In 2018, Andreea took a sabbatical that modified her life. After greater than 12 years in mainstream finance roles that noticed her shifting from New York to London, she acquired a possibility to hitch a enterprise connecting her two passions: defending the atmosphere and investing. Trying again, she might by no means think about {that a} time would come when it could be potential to align one’s profession with their worth set. Andreea believes that, more and more, professionals throughout all sectors have a generational alternative to transition their profession with out compromising on progress prospectives or monetary rewards.
“Now could be the time to do it. Cleantech is booming throughout all financial points and there may be the flexibility to make a foundational contribution.” Andreea underlines the essential function of expertise and personal capital to allow the inexperienced transition. She notes that in the present day, the intersection of three key megatrends: tech maturity; social, governmental and company demand for cleantech options; and urgent useful resource shortage, make local weather tech investable at scale, and, at above market returns.
As for the one expertise that would save the world, Andreea believes it’s the interaction of various applied sciences which have benefitted from important developments or economies of scale resembling quantum computing, sensors, 3D manufacturing, and satellites, that drive actual world options. When pressed to select a single expertise with the best skill to drive decarbonization, she is passionate concerning the potential of inexperienced hydrogen in inexperienced metal, inexperienced ammonia and synfuel for aviation, which is why Sunfire was her first funding at Planet First.
