The 12 participants for Founder’s Factory accelerator programs in WA have been announced.

Tom Kline is a Partner at climate-focused VC firm Climate Tech Partners (CTP). In June this year they announced a $50m raise for their Fund 1, which included $15m each from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and super fund Australian Ethical Super, along with $15m in a joint investment by Airbus and Qantas. We spoke to him about CTP’s investment mandate and their unique model of connecting start-ups and industry.