Alessandro Bertino, a venture capital investor at Contrarian Ventures, looks for strong founding teams early on but pays close attention to whether the market is big enough, and he tends to favor founders with real technical know-how in climate tech over those who rely mainly on passion. Beyond backing companies like Cariqa, an EV-charging payments startup where he sits on the board, he also helps run Climate Coffee London, a monthly meetup that brings together people working in climate tech and impact investing.