The Business Case for Carbon Capture | A $200B Opportunity | Rethinking Industrial Supply Chains | Why You Need to Talk to Customers Early | Leveraging Non-Dilutive Capital with Alexander Ip, CEO @ CERT Systems | Ep 4

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Is it possible to transform carbon emissions into everyday products?
Alex is the CEO of CERT Systems, a Canadian climatetech startup that converts CO2 emissions into high-value chemicals. In this episode, Alex shares his journey from the lab bench to raising non-dilutive capital.
Topics in this episode
0:00 Intro
1:16 Founding CERT Systems
3:14 Why Now for CO2 Conversion?
5:33 Unlocking Commercial Potential
8:52 Communicating Sustainability
10:45 Why Petrochemical Companies Care
13:59 Integrating CERT’s Tech
16:33 Why Investors Should Pay Attention
21:29 Biggest Bottleneck for CO2 Chemicals
24:36 Best Markets for CERT’s Tech
29:14 Scaling from Lab to Market
33:08 First Adopters of CO2 Ethylene
37:07 Ethylene’s Role in Aviation Fuel
41:43 Raising Non-Dilutive Funding
44:28 De-Risking Climate Tech Startups
47:52 Protecting IP in Deeptech
54:15 CERT’s Role in Sustainability’s Future
56:18 What’s Next for CERT?
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