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Kristin is the Director of CEFC's Clean Energy Innovation Fund. The Clean Energy Innovation Fund is the largest dedicated cleantech investor in Australia, created to invest $200 million in early-stage clean technology companies. Prior to working with CEFC, Kristin spent more than a decade at priv...
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Kristin Vaughan is the Director of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, the largest dedicated cleantech investor in Australia, created to invest $200 million in early-stage clean technology companies. Prior to joining CEFC, Kristin spent more than a decade in private equity. Kristin previously worked as a management consultant at AT Kearney and holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney.

In this chat with Ian, Kristin discusses:

  • Her career journey and how it led to investing in cleantech
  • Where the opportunities are in renewables in Australia
  • Australian startups with innovative clean energy tech
  • The role of carbon pricing

 

Health tech and AI startups can apply to present to Horizon (Innovation Bay’s community of angel investors) here: https://bit.ly/PitchHorizonMay

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