Alyssa Spagnolo from Banyan Infrastructure

Alyssa Spagnolo is the Growth and Strategy Lead at Banyan Infrastructure.

Banyan Infrastructure is on a mission to mobilize capital by modernizing sustainable infrastructure financing.

Takeaways

• Alyssa's founder journey, why it was isolating.
• Building empathy for founders from the investor side.
• Joining ScaleUp Ventures and OMERS Ventures
• Moving and building out the OMERS Ventures office in SF
• Jumping into the operator seat at Banyan
• The Canadian network in SF and what she likes about the tech scene there.
• Her interest in renewable energy.

Chapters

00:00 Alyssa's Journey as a Founder

05:40 Transition to Venture Capital

10:08 Joining Banyan and Focus on Climate Technology

13:35 Becoming an Operator and the Importance of Founder Experience

22:44 Differences Between Canadian and US Startup Ecosystems

30:50 Creating Connection Points for Canadians in the US

35:45 Personal and Professional Excitement

37:54 Dealing with Hard Times

38:01 Journey of an Entrepreneur

Keywords

founder, venture capital, operator, renewable energy, empathy, specialization, technology, startup ecosystem, thinking big, talent, climate change