Powerhouse Circuit - May 2024 - New Dawn Tickets Go Live Next Week
Powerhouse People,
Are you ready for the biggest party in climate? New Dawn tickets are going LIVE next week on Wednesday, June 5th. Leave your business cards at home and get ready to party on Thursday, October 24th with the most inspiring people in climate. Last year we sold out well before the event so get your tickets before we’re at capacity. Need a reminder of what New Dawn is all about? Check out our highlight video from last year.
Read on for more on our work this month, including two new investments and two new Watt It Takes episodes.
Powerhouse Ventures Invests in SHAED
Two weeks ago, Powerhouse Ventures announced our investment in SHAED , a first-of-its-kind platform to unify, digitize, and connect each stakeholder and stage of the commercial vehicle procurement process. SHAED’s solution dramatically simplifies the procurement process, meeting buyers where they are in their electrification journey. We joined SHAED’s $5.7M Seed alongside EnerTech Capital , with additional participation from undisclosed investors. Check out our announcement and learn why we invested.
Powerhouse Ventures Invests in ThinkLabs
Last week, we announced our investment in ThinkLabs AI, Inc. . Powered by a proprietary digital twin of the grid, ThinkLabs’ autonomous orchestration copilot empowers control room operators to reliably operate the modern grid, using physics-informed AI to generate real-time insights. We co-led ThinkLabs’ $5M Seed with Active Impact Investments , with participation from Blackhorn Ventures , Amplify Capital , Mercuria , and a national US energy company. Check out our announcement and learn why we invested.
Watt It Takes with Shashank Samala of Heirloom
Heirloom is a hybrid direct air capture (DAC) and carbon mineralization company that uses limestone, an abundant and cheap mineral, as a sponge to pull carbon from the atmosphere. In this episode of Watt It Takes, Shashank Samala , Co-Founder and CEO of Heirloom , shares how he and his team are working to reduce limestone’s natural carbon mineralization timeline from years to single digit days, with a goal of removing a gigaton of excess carbon from the atmosphere. You can find my conversation with Shashank on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor Microsoft .
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Watt It Takes with Toby Kraus of Lightship, Recorded Live!
This month featured not one but two episodes of Watt It Takes! One in ten American families own a Recreational Vehicle (RV), and yet, the RV industry hasn’t seen meaningful innovation in decades. In this episode of Watt It Takes, Toby Kraus , Co-Founder and CEO of Lightship , shares how he and his team are aiming to revolutionize the recreational vehicle industry with all-electric offerings, enabling zero-emission road trips so that we can explore nature while preserving it for generations to come. You can find my conversation with Toby on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Special thanks to this episode’s sponsor Microsoft .
Power on,
Emily Kirsch
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