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Arindam Bhattacharya from Tailwind Futures
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Summary
Most climate money chases decarbonization while a bigger problem piles up: two thirds of the losses from extreme weather and disasters go completely uninsured. Arindam Bhattacharya spent 30 years at SLB before launching Tailwind Futures to back startups hardening infrastructure, supply chains, and workforce against a changing climate. He argues resilience is a growth story, not just damage control, and walks through a portfolio from corrosion-proof rebar to a material that could replace copper. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 Intro 0:28 Meet Arindam and Tailwind Futures 2:07 30 years at SLB and the jump to venture 4:06 The insurance gap nobody talks about 7:05 Where the capital for resilience isn't going 12:11 Playing offense: resilience as a growth story 15:29 Government pullback and the opening it creates 18:22 The portfolio and how the fund invests 19:02 DexMat and replacing copper 25:20 Allium and solving steel corrosion 29:17 Water, heat, and flooding bets 33:30 Sourcing deals across the US and Europe 35:00 What makes a company worth backing 40:17 Giving founders honest feedback 44:27 How pitching differs around the world 47:36 Finding the best companies theme by theme 50:20 Cooling, wildfire, and parametric insurance 54:11 Pitching Arindam and Houston's role 57:16 Where to find Tailwind Futures https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io ht…