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Carmichael Roberts

Investor

Chief Investment Officer, Breakthrough Energy; Managing Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Founder and Managing Partner at Material Impact · Board director at Soft Robotics Inc. · Board director at Fleet Robotics · Board director at Mattiq

Boston

Writes $100K – $10M checks

About

Serves as CIO of Breakthrough Energy and Managing Partner of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, overseeing investing and company building. He is also co-founder and managing partner of Material Impact and holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@materialimpact.comreveal

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHardwareNew Materials

Beyond investing

Founded: Roberts co-founded Material Impact in 2016. Roberts co-founded several ventures earlier in his career, serving as President and CEO or Chairman.
Boards: Roberts was elected to the Board of Trustees of Duke University in 2013 and serves as Vice Chairman. Roberts was appointed to the Duke University Health System Board of Directors in 2017 and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee. Roberts was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Consumer Technology Association in 2022. Roberts serves on the board of the Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization.
Awards: Roberts was selected by the Aspen Institute to participate in the Finance Leaders Fellowship program as a senior leader in the venture capital industry. Roberts was selected as the Edison Achievement Award winner for his contributions to innovative technology solutions. Roberts was ranked #1 on the Boston Globe's Tech Power Players 50 list in 2022.

Mentioned above: the Duke University mafia → · the Material Impact mafia →

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Soft Robotics Inc.

Intro paths

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In turn, Carmichael can intro founders to Soft Robotics Inc.'s investors below.

Soft Robotics Inc.'s investors · 4

Hyperplane Venture CapitalBoston · $250K – $3M checks Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022 Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022 Tekfen VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks

Board director at Fleet Robotics

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Fleet Robotics's investors · 2

Grit VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $1M checks Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checks

Board director at Mattiq

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Mattiq's investors · 2

Kairos Venture Investments, LlcBeverly Hills · $150K – $20M checks Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Mattiq

CA

Chad A. MirkinExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Breakthrough Energy VenturesChief Investment Officer, Breakthrough Energycurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
Breakthrough Energy VenturesManaging Partner, Breakthrough Energy Venturescurrent2017 — present
Material ImpactFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston Area
Zero Mass WaterDirectorcurrent2014 — present
Soft Robotics Inc.Chairman Of The Boardcurrent2013 — present
MC10 Inc.Co-founder and Chairman of the Boardcurrent2008 — presentGreater Boston Area
1366 Technologies, IncChairman Of The Boardcurrent2008 — present
Diagnostics For AllCo-Founder and Chairman of the Boardcurrent2007 — presentCambridge, MA
Arsenal MedicalCo-Founder and Lead Directorcurrent2005 — presentWatertown, MA
Foro EnergyLead Director2009 — 2018
Lyra Therapeutics (formerly 480 Biomedical)Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board2005 — 2018Watertown, MA
North Bridge Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2007 — 2017Waltham, MA and Palo Alto, CA
Surface LogixCo-Founder, President and CEO1999 — 2005Greater Boston Area
Geltex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Business Development1998 — 1999Waltham, MA
Dow Chemical Corp (formerly Union Carbide Corporation)Special Programs Manager reporting to EVP and GM of Performance Chemicals Business1995 — 1999Bound Brook, NJ

Deals · 3

Soft Robotics Inc.Board seat

via Material Impact · filed Dec 2022 · $35.9M raise

DataculeBoard seat

via Material Impact · filed Dec 2021 · $650K raise

Commonwealth Fusion SystemsQuoted

via Breakthrough Energy Ventures · filed Nov 2021

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Bhargavi Chevva

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation

Brenda Haendler

Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Network22

JB StraubelScout

Investor at Straubel Family Foundation

Maryanna SaenkoScout

Co-founder at Future Ventures

Mike SchroepferScout

Founder, Partner at Gigascale Capital

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Investor at 1955 Capital

Partner at Mayfield Fund

Partner at BMW i Ventures

Bhargavi Chevva

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Head at WIND Ventures

Founder and Managing Partner at Friale

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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Chris Poirier Christian Garcia Christina Karapataki Christopher Rivest Cooper Rinzler David Adelman David Danielson Dustin Moskovitz Eric Toone Gaëtan Bonhomme

