Zoe is a former agtech founder and CEO who built Grazeable to help farmers deploy regenerative practices, giving her hands-on empathy for climate entrepreneurs that most VCs lack. She combines Environmental Engineering training in soil science and regenerative agriculture with experience running her own small regenerative farm, positioning her to understand technically complex land-based climate solutions in detail.

• Prioritizing climate tech and sustainable agriculture as a primary investment thesis. The emphasis is on early-stage solutions addressing the green economy transition, which represents a massive economic shift. A specific example includes actively seeking out founders who are building solutions for the sustainable fashion industry to combat widespread carbon emissions and ocean plastic.
• Championing female founders and closing the gender funding gap in the startup ecosystem. The core belief is that women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and play an essential role in solving it. For instance, citing the shrinking percentage of venture funding going to women to emphasize the importance of offering non-dilutive capital and flexible accelerator programs that accommodate founders with families and outside responsibilities.
• Valuing the personal narrative, vulnerability, and preparedness of founders during introductory pitch meetings. The expectation is for founders to introduce themselves as individuals before diving into their business venture. A specific example from shared advice urges founders to thoroughly research the person they are meeting with, bring questions that cannot be answered by looking at the firm website, and be honest about current business challenges rather than pretending to have everything figured out.
• Seeking measurable environmental impact and thorough customer discovery within hard tech and legacy industries. The approach centers on proving tangible results and deeply validating customer needs in traditional sectors like farming. An example of this is the publication of a custom guide designed specifically to help early-stage climate tech founders effectively define, track, and report their impact metrics to stakeholders.