From Private Banking to Solar Data: Marco Funk on Capital, Verification, and Scale Ep. 78

In this episode of the Wealthing Podcast, host Alicia Castillo Holley sits down with Marco Funk, founder of Enerlink, to discuss his unconventional path into clean energy — from Nielsen, to private banking in Dubai, to building the "Uber of home services" in Singapore, picking up nearly a dozen languages along the way before finding his true calling in solving one of the world's biggest infrastructure problems.

The conversation explores Marco's deep passion for clean energy and why closing this gap matters at a global scale: local solar is already cheaper and cleaner than fossil energy, yet makes up less than 1% of global supply — a gap Marco argues isn't a technology problem, but a data problem. Marco and Alicia also dig into the importance of relationships in making projects succeed — how trust, partnerships, and the right network are often what separate a good idea from a bankable one, especially when working across Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and beyond.

Throughout the interview, the dialogue moves between Marco's work building Enerlink's data infrastructure and Alicia's own reflections on capital, trust, and what it takes to move money toward the world's biggest problems. Together, they touch on themes of resilience, global impact, and what it means to make clean energy not just possible, but bankable.

 

Connect with Marco:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marcofunk
Website: www.enerlink.ai