Investors connected to Carmichael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Carmichael Roberts?: Serves as CIO of Breakthrough Energy and Managing Partner of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, overseeing investing and company building. He is also co-founder and managing partner of Material Impact and holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Duke and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Where does Carmichael Roberts work?: Carmichael Roberts is Chief Investment Officer, Breakthrough Energy; Managing Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Board director at Soft Robotics Inc. and Board director at Fleet Robotics and Board director at Mattiq.
What does Carmichael Roberts invest in?: Carmichael Roberts invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, FoodTech, Hardware, New Materials.
What check size does Carmichael Roberts write?: Carmichael Roberts typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Carmichael Roberts sit on?: Carmichael Roberts holds tracked board seats at Datacule, Soft Robotics Inc..
Where did Carmichael Roberts go to school?: Carmichael Roberts studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Track: New Product and Venture Development); Harvard University (NSF Postdoctoral Fellow); Duke University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1995, BS 1990).
What awards has Carmichael Roberts received?: Roberts was selected by the Aspen Institute to participate in the Finance Leaders Fellowship program as a senior leader in the venture capital industry. Roberts was selected as the Edison Achievement Award winner for his contributions to innovative technology solutions. Roberts was ranked #1 on the Boston Globe's Tech Power Players 50 list in 2022.

Founder mafias

Duke University mafia127

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded Nudge +1 Zach PerretBSFounded Plaid David CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +4 Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2 Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajal Therapeutics +1 Steve SemelsbergerMBAFounded YouEarnedIt +1

+ 120 more

MIT Sloan School of Management mafia91

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Vicky BindraMBAFounded Pine Labs +1 Julián MeloInnovate the future - Executive programFounded Ubits +1 Gleb ChuvpiloFinancial Technology Option (FTO)Founded Authy +1 Ben BrittMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Sundayhealth +1 Surojit ChatterjeeMBAFounded Ema +1 Paolo PriviteraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded 1521 Capital +1

+ 84 more

Material Impact mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Corinna ChenPartnerFounded Tierra Biosciences +1 Melissa FensterstockInvestorFounded Landsdowne Labs Upma SharmaEntrepreneurial Advisor; President, Arsenal Medicine (Medical, Biomaterials)Founded Arsenal Medical Sidney McLaurinPartnerFounded Fleet Robotics Randy AllenCompany Building PartnerFounded Still Bright

Breakthrough Energy Ventures mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam WallenMemberFounded VEIR +1 Brian MayersBreakthrough Energy VenturesFounded Nano Terra, Inc.Timothy HeidelPrincipalFounded VEIR

Datacule mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sidney McLaurinExecutive OfficerFounded Fleet Robotics

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management518

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing Partner Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars Chris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity Partners BirgitteInvestor at Investinor OlaInvestor at Investinor

+ 512 more

Also attended Harvard University1,558

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation

+ 1,552 more

Also attended Duke University522

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Zach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of Mischief Julie YangVice President at Investcorp Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zero Mass Water2

William AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at Braven Ramsay SiegalVenture Partner at Earthshot Ventures

Also worked at MC10 Inc.9

Marc A. SingerManaging Partner at Osage University Partners Peter LaferPartner, Head of Growth Equity at McKesson Ventures Ben SchlatkaCompany Building Partner at Material Impact Elyse WinerPartner at Material Impact Isaiah KacyvenskiCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Will Ventures Frances SchwiepPartner at Two Sigma Ventures

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Also worked at Arsenal Medical2

Jamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VC Upma SharmaMedical, Biomaterials President, Arsenal Medicine at Material Impact

Also worked at Foro Energy1

Cooper RinzlerBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures