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Interview: Solving 50 billion wasted plastic pallet wraps with Bearhug
Mick Liubinskas speaks with Tom from Bearhug, a climate-tech startup tackling the hidden environmental cost of plastic pallet wrap
Founders Factory's WA-based accelerators announces next batch of startups
The 12 participants for Founder’s Factory accelerator programs in WA have been announced.
Robert de Burgh-Day (Brightspace)
Robert de Burgh-Day is the founder of Brightspace, a start-up that uses occupancy tracking to reduce energy usage from HVAC systems in commercial buildings. He’s also a Climate Salad member and went through our GGP program. Brightspace has since scaled massively with a focus on the SEA market, with plans to install their product in largest shopping mall in Asia. We spoke about the advice he had for hard-ware founders, and tips for companies looking to scale overseas.
Unpacking Plastics: Insights from Samsara, Uluu, Great Wrap, BearHug and RecycleSmart
Lessons from the Vietnam climate tech ecosystem
✈️ Private jets and take away coffee cups
Julien Piegay - Unravel Carbon
A conversation with Julien Piegay from Unravel Carbon
Climate Salad Newsletter | 9th September
Climate Salad Newsletter for the 9th of September, 2025
Tom Kline - Climate Tech Partners
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.
