The practice

A principal-led practice with a standing bench.

Climate Sprints is led by one principal and draws on a standing bench of specialists engaged per mandate. That structure is deliberate. The specialist on your deal is the one the deal requires, and you are not funding a payroll that has to be kept busy.

Founding principal

Five decades, and a documented record of being early.

Marc Strauch, MUP, MFA

Five decades across software, climate, cleantech and the circular economy. Eight co-founded companies, two private venture funds, more than $20M in foundation and public-private capital, eleven US patents across four ventures, and the enterprise business-value methodology behind multi-billion dollar Microsoft Enterprise Agreement revenue.

Currently building two SaaS applications through Quantum Ravioli.

Record and thesis at marcstrauch.tech · LinkedIn

False-color aerial image of a braided river delta.

False-color infrared · U.S. Geological Survey · public domain

The bench

Engaged per mandate. Names and prior affiliations publish as each is confirmed.

Capital and transaction

Clive Zickel, CFACapital formation, structuring and M&A. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Nick HughesBusiness transformation and capital strategy. Twenty-plus years in investment banking including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Macquarie. · LinkedIn

Technical and sector

Wiley Barbour, PECarbon accounting, measurement and audit. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Lawrence Culliford, EEBiochar, waste-to-value, waste-to-energy and mining applications. Prior: Ecolomondo (Canada), TechnoTherm (South Africa), Wilson Biochemical (UK), BioEnergy Solutions (Canada). · LinkedIn

Malcolm ProwseAlgaculture, biofuels and industrial-scale deployment. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Software, data and governance

David FotevskiSoftware architecture and development. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

David Pereira deCastro, PhDData science, analytics and AI governance. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Alexander Gamerdinger, PhDInnovation and sustainability governance, AI ethics. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Heena ShahESG and decarbonization strategy, compliance, KPI architecture and data controls. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Shahed Salehi, PMPFinancial forecasting, data analysis and process automation. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Leadership and organization

Iana LahiExecutive and leadership practice. Leads Alignment Sprints. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Commercial and go-to-market

Mike FlanaganDigital marketing and commercial scaling. [PRIOR] · LinkedIn

Prior affiliations are those of the individual named and do not indicate a client relationship with Climate Sprints.

False-color aerial image of a green delta fanning across pale terrain.