Alex Luce
InvestorAdvisor at Creative Ventures · Board director at Vericool
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M checks
About
Alex Luce pairs a Berkeley Ph.D. in Materials Science with energy-founder experience and a market-first, thesis-driven approach targeting step-change solutions in climate transition, aging healthcare costs, and labor shortages.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Board director at Vericool
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Co-founders at Vericool
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Darrell JobeExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Something newCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneur ProgramStrategic Leadership Councilcurrent2020 — present
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturer2024 — 2026Berkeley, California, United States
- Creative VenturesGeneral Partner2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- California Clean Energy Fund (CALCEF)Program Manager, CalCharge2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SkyDeck BerkeleyEntrepreneur in Residence2015Berkeley
- Prelude VenturesSpring Associate2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Berkeley LabGraduate Researcher2009 — 2015Berkeley, CA
- ARPA-E, US Department of EnergyTechnology-to-Market2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Strider Solar, Inc.Co-Founder2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- ETH ZurichVisiting Scholar2008 — 2009Zurich, Switzerland
- National Institute for Materials ScienceVisiting Researcher2008Tsukuba, Japan
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearch Assistant2005 — 2006Los Alamos, NM
Skills & more
LeadershipStrategy50Team BuildingMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsSemiconductor EngineeringPhotonicsBoard Governance1Venture Capital4Nanotechnology63Investment Management1Energy Storage8
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PhotovoltaicsTechnology ManagementBusiness DevelopmentThin FilmsLanguages English · German · Japanese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Luce?
- Alex Luce pairs a Berkeley Ph.D. in Materials Science with energy-founder experience and a market-first, thesis-driven approach targeting step-change solutions in climate transition, aging healthcare costs, and labor shortages.
- Where does Alex Luce work?
- Alex Luce is Advisor at Creative Ventures and Board director at Vericool.
- What does Alex Luce invest in?
- Alex Luce invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What check size does Alex Luce write?
- Alex Luce typically writes checks of $1M.
- Where did Alex Luce go to school?
- Alex Luce studied at University of California, Berkeley (PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); University of California, Berkeley (MS, Materials Science and Engineering); University of Arizona (BS Honors, Engineering Physics).
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