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Nick van Osdol

Communications Lead & Program Strategy Advisor (ARC)

San Francisco Bay Area · 1 connection

Renaissance Philanthropy

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About

I am a first-check / pre-seed and seed-stage investor focused on 'underpriced' stories at the intersection of sustainability, climate, and energy. I also advise startups on fundraising, storytelling, and GTM.These activities are leveraged by my media work, particularly my newsletter, Keep Cool, which reaches 15,000+ operators, investors, policymakers, and other key decision makers in the relevant industries referenced above (keepcool.co).Occasionally, I deploy in a freelance capacity for 3-6 month sprints to help clients with the same types of initiatives I advise early-stage startups on.Otherwise, I enjoy reading and writing fiction, particularly short fiction, photography, and studying how narratives and language implicitly structure everything from markets to the human sub/unconscious.

Experience

InvestorClimate Capital
Mar 2024
Founder / Editor in ChiefKeep Cool
Nov 2020 to Jan 2026
Climate and Energy JournalistWorkweek
Nov 2021 to Nov 2023
Freelance Technical WriterNori
Mar 2022 to Apr 2023
Content AnalystSnap Inc.
Jan 2017 to Jun 2017
Content Analyst InternSnap Inc.
Apr 2015 to Jan 2017

Education

UCLA
Bachelor of Arts Creative Writing & English (B.A.)
2013 to 2016