​Be part of a live audience for a special recording of the nationally recognized climate tech podcast Supercool!

​Supercool is hosted by Josh Dorfman, co-founder of Plantd — a carbon-negative building materials company that has raised over $40M and reached Series B.

​In this session, Josh will lead a candid conversation with Kathryn Polkoff, CEO of Hoofprint Biome. Hoofprint Biome is developing cattle feed additives that radically reduce methane emissions, and recently raised a ~$15M Series A backed by Breakthrough Energy. This dialogue brings together two of the Triangle’s more successful, high-profile climate tech startups to explore their journeys and the realities of scaling climate companies.

​Speakers

​Josh Dorfman

​Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur who has built and scaled ventures across media, manufacturing, and consumer products. He is co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Plantd, a carbon-negative materials company transforming atmospheric carbon into high-performance building products, and co-founder and host of Supercool, a media platform and podcast spotlighting the founders and companies building the low-carbon economy.

​Earlier, Josh launched and led Vine.com at Amazon, where he built and ran the company’s business focused on natural, organic, and sustainably made products. He also created The Lazy Environmentalist, a sustainability media brand that became a SundanceTV primetime series, a daily SiriusXM radio show, two books, and a platform for major brand partnerships.

​Josh also served as Director of Venture Asheville, where he oversaw the development of Asheville’s high-growth entrepreneurial ecosystem, and was co-founder and Managing Director of Asheville Angels, an early-stage angel investor network supporting startups across the Southeast.

​Josh holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

​Dr. Kathryn Polkoff

​Dr. Kathryn Polkoff is co-founder and CEO at Hoofprint Biome, which is developing enzymes and probiotics that eliminate methane from cattle while improving animal yield. Dr. Polkoff has spent her career at the intersection of livestock production and biotechnology.

​At Hoofprint, she and her team have secured funding from multiple government and philanthropic organizations, including USDA-NIFA and NSF, and have closed millions of dollars in venture capital financing. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Sciences from the University of Illinois and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences from North Carolina State University.

​Location

​NCSU Plant Sciences Initiative

​840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606

​Questions?

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​​About Carolina Climate

​​Carolina Climate is a founder-led initiative building the climate tech ecosystem across the Triangle and North Carolina—connecting founders, funders, and partners to strengthen community, increase visibility, and position the region as a leader in climate innovation.

​Track Supporter

​Climate Tech Day at #RDSW26 is made possible by an Impact Partner Grant from the City of Raleigh.