MCJ AMA: Hampus Jakobsson - Pale Blue Dot
Join us in the MCJ Community Slack for our next MCJ Ask-Me-Anything with Hampus Jakobsson, General Partner and Co-founder at Pale Blue Dot.
Let’s meet our guest…
Meet Hampus: Hampus is a software engineer, turned founder, turned angel investor, turned VC. He grew up working in areas of more traditional tech that didn't involve climate, and only recently pivoted to devoting all of his professional attention to building a climate investment firm. When he’s not working, Hampus is also a dad, cook and avid reader.
About Pale Blue Dot: Pale Blue Dot is a seed-stage €93 million climate tech venture fund investing in companies that reduce and reverse the effects of climate change across Europe and the US. They’re the brains behind The Drop, a climate conference in Malmo that happened earlier this September, and we’re also co-investors with them in a range of startups including Cirplus, Overstory and Opna.
→ MCJ Podcast: Jason’s Capital Series episode with Hampus is here.
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Our AMA with Hampus will start on Wednesday 20th September at 6am PST - 9am EST - 2pm BST - 3pm CET and will run asynchronously in the MCJ AMA slack channel for 24 hours.
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In Jason’s episode with Hampus, they cover:
[2:42] An overview of Pale Blue Dot
[5:01] Hampus' feelings about the climate problem and how they've evolved
[9:19] The early days of Pale Blue Dot's first fund
[13:08] How Hampus balanced his time getting the first fund closed vs. planting the seed directionally with LPs
[18:14] His strategy and thesis before going to market compared to where Pale Blue Dot is today
[22:43] The firm's approach to the first check vs. follow on
[27:50] Different areas of climate Pale Blue Dot invests in
[31:02] The Pale Blue Dot founder
[35:03] The firm's decision process on potential investments
[43:23] Sector expertise and Pale Blue Dot's diligence process
[52:57] Hampus' thoughts about impact and how Pale Blue Dot measures it
[57:08] Reporting and important metrics
[01:03:24] Pale Blue Dot's geographical footprint
[01:06:31] The firm's mix of LPs
[01:10:19] Hampus' thoughts on the role of fossil fuel companies in the energy transition
[01:19:06] An overview of The Drop conference
→ You can find a transcript of the full conversation here.
Dig in further to Hampus’ work via:
We’re making our term sheet public. Here’s why - Pale Blue Dot’s newsletter, May 2023
Pale blue dot ups the ante, closes second fund at €93 million - TechEu, May 2023
Why are we hosting a yearly climate conference? - Pale Blue Dot’s newsletter, April 2023
Video: What value should an investor add, Hampus Jakobsson | PODIM 2017
Pale Blue Dot’s investment announcements, and insights, via their newsletter
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