59. Impact companies and their investors: Weedingtech with Boundary Capital and Go Thrift with OnePlanetCapital

While we have focused on venture capital and EIS/ VCT investors on the podcast, ultimately it is all about the companies that we invest in. Here we find out about two of them, together with the EIS fund managers who invested in them. Weedingtech supplies machines and supplies that can kill weeds without using herbicides. Its CEO, Leo de Montaignac, discusses how it works, some of the challenges he has had and how they have internationalised the business. Dan Somers of Boundary Capital talks about why it was an attractive investment, what its attraction were to an impact investor and how he overcame the concerns that many investors have about hardware businesses. Go Thrift is a retailer of second-hand clothing at industrial scale. Carl Walker, its CEO, talks about building scale when resources are scarce, how he overcame the supply and single SKU issues and what the barriers to competition are. OnePlanetCapital is an investor and Matt Jellicoe talks about why they invested, how he measured its impact and why he thinks it could be the safest investment in their portfolio. Links Weedingtech website: https://www.weedingtech.com/ (https://www.weedingtech.com/) Boundary Capital website: https://www.boundarycapital.com/ (https://www.boundarycapital.com/) Go Thrift website: https://gothrift.co.uk/ (https://gothrift.co.uk/) OnePlanetCapital website: https://www.oneplanet.capital/ (https://www.oneplanet.capital/) Subscribe to the EIS Navigator podcast on most services here: https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen (https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen) Bios Leo de Montaignac is CEO and co-founder of Weedingtech. He is a keen foodie, cook and traveller. Responsible for building the world class team and steering its growth. he ensures Weedingtech remains focused on helping organisations around the world make their local areas greener, cleaner and safer than ever before. Committed to building long lasting relationships where their customers remain the top priority, he cares passionately about Weedingte