ESG and sustainability focused venture capital firm Bay Bridge Ventures has appointed three new strategic advisors focused on climate technology. The new strategic advisors are Tom Baruch, founder and Managing Director of Baruch Future Ventures, Partner Emeritus at Formation 8, and advisor to Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Carmichael Roberts, founder and Managing Partner of Material Impact and Investment Committee Member at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Prem Ramaswami, Head of Sidewalk Labs, the sustainable cities division of Google. These new appointments look to complement Bay Bridge Ventures’ existing advisors, with the new additions bringing decades of industry and operating experience as well as a clear vision regarding the future of ESG and climate tech investing. Kim Kolt, General Partner at Bay Bridge, said: “We are excited to have such an impressive group of advisors supporting the long-term success of Bay Bridge Ventures and providing access to expert technical advice for our portfolio companies. Their commitment reinforces our vision for creating an institutional ‘purpose-built’ firm that can generate outsized venture capital returns for our sophisticated investors through investments into startups utilizing proven climate technologies and scalable business models.”
