Accelerating Capital Deployment in Distributed Renewable Energy: Odyssey’s Product Market Fit

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Accelerating Capital Deployment in Distributed Renewable Energy: Odyssey’s Product Market Fit

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In this episode, we sit down with Emily McAteer, CEO and Co-founder of Odyssey Energy Solutions, one of the most influential startups in the climate tech space for emerging markets. Odyssey is transforming how Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) projects are financed, procured, and managed—especially in emerging markets across countries in Africa, and also India, Mexico, and Brazil.

What began as a platform supporting DFIs like the World Bank to deploy capital into DRE projects has evolved into a robust end-to-end solution for the entire ecosystem. Today, Odyssey powers asset monitoring, equipment procurement, and most recently direct credit financing for DRE developers.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Energy Talk Podcast

01:36 Emily's Journey into the Energy Sector
04:53 The Birth and Growth of Odyssey.
08:41 Challenges and Evolution of Odyssey.
11:11 Odyssey's Procurement and Credit Platform
19:30 Global Expansion and Product Market Fit
24:12 Partnerships and Future Prospects
28:00 Defining Success and Failure

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