 2026 Next Big Things in Tech, recognized in Space and Telecom for connecting standard Bluetooth® LE devices to satellites with a firmware update. Thank you to our customers building on the network.
Honoree list: bit.ly/4efiWXm
Investing in resilience and climate adaptation is a collaborative effort. We are excited to work with @arborday!
"As a leader in this space, we feel a responsibility to help shape better outcomes, and that means investing in the data, technology, and expertise of organizations that are building the future solutions this crisis demands." said Dan Lambe, CEO of Arbor Day Foundation.
We couldn't agree more. Onwards🌲
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Climate Week and SF Tech Week are tackling the same question: how do we protect communities from wildfire, flood, and heat?
The answer depends on better tools: forecasting, grid monitoring, and faster emergency response. AI is making those tools possible now.
A real example ➡️ @standinsurance. Its physics-informed AI simulates how fire and wind destroy a home, recommends fixes that would save it, and prices insurance accordingly.
Not all resilience and wildfire tech is solving the right problem.
Climate scientist @Weather_West on why real resilience means addressing disasters and the underlying conditions creating them.
New episode of @disasterproofHQ : youtu.be/qpHfrnZ9UAk?si=f_fR…
Convective’s Mike Trapanese said it best: “There is this general feeling that the world is getting scarier and more volatile. How can you set yourself up so you can thrive despite these challenges that are inevitably going to happen in the world?”
Our latest Convective Field Notes brings together the conversations and examples that stayed with us, and what they mean for the future of disaster resilience ⬇️
convective.substack.com/p/th…
AI and energy dominated the conversation. But resilience kept coming up, too: how do we protect people from the climate risks already at their doorstep?
