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Jacqueline van den Ende on rewiring capital for climate impact and making everyday investors part of the solution

Jacqueline van den Ende on building Carbon Equity, activating prosumer LPs, and unlocking impact at scale

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC Impact Highlight, where we bring you the people and perspectives pushing the boundaries of purpose-driven venture. This week, August Solliv sits down with Dougie Sloan, Managing Director, Impact Venture at Better Society Capital, and Jacqueline van den Ende, Co-founder & CEO of Carbon Equity, to explore how we unlock billions for climate action by rethinking the very architecture of venture capital.

Together, they delve into how Carbon Equity is transforming everyday citizens into climate LPs, why “retail” doesn’t mean amateur, and how technology, transparency, and trust can finally bring impact investing to scale.


This episode’s themes:

  • Why climate finance is stuck—and how we build new pipes

  • Reimagining access: giving more people a seat at the capital table

  • The rise of the prosumer LP: conviction, education, and agency

  • Bridging alpha and impact without trade-offs

  • Redesigning private markets for participation at scale


Here’s what’s covered:

  • 00:30 Jacqueline’s journey: from traditional VC to climate capital rebel

  • 02:15 The climate capital gap: why only 2% of VC goes to climate tech

  • 03:45 Institutional capital vs. bold innovation: the trust mismatch

  • 05:30 Rethinking “retail”: building for a sophisticated next-gen LP

  • 07:00 Tech as an enabler: onboarding, transparency, and scale

  • 08:45 What private market investors need (and don’t get today)

  • 10:00 Productizing the LP experience: clarity, ownership, conviction

  • 11:45 How Carbon Equity builds education into capital deployment

  • 13:00 The vision: mobilizing the masses without dumbing things down

  • 14:30 Impact with returns: challenging the trade-off fallacy

  • 16:00 What’s next: tokenisation, retail regulation, and unlocking access

Watch it here or add it to your episodes on Apple or Spotify 🎧. Chapters for easy navigation are available on the Spotify/Apple episode.

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✍️ Show Notes

Rewiring Capital for the Climate Era

Jacqueline van den Ende explains why fixing climate means fixing finance—starting with who gets to allocate capital, and how. Her mission: make investing in the net zero economy open to all.


Democratizing Access Without Compromise

Carbon Equity is not about crowdfunding. It’s about reimagining the LP-GP relationship through a product lens: building infrastructure for trust, clarity, and high-quality deal flow.


Climate Action at Scale

To meet global targets, trillions must move. Jacqueline’s thesis is clear: the capital is there—it’s just locked behind outdated systems, legacy rules, and fear of change.


A Blueprint for Mission-Driven Venture

This is what it looks like to build a business that aligns mission and market. No greenwashing. No trade-offs. Just a clear roadmap to impact—backed by conviction and code.

Dario combines deep institutional, operational, and investment expertise, investing in early-stage companies and funds. Recognized as a "40 Rising Star under 40" by VCJ, he actively contributes to the industry.

Before founding LTV Capital, Dario co-led fund investments at Anthemis Group, a top fintech investor, where he developed early-stage fintech plays with BBVA and pioneered a media-financial services fund. His background also includes spearheading international expansion at emerging markets fintech JUMO and contributing to the creation of ROAM, now Africa's largest classifieds group.

Academically, he holds a Master of Business Science in Finance from the University of Cape Town; his dissertation on "Tencent Holdings Limited" is widely downloaded and cited.

Outside of work, Dario is a former 125cc motorcycle racing champion who now advises the Finetwork Mir Racing Team, supporting young talent in motorsports. He is driven by a passion for empowering others and fostering change in the emerging manager VC ecosystem.

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