Episode 12: 'The Million Pound Question'

After the gut punch of a failed grant bid, Tom finds himself in unfamiliar terrain: less scrappy startup chaos, more slow-moving institutions, and lenders who think his project is somehow both too risky and too small. But out on the farm, things are moving. Trials are showing results. Biochar is selling. Credits are retiring. So, can Tom finally stitch together the money, machinery and momentum to get Restord 2.0 off the ground? And will Winnie the dog be impressed by any of it? Thank you to the guests who featured in this episode, including: Adam Samuel – Co-Founder, CapChar Chintan Mahida – Co-Founder, CapChar Alex Brodie – Director, Brodie Biomass Richard Barker – Partner, Counteract Alex Hume – Senior Associate, Finance Earth Team members at Bennetts Associates, The Green Waste Company, Terraset, Woodtek and Oxbury. And a special thank you to Ewan Swan – University of Plymouth MSc Student – for his expertise and passion in conducting our biochar trials. Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey is: hosted by Tom Previte, produced by Ben Weaver-Hincks, assistant produced by Sydney Davies, with marketing by Oluwaseun Sanni Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.