Bianca Giacobone
Bianca Giacobone

Bianca Giacobone

Bianca Giacobone is a Brooklyn-based freelance business reporter and fact-checker covering the clean energy transition. Her articles have been featured in Latitude Media, NPR, Business Insider, ReSource, Rolling Stone, Infralogic, and La Cucina Italiana, among others. She regularly works as a fact-checker for Foreign Affairs and the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an economic policy think tank.

Previously, Bianca worked as a transportation reporting fellow for Business Insider, where she wrote about trucks, freight, and strategies to enhance infrastructure resilience. She also served as a financial reporter for ION Group’s Infralogic, covering private financing in infrastructure with a focus on funds and fundraising.

Bianca has also worked as a news assistant for Planet Money, NPR’s business podcast, an assistant producer for Wondery, and as a fact-checker for NewsGuard. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Bristol.

Born and raised in Milan, Italy, Bianca has been living in New York City since 2017.

Bianca Giacobone is a contributing writer to Latitude Media.
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As Tailwind Climate prepares its first fundraiser, co-founder Katie MacDonald on the promise of resilience

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The outgoing senator's final hour legislation would accelerate the permitting process for energy projects of all types.

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Difficult exits, overcommitted LPs, and a liquidity crunch are making fundraising challenging for the funds that startups rely upon.

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One major gap in the market? Understanding “how to quench a wildfire even before it starts,” said Rhizome’s CEO.

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The level of excitement for the program’s potential is high, but making sure the money is used efficiently comes with challenges.

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With steadily growing investments in climate tech, corporations are becoming more influential in shaping innovation.

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Subsectors like geothermal, energy efficiency, and onshore wind could hold promising returns.

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A “shakeout” is coming for the climate tech market

As Clean Energy Ventures closes its second fund, managing partner Daniel Goldman reflects on the evolution of climate tech venture capital.

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