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Alex Luce

Investor

Advisor at Creative Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M checks

FoundedVericool

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. Something newCo-Foundercurrent2025 β€” presentBerkeley, California, United States
  2. New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneur ProgramStrategic Leadership Councilcurrent2020 β€” present
  3. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessLecturer2024 β€” 2026Berkeley, California, United States
  4. Creative VenturesGeneral Partner2017 β€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. California Clean Energy Fund (CALCEF)Program Manager, CalCharge2015 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SkyDeck BerkeleyEntrepreneur in Residence2015Berkeley
  7. Prelude VenturesSpring Associate2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Berkeley LabGraduate Researcher2009 β€” 2015Berkeley, CA
  9. ARPA-E, US Department of EnergyTechnology-to-Market2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. Strider Solar, Inc.Co-Founder2012 β€” 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. ETH ZurichVisiting Scholar2008 β€” 2009Zurich, Switzerland
  12. National Institute for Materials ScienceVisiting Researcher2008Tsukuba, Japan
  13. Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearch Assistant2005 β€” 2006Los Alamos, NM

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyPhD, Materials Science and Engineering
  2. University of California, BerkeleyMS, Materials Science and Engineering
  3. University of ArizonaBS Honors, Engineering Physics
  4. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessCertificate, Management of Technology

Skills & more

LeadershipStrategy50Team BuildingMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsSemiconductor EngineeringPhotonicsBoard Governance1Venture Capital4Nanotechnology63Investment Management1Energy Storage8
+4 morePhotovoltaicsTechnology ManagementBusiness DevelopmentThin Films

Languages English Β· German Β· Japanese Β· Spanish

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