In this interview, we are looking in depth at the impact-startups - corporates collaboration, blockers and changes needed for innovation-driving partnerships.

‍Caroline Thaler is the CEO and founder of Bloomineral, a French climate-tech company using biomineralization to convert CO2 into solid materials that provide a scalable, low-carbon alternative to mined minerals across multiple sectors.

‍Anna de Matos is the CEO and founder of Circular Library Network, a project inspired by a very practical need she faced after moving to Iceland.

Philipp Herrmann is the Founder & CEO of BRYCK, a Germany-based deep tech innovation hub that’s focused on solving critical challenges and building a resilient future.

Julia Minici is the Founder of Afterwind, a Swedish deep-tech impact company that helps asset owners and industrial manufacturers recover and reuse end-of-life and byproduct materials. By recycling glass fiber assets into circular advanced materials with full traceability, the startup aims to preserve natural resources while solving a mounting industrial waste crisis.

Michal Sikyta is a Managing Partner at Soulmates Ventures, a VC fund and accelerator investing in sustainable innovations across Europe.

‍Wallis van Oorschot Grant is a Social Impact Delivery Lead at Climate-KIC, where she focuses on supporting startup founders, innovators, and leaders to embed inclusivity and diversity into their businesses, investments, and programmes.