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Hi team 🎃 . Powerhouse Ventures is hiring for our Spring Graduate Associate to work directly with our investment team. The internship is part-time for about 12 weeks starting in January. Please tag in someone who might be a great fit. Apply at the link below, deadline is Nov. 15th.

To everyone who was at New Dawn last night, thank you for bringing your beaming smiles, your contagious laughter, your kind words, and your bold solutions. New Dawn is what it looks like when 1,000 purposeful people come together in one place for one night to be in celebratory community with each other. New Dawn leaves you feeling like your emotional battery is fully charged because there is an undercurrent of love. Love for each other, love for our collective work, and love for a purpose that is bigger than any one of us, and vast enough to hold all of us. Thank you to our amazing 2024 Host Committee and sponsors for making this the biggest and best New Dawn yet. And thank you to every one of you who was there to make New Dawn the magical experience that it was. I'd love to hear what your favorite moment was in the comments below! Host Committee: Abe Yokell, Andrew Beebe, Brandon Middaugh, Brian Janous, Christian Okoye, Cyrus Wadia, Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave, Joel Makower, Kate Gordon, Kate Brandt, Ken Alston, Kojo Ako-Asare, Libby Wayman, Lila Preston, Lynn Jurich, Marc van Gerven, Michael Liebreich, Milo Werner, Neha Palmer, Raj Atluru, Ryan M. Macpherson, Scott Jacobs, Shayle Kann, Veery Maxwell, Victoria Beasley Sponsors: Robert O'Connor and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Troy Ault and SVB, Jonathan Axelrad and DLA Piper, Vikas Gupta and Shell Ventures, Baker Botts, Technip Energies, and HSBC #newdawn24 #climatetech

Yesterday we welcomed Powerhouse Ventures investors and portfolio company CEOs to our 2024 Annual General Meeting. Highlights include:  • A deep dive into the state of the market, our investment process, and fund performance  • An expert led discussion on the challenges and opportunities in #gridmodernization • Presentations from the CEOs of Rock Rabbit, Sesame Sustainability, ThinkLabs AI, Inc., Terabase Energy, and Presto • And an overview of what’s next for Powerhouse Ventures Special thanks to our speakers: Aimee Gotway Bailey, PhD, Emre Gençer, Manish Hebbar, Josh Wong, Shounok Sinha, Audrey Lee, Ph.D., Michael Baker, Sean Kelly, Seth Weissman, Matt Campbell, Julia D. Collignon, Ashwin Dias, JJ Raynor, Kate Gridley, and our host Dan Baldi and SVB. And gratitude for our foundational investors: Microsoft, TotalEnergies, Constellation Technology Ventures, Toyota Ventures, American Electric Power, UBS, Energy Impact Partners, WovenEarth Ventures, Winthrop Square Capital, Fifth Wall, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Builders Vision, and The Monarch Foundation, and all our additional Fund I and Fund II LPs. Lastly, to the Powerhouse Ventures team, you are phenomenal humans and I’m grateful to work with you every day: Marie Thompson, Gabe Cuadra, Gabriel VanLoozen, Shaandiin Cedar, Brianna Rivera, and Jessica Makolin. Looking forward to celebrating with all of you and 1,000 of our closest climate friends tonight at #NewDawn24.

Podcast People, This month on Watt It Takes, I had the pleasure of speaking with John O'Donnell, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Rondo Energy. The Rondo Heat Battery powers industrial processes with renewable electricity, cutting energy costs and eliminating emissions. I spoke to John about his journey; from his semiconductor work in the early days of computers, to the knowledge he gained from founding six startups, to how his interest and background in industrial solar heating led to his founding of Rondo Energy, a thermal heat storage company that employs more than 150 people across five continents, has raised $198 million in less than five years, and has partnered with companies like H&M, Rio Tinto, and Microsoft. In our conversation John shared, “I can't do anything about politics. I can't do anything about regulatory things, but I can, as an engineer, put together a team and a product that can actually shift the needle in a very meaningful way.” Tune in to my conversation with John via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Special thanks to the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund for making this episode possible. Lastly, if you’ve listened to the past few episodes you know that Powerhouse’s annual party, New Dawn, is coming up in less than two weeks on Thursday, October 24th in Oakland. The party is now officially sold out, but you can get on the waitlist as we always have last minute cancellations. If you already have tickets, you are all set to attend the hottest event of the year with those keeping the climate cool. Thank you to our Terawatt level sponsors, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Silicon Valley Bank, for helping us get the party started. Happy Listening, Emily Kirsch #energystorage #batteries #cleantech #renewables #wind #solar #decarbonization #climatechange #technology

With 21 days to go until New Dawn 2024, we are officially SOLD OUT. We are incredibly excited to bring this impressive group together in a few short weeks to celebrate all that we have collectively accomplished. Missed the boat but don’t want to miss the fun? Get on our waitlist here (https://lnkd.in/gEUmYT6e), or sign up to sponsor New Dawn (starts at $7.5K) to get tickets for you and your team. Sponsorship deadline is 5pm on Monday, Oct 7th. Thank you to our 2024 Host Committee and Sponsors for making New Dawn possible. See you on the 24th! Host Committee Abe Yokell, Andrew Beebe, Brandon Middaugh, Brian Janous, Christian Okoye, Cyrus Wadia, Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave, Joel Makower, Kate Gordon, Kate Brandt, Ken Alston, Kojo Ako-Asare, Lila Preston, Lynn Jurich, Marc van Gerven, Michael Liebreich, Milo Werner, Neha Palmer, Raj Atluru, Ryan M. Macpherson, Scott Jacobs, Shayle Kann, Veery Maxwell, Victoria Beasley Sponsors  SVB, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, DLA Piper, Shell Ventures, Baker Botts, Technip Energies, HSBC #NewDawn24 #climatetech