The Climate Tech Map: Where Capital and Innovation Are Still Missing | Speed & Scale, Doerr Capital

<p>Climate tech is scaling fast. But the data shows huge gaps in industrial decarbonization, carbon removal, energy storage, and the capital needed to turn breakthrough technologies into profitable businesses.</p><p><strong>Company bio:</strong></p><p>Speed &amp; Scale is a climate action initiative built around measurable objectives and key results (OKRs) for reaching net-zero emissions, originating from John Doerr’s <em>Speed &amp; Scale</em> framework. </p><p>https://speedandscale.com</p><p>Its Climate Tech Map, developed with partners including Breakthrough Energy, Elemental Impact, Energy Innovation, McKinsey Sustainability, and Stanford’s Doerr School, organizes thousands of climate technologies into a navigable roadmap of decarbonization opportunities.</p><p>https://climatetechmap.com</p><p><strong>Guest bios:</strong></p><p>Ryan Panchadsaram is co-author of <em>Speed &amp; Scale</em> and an investor at Doerr Capital, where his work spans climate technology investing, philanthropy, and climate strategy; his earlier career includes entrepreneurship and public-sector leadership. </p><p>Quinn is Director of Research at Speed &amp; Scale, and an investor at Doerr Capital, where she helps translate complex climate, technology, and market data into actionable frameworks for investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and professionals entering climate tech.</p><p><strong>Seven things you’ll learn in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><ol><li>Why steel, cement, and food may offer more climate-tech whitespace than the crowded energy sector.</li><li>Why climate technologies need a green discount, not just cost parity.</li><li>How deep tech founders can prove their path from expensive prototype to profitable scale.</li><li>Why manufacturing talent often needs to join a climate startup earlier than founders expect.</li><li>Why long-duration energy storage is emerging as a major investment opportunity.</li><li>Where climate capital is surging—and where promising technologies are still starved for funding.</li><li>Why successful leaders should spend more time creating than consuming.</li></ol></li></ul><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join our confidential CEO community.</strong></p><p>Private CEO group for VC/PE-backed climate tech founders navigating capital, strategy, and scale. Capped at 45 CEOs.</p><p>→ entrepreneursforimpact.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong> Join 40,000 professionals who get our newsletter.</strong></p><p>Climate tech finance, strategy, leadership. 2-min read.</p><p>→ entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Leave a podcast review.</strong></p><p>If you got value, take 30 seconds and do the community a favor. It helps push more capital and talent toward scalable climate solutions.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>