University of California, Santa Cruz

California State University, Long Beach

Stanford Center for Professional Development

Global Director Of Sustainability at Plug and Play Tech Center

Vaulted Deep

Investor

-Co-founder of PnP’s Global Sustainability Vertical, who has launched, and managed, programs in 10 offices -Silicon Valley, Alberta, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, São Paulo, Riyadh, Malaysia, and Johannesburg. 
-Created accelerator programs in Circular Economy, Carbon Neutrality, Sustainable Fashion, Clean Resources, and ShelterTech. Through these programs, we have sourced 7000+ startups, accelerated 230, and helped startups form 280+ pilots and raise $215M+ in capital.
-Invested in 40 Sustainability-focused startups (50% Deeptech) in series Pre-seed to Series A. Notable companies- Checkerspot, Heirloom, Valuted Deep, Mona Lee, Ketos, Sylvera, Helical Fusion, Basetwo, Epoch Biodesign, Circulor, Rubi Labs, Greyparrot, rePurpose Global, and numerous other exciting startups.
-Oversee investments for our Sustainability, New Materials, Packaging, Food and Beverage, and Agriculture verticals. 
-Consulting and advised 38 Fortune 500 Companies on how they could reach their Sustainability Goals by partnering with startups.
-Advised hundreds of startups on their business plans, fundraising strategies, and strategies on how to form partnerships with corporate partners.

Plug and Play Tech Center

Partner & Global Director of Sustainability

Rubi Laboratories

rePurpose Global

Seed Investor on behalf of Plug and Play Ventures

Heirloom

Epoch Biodesign

KETOS

Board Observer

Series A Investor on behalf of Plug and Play Ventures

Checkerspot

Principal & Global Director Of Sustainability

Emagin

PNP Ventures is an early-stage investor with a portfolio that includes Dropbox, Rappi, Lending Club, Soundhound, Honey, Tenor, Guardant Health, Hippo, N26, and 500+ others

-Sourcing and investment diligence for early-stage companies in the sustainability, new materials, and packaging industries.

Associate

Xperi Corporation

Business System Analyst

Ice Energy

Business Process Engineer

▪Invented commercial water recycling and desalination systems to transform wastewater or salt water into potable drinking water using 40-70% less energy than current methods.
▪Raised private and public funding for IAS and partner companies; negotiated term sheets, and company valuations, and proved technical viability at different scales. 
▪Generated $40M+ projected revenue by sourcing and negotiating joint ventures, partnerships, manufacturing contracts, and licensing agreements.
▪Increased 4S Energy valuation 8x by re-purposing its turbine technology to pivot from wind energy to hydropower recovery; similarly pivoted Synergy Fuels from tire-to-oil to plastic-to-oil technology, increasing valuation by 4x. 
▪Co-created, designed, or managed the construction of the following technologies for partner companies: plastic-to-oil, tire-to-oil, geothermal, algal biofuel, wind turbine, hydropower recovery, and hydroelectric
▪Developed business plans and Tech-to-Market strategies for 8 startups in the oil, water, and energy industries; strengthened 12 patent applications by co-authoring or assessing vulnerabilities.

Integrated Algae Solutions

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

▪Co-invented Desalgae systems, advanced water recycling and desalination processes which combine biological treatment, electrocoagulation, and membrane filtration; requires 40% less energy than comparable systems, and produces algal biofuels using 82% less energy than current methods.
▪Collaborated on the design and engineering of the OMEGA (Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae) System, an $11M sustainable biofuel R&D project funded by the U.S. Departments of Defense & Energy; featured on TED Global Talk and other TED Talks.
▪Awarded a NASA grant to build and develop the Desalgae systems.
▪Co-authored peer-reviewed publications on the OMEGA system.

NASA Ames Research Center

Project Lead/ Chemical Engineering Researcher

Matthew Claxton