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"Without actively looking for it, I came across a problem to solve, a powerhouse co-founder and an idea worth pursuing, so I decided to go for it," Alba Forns tellsEquities News.
Forns is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Climatize, a San Diego-based company that makes it easier and cheaper for people to invest in renewable energy projects.
The company, which launched in May 2023, has invested more than $3 million in solar projects since its founding, and Forns says she wants to "bridge the climate financing gap by empowering people to easily and transparently invest in renewable energy projects."
Forns, who holds two master's degrees in renewable energy and sustainability, says her climate anxiety led her to pursue renewable energy and sustainability degrees, and she jumped into climate activism when she was in college.
She attended weekly Fridays for Future protests in front of the Swedish Parliament, where she and her Climatize co-founder, Will Wiseman, saw 100,000 people protest for climate action.
They met later that week to discuss how they could enable people to make actionable change, and through weeks of brainstorming, came up with the concept of Climatize.
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