Matt Tilleard is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner ofCrossBoundary. CrossBoundary is an investment firm that focuses on renewable energy investments in developing countries and fragile and conflict states. So far, CrossBoundary has advised in over $700m of closed transactions, and has a pipeline of commercial and industrial projects worth over $100m. CrossBoundary is also pioneering an open source infrastructure investing methodology for scaling mini grid implementation. Check out the Climate Finance Podcast website for more information

Topics discussed:

• Matt’s journey from an environmental science and law student in Australia to working in Afghanistan and co-founding CrossBoundary.
• Importance of context, humility, and using a bottom up  private sector approach in developing countries.
• CrossBoundary’s localized talent recruiting strategy.
• Looking for opportunities through maximum disillusion mode.
• CrossBoundary’s research with IFC on investment flows into Fragile and Conflict states.
• CrossBoundary’s Investment Facilitation Revisited report
• How Crossboundary interacts with development finance institutions via blended finance structures.
• CrossBoundary Energy - Commercial and Industrial projects
• More than 600 million Africans lack access to electricity
• CrossBoundary Energy Access - Open Sourcing Infrastructure Investing for Mini Grids
• CrossBoundary Lab Publications
• Scaling-Up Investment for Economic Recovery and Jobs in Africa
• Personal life advice: Identifying purpose and combining it with intentional and deliberate work.

Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. The interview took place on 27th August 2021.