Office Hours with Paul Straub (Wireframe Ventures)
Join us for a candid conversation with Paul Straub, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Wireframe Ventures, where he backs founders solving climate change through tech and innovation. Paul has led investments in companies like Electriphi (acq. by Ford), OpenInvest (acq. by JP Morgan), Span, LevelTen Energy, Gridware, and more.
This is a casual, interactive AMA-style session. Paul won’t be giving a formal presentation, but will kick things off with a brief intro before diving into whatever topics the group is most interested in. Likely themes include:
– The current funding environment
– Fed policy and macro trends
– AI + climate intersections
– Load growth and grid resiliency
Bring your lunch! This is an open-format conversation.
About Paul:
Paul is a co-founder & Managing Director at Wireframe Ventures, where he invests in founders on a mission to create solutions to climate change. He has led investments in companies such as Electriphi (acq. by Ford), OpenInvest (acq. by JP Morgan), Span, LevelTen Energy, Gridware, Synop, MycoWorks, Near Space Labs, Full Harvest, Recurrent Auto, Applied Carbon, Salient Predictions, Bedrock Energy, Terraline Trucks, Tyba Energy, Trove and SuperCircle. Previously, Paul built the Cleantech practice at Claremont Creek Ventures.
Paul has an MBA from Duke University and a BS from the University of Virginia. He serves on the board of Impact Capital Managers and the advisory board for the EDGE Center at Duke University.
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