Stonly Baptiste Blue is a venture capital investor at Third Sphere who immigrated from Haiti as a child and became a repeat entrepreneur before moving into investing, bringing first-hand experience from building and selling multiple companies including one that was acquired into NetApp. He focuses on climate and urbantech investments while actively teaching at business schools like University of Chicago Booth and writing detailed analysis on topics like urbantech markets and how politics affects climate startups.

• Dedicated focus on finding novel hardware and software solutions for climate change while ensuring these innovations reach beyond wealthy urban populations. Specific examples of this interest include tracking unexpected sustainability trends like the rise of non-psychedelic mushroom startups and exploring bioluminescence as a viable alternative to traditional lighting.
• Hands-on enthusiasm for coding and leveraging artificial intelligence to build practical tools and streamline workflows. A great example of this is a weekend project using Python and artificial intelligence assistance to build an event check-in application, as well as writing a script to automate buying hundreds of audiobooks for the climate tech community. There is also a strong desire to see these generative artificial intelligence tools applied directly to solving climate challenges.
• Deep curiosity about the behavioral economics and psychological hurdles consumers face when transitioning to green technology. A relevant example is analyzing the deep cultural attachment people have to gas stoves and wondering if electric stoves might need digital flames to boost adoption, comparing it to how some electric vehicles use artificial engine sounds to comfort drivers.