After two decades as a journalist covering politics and startups, including work with Angela Merkel's team, Danijel Višević deliberately pivoted to climate venture capital because he found media and politics too "passive" to address the climate crisis and wanted to directly fund solutions. He co-developed a quantified "Climate Performance Potential" methodology that requires startups to demonstrate they can realistically avoid at least 100 megatons of CO2 equivalent per year by 2040, combining his media background with policy connections to German ministries to help portfolio companies with communications and policy influence. After two decades as a journalist covering politics and startups, including work with Angela Merkel's team, Danijel Višević deliberately pivoted to climate venture capital because he found media and politics too "passive" to address the climate crisis and wanted to directly fund solutions. He co-developed a quantified "Climate Performance Potential" methodology that requires startups to demonstrate they can realistically avoid at least 100 megatons of CO2 equivalent per year by 2040, combining his media background with policy connections to German ministries to help portfolio companies with communications and policy influence.