Charly Mwangi
InvestorPartner at Eclipse Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Writes $200K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Charly Mwangi is a Partner at Eclipse Ventures, a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, that invests in startups across automotive, semiconductor, manufacturing, networking, materials, and communications industries. Before moving into investing, he built a career in manufacturing operations, with roles at Nissan, Tesla, and Rivian Automotive. At Rivian he served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, where over two years his team took the company from an empty factory to launching three vehicle models despite COVID-19-related challenges. He left Rivian in 2022 to join Eclipse Ventures. At Eclipse he focuses on backing founders transforming physical industries, drawing on his operational background to help make those industries more efficient, resilient, and profitable.
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Experience
- The Bot CompanyBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MatterBoard Member & Co-foundercurrent2025 — presentSunnyvale, CA
- Genesis AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, CA
- Vinci4D.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- AugmentaBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentToronto, ON
- Reframe SystemsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- EclipsePartnercurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- RivianExecutive Vice President2020 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
- AtomsVP Hardware Engineering2019 — 2020Mountain View, CA
- TeslaSenior Director, Engineering2012 — 2019Fremont, California
- Nissan Motor CorporationSenior Manufacturing Engineer2006 — 2012Atsugi
- Toyota Motor CorporationManufacturing Engineering Intern2003 — 2005Princeton, Indiana
Skills & more
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Colleagues at Eclipse Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charly Mwangi?
- Charly Mwangi is a Partner at Eclipse Ventures, a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, that invests in startups across automotive, semiconductor, manufacturing, networking, materials, and communications industries. Before moving into investing, he built a career in manufacturing operations, with roles at Nissan, Tesla, and Rivian Automotive. At Rivian he served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, where over two years his team took the company from an empty factory to launching three vehicle models despite COVID-19-related challenges. He left Rivian in 2022 to join Eclipse Ventures. At Eclipse he focuses on backing founders transforming physical industries, drawing on his operational background to help make those industries more efficient, resilient, and profitable.
- Where does Charly Mwangi work?
- Charly Mwangi is Partner at Eclipse Ventures.
- What check size does Charly Mwangi write?
- Charly Mwangi typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
- Where did Charly Mwangi go to school?
- Charly Mwangi studied at Tennessee State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering); Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) (Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering); Strathmore high school (High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates).
Same school
Also attended Tennessee State University6
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Also attended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)9
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Bot Company4
Also worked at Matter2
Also worked at Genesis AI4
Also worked at Atoms14
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