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Thanks for saying yes to the Investment Climate (IC) Podcast. This one-pager covers what the show is, what we'll talk about, how long it takes, and how to get ready, so the recording feels easy.
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This is the Company Guest Guide, written for startup founders and companies joining the show. A separate guide for investor guests will follow.
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Please share your episode across your social channels
We expect every guest to share their episode with posts across their social media channels: LinkedIn first, plus X, Instagram and any other channels relevant to you. A big part of our audience comes from our guests' own followers and networks, so your posts are what carry the episode furthest. We'll send you the episode link, the launch post and a thumbnail to share, and short clips may also be sent for your sign-off. Please tag us in your posts.
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Our guests have raised $800M+
At least $800M raised across 69 IC Podcast guest companies headquartered in 23 countries. You'd be in good company. A few examples of rounds our guests' companies have closed:
- Remilk (Israel): $120M (2022)
- Tastewise (Israel): $50M Series B (2025)
- Omeat (US): $40M (2023)
- Enifer (Finland): $39M (2024)
- Vivici (Netherlands): €32.5M Series A (2025)
- Verley (France): €32M Series A (2026)
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Join a community of founders around the world who have raised
Once you've been interviewed, you join the IC Podcast alumni: founders from companies headquartered in 23 countries, plus the investors we work with at Food Tech Weekly.
- Meet fellow founders: alumni such as Paul Shapiro (The Better Meat Co) and Thijs Bosch (The Protein Brewery) have been featured in our founder fireside chats, and we run a monthly Global CEO Mastermind.
- Meet investors: through Food Tech Weekly and the FTW+ Hub at foodtechweekly.com/hub (2,400+ verified investors, with facilitated introductions).
- Be seen: your episode is promoted to the Food Tech Weekly newsletter.
- Meet in person: our invite-only IC Dinners and IC Meet Ups bring founders and investors together in cities such as Berlin, Malmö, Mumbai, Bangalore, San Francisco and Singapore.
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🎧 What the show is
The Investment Climate Podcast uncovers the investment playbooks of successful agrifood and climate-tech CEOs, and of leading VCs and CVCs who have raised in the last 6 months or are deploying capital today. It is hosted by Alex Shandrovsky, Managing Director of Food Tech Weekly.
- Focus: agrifood / foodtech fundraising, told from both the founder's and the investor's side of the table.
- Where it lives: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and foodtechweekly.com. Listen on Spotify, and leave a 5-star review while you're there 🙏
- Track record: 140+ published episodes since April 2024, published under the FoodTech Weekly banner.
- Recent guests: Cintia Nunes (The Mills Fabrica), Julius Rüßmann (OYL Foods), Oliver Fuss and Tony Grinston (FoodFunder / AER), Adam Tarshis (Mozza Foods), Javed Husain (Totaleehalal), Bryant Williams (Nurtured Nuts), Lance Lively, and Dan Cabral (XiA'H).
👥 Who listens
- Founders raising or about to raise in agrifood and climate tech, who want real playbooks rather than theory.
- Investors (VCs, CVCs, angels and family offices) who want to see how founders think and how peers are deploying.
- Ecosystem and corporate partners in food, agriculture and ingredients.
- Reach: each episode is also promoted to the Food Tech Weekly newsletter (3,100+ active subscribers: founders, investors and ecosystem actors) and on Linked In
⏱️ How long it takes
- Recording session: plan 30-45 minutes. Book a 1-hour slot so there's no rush.
- Finished episode: most episodes run about 34 minutes (median across 144 published episodes). The middle half runs 29 to 39 minutes.
- We edit it down. Our editing team trims it, so pause, restart or reframe an answer whenever you want. Nothing is rushed and nothing awkward goes out.