Energize won the lottery earlier this winter when Eileen Waris agreed to join our firm as an Associate. She comes to us after spending nearly three years in getting dual graduate degrees at Stanford. At Stanford she earned both her MBA at GSB and a Masters in Environmental Science. Her elite academic talent is matched …
In the summer of 2014, Kevin Stevens joined the Choose Energy team to help us develop our go-to-market for the commercial business. He came to us with a hunger and intensity that immediately delivered results. Over time his responsibilities and knowledge-seeking grew. After the sale of Choose Energy he partnered up with Jonathan Crowder (also …
I saw this tweet come across my feed this morning from the @EnegizeVC twitter handle, run by Kelly on our team. 4 years at Energize. Wild ride. I joined as the third member, after Amy and Juan. It took us a few months to get to the first close of the fund and within the …
The best of breed don’t grow on thinly sliced salami! Eugene Kleiner Eugene Kleiner made this statement in reference to negotiating fair deals and ensuring companies are adequately capitalized without onerous terms. Today there are standard terms in VC: invest $ for preferred equity. But 4-5 decades ago that was an innovative structure compared to …
When I first joined KPCB, I got a detailed history of the firm and how a small group of pioneers became technology-first VC investors. The ‘K’ in KPCB stands for Eugene Kleiner. Beyond being an incredible investor, he had a knack for catchy statements and frameworks that are still applicable today. Joe Lonsdale, now of …
“Price is what the market pays” In business school the phrase was a reference to Eugene Fama’s “Efficient Market Theory”. But in today’s market it feels like this statement is now the valuation expert’s way of throwing their hand in the area and saying “who knows!?!” I am not going to comment on Gamestop. Instead …
Tyler Lancaster is a Principal at Energize Ventures. In this Point 01 episode he covers his background, our portfolio approach… and a BUNCH of great details about some companies in our portfolio. A few themes: 1- Our renewable industries are already way bigger than most people expect… and a huge job growth engine 2- Digital …
The best part of my job is getting to meet with entrepreneurs who share with me their vision of the future. At Energize we meet around 500 qualified companies every year. We look for a CEOs storytelling ability and his or her conviction around what will be different and new in the coming years. Through …
I have been watching the electric vehicle charging market since 2010. Back then there were a few businesses kicking around with the idea. Boy have times changed. Over the past few months we have had some major announcements: ChargePoint going public and is now >$10 billion company EV Box going public and is now >$2 …
I posted this post to Forbes as part of my regular M&A and energy transition observations. Link here. Re-posting here. We all know TeslaTSLA is the current crown jewel of the automotive industry. And investment analysts know of the budding traditional energy business growing like a weed within the Tesla income statement. Alongside their sleek …