Amit Narayan
InvestorAdvisor - 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.
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
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyPh.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences1993 — 1998
- Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurB.Tech., Electrical Engineering1989 — 1993
Skills & more
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Competitive AnalysisGo-to-market StrategyBusiness StrategyProgram ManagementEDACleantechProduct DevelopmentIntegrationSaaSLeadershipManagementStrategyFrom Amit's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,024
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur61
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Shared employers
Also worked at GridCARE2
Also worked at Stanford University466
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Investments
Board seats
Husk Power Systems
Per the firm's website.
