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).

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.

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

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329 people in our graph share verified history with Carmichael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Adam ValkinunlockedCarmichael: together at Harvard University (1995–1996)

×3Carmichael: together at MIT Sloan School of Management

×6Carmichael: together at Harvard University

Carmichael: together at MC10 Inc.

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.

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Board director at Soft Robotics Inc.

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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

Chad A. MirkinScientific Founder & Director

Dr. Andrey IvankinCo-Founder & CTO

Experience

Breakthrough Energy VenturesChief Investment Officer, Breakthrough Energycurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston
Breakthrough Energy VenturesManaging Partner, Breakthrough Energy Venturescurrent2017 — present
Material ImpactFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston
Zero Mass WaterDirectorcurrent2014 — present
Soft Robotics Inc.Chairman Of The Boardcurrent2013 — present
MC10 Inc.Co-founder and Chairman of the Boardcurrent2008 — presentGreater Boston

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

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

→ Foundation Alloy 1366 TechnologiesAerosealAlbedoAntora Energy Arsenal Medical Baseload CapitalBIOMILQBlue Frontier Blue World Technologies Boston Metal BrimstoneC-ZeroC16 BiosciencesCircClearflame EnginesCool PlanetCool Planet Energy Systems CubicPV Dandelion EnergyDecibel BioDioxycleEcocem IrelandElectraElectric Hydrogen Fervo EnergyFourth PowerGALYGeologicAIGraphyte Guidewheel H2Site Heart AerospaceI-ROXInfinite Cooling Iron Ox Lilac SolutionsLuxWallLydian M2X EnergyMaltaMangrove Lithium Mantle8 MattiqMC10MillMission ZeroMolten IndustriesNano TerraNatel Energy Nature's FyndNeutralOur Next EnergyPachamaPhysical SuperintelligencePivot BioPlantedProlific MachinesReactive TechnologiesRemo EnergyRizeRondo Energy Rumin8SensAble TechnologiesSierra EnergySortera TechnologiesSourceSparkmeter Stoke SpaceStratus MaterialsSustaera Sygaldry Technologies Terabase EnergyTerra CO2 TechnologiesTS Conductor Turntide Technologies Type One EnergyVantem GlobalVEIRViridosWeaveGrid Windfall BioZap EnergyZeroAvia

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Alice Jackson

Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Ben Gaddy

Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Bhargavi Chevva

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation

Brenda Haendler

Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Brian Mayers

Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Chris Poirier

Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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JB StraubelScout

Investor at Straubel Family Foundation

Maryanna SaenkoScout

Co-founder at Future Ventures

Mike SchroepferScout

Founder, Partner at Gigascale Capital

Adam Wallen

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Andrew Chung

Investor at 1955 Capital

Arvind Gupta

Partner at Mayfield Fund

Baris Guzel

Partner at BMW i Ventures

Bhargavi Chevva

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Brian Mayers

Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Brian Walsh

Head at WIND Ventures

Bryan Frist

Founder and Managing Partner at Friale

Chris Poirier

Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

▶9 more connections

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

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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..
What companies has Carmichael Roberts invested in?: Investments tracked here include → Foundation Alloy, 1366 Technologies, Aeroseal, Albedo, Antora Energy, Arsenal Medical, Baseload Capital, BIOMILQ, Blue Frontier, Blue World Technologies, Boston Metal, Brimstone, and 73 more.
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).
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.