Two people in hard hats walk by solar panels.
Buoyant Ventures invests in companies that can be scaled quickly. Courtesy of Associated Press
Two people in hard hats walk by solar panels.
Buoyant Ventures invests in companies that can be scaled quickly. Courtesy of Associated Press

Imagine making a mid-career pivot and going on to raise $76 million to support climate-technology startups. That’s what Amy Francetic did when she helped found the women-led Chicago venture fund Buoyant Ventures.

Reset meets Francetic and learns about how Buoyant is working to fight climate change by investing in young companies with big ideas.

GUESTS: Amy Francetic, co-founder, managing general partner, Buoyant Ventures

Karen Weigert, Reset Sustainability contributor, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

Two people in hard hats walk by solar panels.
Buoyant Ventures invests in companies that can be scaled quickly. Courtesy of Associated Press
Two people in hard hats walk by solar panels.
Buoyant Ventures invests in companies that can be scaled quickly. Courtesy of Associated Press

Imagine making a mid-career pivot and going on to raise $76 million to support climate-technology startups. That’s what Amy Francetic did when she helped found the women-led Chicago venture fund Buoyant Ventures.

Reset meets Francetic and learns about how Buoyant is working to fight climate change by investing in young companies with big ideas.

GUESTS: Amy Francetic, co-founder, managing general partner, Buoyant Ventures

Karen Weigert, Reset Sustainability contributor, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility