10 Years IMPROVED – Future IMPROVED
2023 is an especially important year for IMPROVED Corporate Finance, as we look forward to our 10th anniversary in September. We are incredibly proud to have had the opportunity to collaborate and partner with so many winning entrepreneurial management teams, industry experts and investors across the technology, energy and mobility ecosystem over the last decade.
To celebrate and mark this significant milestone, we are pleased to announce the launch of “Future IMPROVED”, a series of knowledge sharing initiatives we have planned for each month of 2023 that will look ahead to the next decade, and how we can together make a positive impact on society through responsible entrepreneurship, investing and development.
See below an overview of the monthly initiatives, leading up to our main event in September.
We invite you to be part of our Future IMPROVED program and very much welcome your views and thoughts. Please keep an eye on our LinkedIn page and subscribe to our IMPROVED newsletter to follow and interact with our Future IMPROVED initiatives and announcements.
May 10th: Economist Impact Blog Series – Energy
We are pleased to share the latest selections from our impactful blog series in partnership with El Studios/Economist Impact. In this blog series, brilliant young entrepreneurs express their key insights on energy solutions.
This month, we are proud to feature:
- Dr. Marek Kubik, founding member and managing director at Fluence, a leading energy storage technology company
- Anurag Kamal & Folasade “Fola” Ayoola, co-founders of ElectricFish, an energy storage company
- Christoph Birkl, co-founder of Brill Power, a battery management technology company
Through their work, these innovators are driving progress towards a more sustainable future. We encourage you to read their inspiring stories and share your thoughts.
You can also subscribe to our IMPROVED newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on all our initiatives as part of our 10-year anniversary.
April 10th: Kick-off Economist Impact Blog Series – Technology
IMPROVED and El Studios (the custom content division of Economist Impact) have partnered to create an impactful blog series featuring young entrepreneurs, pioneers and investors who are on the cutting edge of (Climate) Tech, Energy, and Mobility.
In this blog series, young industry leaders share their views on key innovations and investment opportunities for the coming decades, primarily focused on sustainable technologies and climate tech.
This month, we feature:
- Anima Anandkumar, senior director of AI research at NVIDIA and Bren professor at Caltech
- George Wade, co-founder of the decarbonisation software company Zevero
Keep an eye on our LinkedIn page for the blog announcements and share your thoughts in the comments.
March 10th: Kick-off Economist Impact Initiative
This month, we are thrilled to kick off a research and thought-sharing initiative of Economist Impact – supported by IMPROVED. The initiative will explore the investment gap between climate technology and sustainability goals, and look at the much-needed ground-breaking innovations from the perspective of the new generation(s) to achieve a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
Keep an eye on your (physical) mailbox for something very insightful.
In case you missed it, please request your personal copy by sending an email to future@improvedcf.com
Stay tuned for exciting updates and share your thoughts on LinkedIn.
February 10th: Interview with Professor Bruce Usher
In February, our Managing Partner Frank Verbeek sat down with Bruce Usher, Professor and faculty director at Columbia Business School to discuss some of the important themes in his latest book: “INVESTING IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE”.
Despite the tremendous challenges, at IMPROVED, we remain optimistic about the future because of the significant innovations and investment opportunities that climate change offers.
With Bruce’s wealth of knowledge and experience in economics, sustainability, and climate tech investing, we hope to spark impactful discussions and further accelerate the successful transition to a carbon-neutral economy for future generations.
Please watch the video and share your thoughts and views on LinkedIn. Copies of Bruce’s book will be shared with the best contributors!
January 10th: Future IMPROVED Kick-off
To kick off Future IMPROVED, we’d like to share a message that looks back at some of our key achievements over the past 10 years and, more importantly, the opportunities and necessary actions ahead.
The IMPROVED team is very excited to celebrate and create optimal impact with you.
On behalf of the entire global IMPROVED Team,
A BIG thank you for past and future cooperation: altogether, we will make the difference!