Chad Gardner is a Managing Director at Energy Innovation Capital, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AerospaceAutomotiveBatteryCarbonClean TechClean and Renewable EnergyCloud InfrastructureCommunications InfrastructureComputer VisionCybersecurityDataEVElectric VehicleEnterprise SaaSGrid ModernizationHydrogen EconomyIndustrialIoTNanotechnologyNatural ResourcesSemiconductorsSensorsSoftware EngineeringSolarTransportation
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Director at Energy Innovation Capital, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- ConnectDER
- Exum Instruments
- SafeAI
- Orbital Sidekick
- Outsight
- Insight M
- Relectrify
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas Aerospace, Automotive, Battery and Carbon. Startups operating in these areas may find Chad Gardner relevant.
Energy Innovation Capital appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals.
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Colleagues at Energy Innovation Capital
John Freer
Investor
Saratoga Springs, United States
Steve Taub
Venture Partner
Redwood City, United States
Andrew Lackner
Managing Director
Boston, United States
Kevin Skillern
Managing Partner
San Francisco, United States
Joaquin Silva
Managing Partner
San Diego, United States
Yucen Xie
Senior Principal
San Francisco, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Chad Gardner?
Chad Gardner is a venture capital investor based in Layton, Utah, United States, listed as Managing Director at Energy Innovation Capital. The known portfolio of that firm counts 7 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Chad Gardner personally.
What does Chad Gardner invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include Aerospace, Automotive, Battery and Carbon. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Chad Gardner invest at?
Energy Innovation Capital appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Chad Gardner is listed there as Managing Director. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Chad Gardner listed at?
Chad Gardner is listed as Managing Director at Energy Innovation Capital. 6 other people in the database share a firm with Chad Gardner.
How do I contact Chad Gardner?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Chad Gardner. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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