Where does Amit Narayan work?

Amit Narayan is Advisor - Energy and Renewables at Augment Ventures.

What boards does Amit Narayan sit on?

Amit Narayan holds tracked board seats at Husk Power Systems.

Where did Amit Narayan go to school?

Amit Narayan studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences); Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (B.Tech., Electrical Engineering).

Amit Narayan

Investor

Advisor - Energy and Renewables at Augment Ventures

San Carlos, California, United States

About

Amit Narayan is an entrepreneur who has founded and sold several technology companies. He currently is Founder and CEO of Climate-AI Ventures, a venture fund and company creation studio focused on using artificial intelligence to address climate change. He previously founded and led AutoGrid, a virtual power plant and distributed energy resources company acquired by Schneider Electric in 2022, served as Director of Smart Grid Research at Stanford University, and earlier founded Berkeley Design Automation (acquired by Mentor Graphics/Siemens) and led products at Magma Design Automation. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and a B.Tech. from IIT Kanpur.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

h•••@augmentventures.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

GridCARECo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
Hammerhead AIBoard Member and Investorcurrent2024 — present
Aina Climate AI VenturesFounder, CEO and Managing General Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AI LibraryBoard Member and Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Husk Power SystemsIndependent Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AutoGrid Systems (acquired by Schneider Electric in 2022)Founder / CEO2010 — 2023Technology Pioneer, World Economic Forum; New Energy Pioneer, Bloomberg
Stanford UniversityDirector, Smart Grid Research in Modeling & Simulation2010 — 2012
Magma Design Automation (acquired by Synopsys)Vice President, Product Development2006 — 2010
Berkeley Design Automation (acquired by Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Company)Founder and Vice President of Engineering2003 — 2006
Berkeley Design Automation (acquired by Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Company)Founder and CEO2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Product Management99Smart Grid57Entrepreneurship99Semiconductors98Renewable Energy51Start-ups99Business Development85Executive Management14Clean Technology10Automation6Energy11Mobile Devices36

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Competitive AnalysisGo-to-market StrategyBusiness StrategyProgram ManagementEDACleantechProduct DevelopmentIntegrationSaaSLeadershipManagementStrategy

From Amit's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Husk Power Systems

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Augment Ventures

Abhi Dinkar

Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures

Akhil Saklecha

Advisor - Healthtech at Augment Ventures

Alex Motey

Venture Fellow at Augment Ventures

Arun 'Rak' Ramchandran

Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures

Bill Portelli

Advisor - Deep Tech at Augment Ventures

Casey Cowell

Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures

David Armstrong

Partner, Chief Financial Officer at Augment Ventures

Gina Carfagno

Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amit Narayan?: Amit Narayan is an entrepreneur who has founded and sold several technology companies. He currently is Founder and CEO of Climate-AI Ventures, a venture fund and company creation studio focused on using artificial intelligence to address climate change. He previously founded and led AutoGrid, a virtual power plant and distributed energy resources company acquired by Schneider Electric in 2022, served as Director of Smart Grid Research at Stanford University, and earlier founded Berkeley Design Automation (acquired by Mentor Graphics/Siemens) and led products at Magma Design Automation. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and a B.Tech. from IIT Kanpur.
Where does Amit Narayan work?: Amit Narayan is Advisor - Energy and Renewables at Augment Ventures.
What does Amit Narayan invest in?: Amit Narayan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
What boards does Amit Narayan sit on?: Amit Narayan holds tracked board seats at Husk Power Systems.
Where did Amit Narayan go to school?: Amit Narayan studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences); Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (B.Tech., Electrical Engineering).

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