#31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende

Venturing Women

‘Be the change you want to see in the world’ sounds like a fulfilling life motto. But how do you put it into practice? How do you leave a positive mark in the world and enjoy the ride along the way? Ultimately, we all have just one life to experiment with.

Jacqueline van den Ende aims to unlock 1 billion dollars of capital to help power climate solutions. That’s a big dent in the world to make! Jacqueline is a founder turned investor turned founder, twice over. A true adventurer, she moved to the Philippines to launch a startup, then ran a team of 500 as a CEO. Now, she is building Carbon Equity, the world’s first impact investing platform.
Topics we discuss:

• Why Jacqueline is building an impact investment platform to channel more money to sustainable startups. Why investing in startups moves the needle whilst investing on stock exchange does not
• How to find what uniquely positions you for driving change
• The only difference Jacqueline-the-investor saw between herself and founders who sent her pitch decks
• Fundraising technique ‘Ask Don’t Tell’, or how to create FOMO among investors

We recorded this episode at the Impact Shakers Summit in Brussels, in May 2023, the first European startup event focusing on inclusive entrepreneurship and impact. Impact Shakers is an impact entrepreneurship ecosystem tackling complex societal challenges through inclusive entrepreneurship.

About Jacqueline van den Ende:

Jacqueline van den Ende is co-founder of Amsterdam-based climate fintech company Carbon Equity. Carbon Equity is a climate venture capital and private equity fund investing fintech platform. Carbon Equity was founded with the mission to unlock retail capital at scale to power breakthrough climate technologies whilst enabling more equitable ownership.

Jacqueline brings a unique perspective as a founder turned investor turned founder, twice over. She worked at HAL Investments and at Peak Capital. The other half of her career she spent building and leading companies, including De Kleine Consultant, online real estate marketplace Lamudi (backed by Rocket Internet) and fintech scale-up TrueMoney (backed by Ant Financial).
About Darya Kamkalova:

Darya is a data industry professional, a startup mentor, and a speaker. She is committed to narrowing the gender investment gap for female founders and diverse teams. Darya is based in Berlin, Germany.