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Investor Due Diligence Report

substackClimate

A newsletter by journalist Whitney Bauck. I report on the climate change, social movements, science and solutions, and send you off with a little poetry.

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

140 paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

N/A

Paid Sub Retention (30d)

Insufficient data

16 of 30 days needed

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$8/mo

$80/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$890.4

140 paid subs

$890/mo – $890/mo(±0%)

Engagement

Avg Comments/Post

0.5

Avg Likes/Post

1.5

Engagement Rate

0.10%

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

61Fair

0100

Publishing Pace

Bi-weekly

0.7 posts/week

Score based on available components only.

Component	Score	Weight

Competitive Landscape (Climate)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein	57K	N/A	$9/mo	substack
MCJ Newsletter	37K	N/A	Free	substack
Planet: Critical	32K	N/A	$8/mo	substack
The Hotshot Wake Up	32K	N/A	$6.99/mo	substack

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Feb 2026	2K	$890.4	—
Mar 2026	2K	$890.4	~0%
Apr 2026	2K	$890.4	~0%

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Audience Concentration

Consistent engagement across posts

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

2K subscribers — above the 2K category median for first paid tier

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

100% of 85 similar-size peers in Climate have paid tiers

Pricing position

$8/mo vs $10.45/mo category average (191 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Mar 2026	$8	$80

Data Quality

Report Data QualityFull - All metrics available

Subscriber Confidenceverified

Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.