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Chinedum (CK) Umachi

Investor

Advisor at Exowatt

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1M

About

Chinedum (CK) Umachi is an advisor at Exowatt, where he previously served as the first commercial hire and led go-to-market efforts for its modular dispatchable solar technology, securing commercial commitments across hyperscalers, data center developers, and utilities while growing the commercial pipeline roughly fivefold. Before Exowatt, he spent five years at PG&E working in Grid Integration and Innovation and Transmission Integrity Management. He co-founded Aineko, an open-source developer platform for AI agents, and Offline Magic, an AI publishing company built on an agent stack, and holds degrees from MIT and Stanford.

Experience

  1. ExowattAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  2. ExowattGo-to-Market Lead2024 — 2025Miami, Florida, United States
  3. Offline MagicCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  4. AinekoCo-Founder2022 — 2024Stanford, California, United States
  5. SeaX VenturesVC Fellow2021
  6. NFXVenture Investor2021San Francisco, California, United States
  7. Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyExpert Product Manager - Grid Integration & Innovation2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Pacific Gas and Electric CompanySenior Pipeline Risk Management Engineer - TIMP2015 — 2018San Ramon, CA
  9. ExxonMobilMaterials Engineer2012 — 2015Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  10. MITMIT Spin Dynamics Group Research Assistant2011 — 2012Cambridge, MA
  11. MITTeaching Assistant2009 — 2010Cambridge, MA
  12. MITMIT Supramolecular Nanomaterials Group Research Assistant2010Cambridge, MA
  13. Procter & GambleBounty Research & Development Intern2011Cincinnati, OH
  14. Procter & GambleCharmin Research & Development Intern2010Cincinnati, OH
  15. Ford Motor CompanyInformation Technology Intern2007Allen Park, MI

Skills & more

Public Speaking3Internet of Things (IoT)UtilitiesDERMSSmart GridStartupsDue Diligence1Investments1Venture Capital1Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business Development1Go-to-Market Strategy1
+11 moreSalesBusiness StrategyPartnershipsWeb3CryptoBlockchainResearchMicrosoft ExcelNanomaterialsEngineeringEnergy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chinedum (CK) Umachi?
Chinedum (CK) Umachi is an advisor at Exowatt, where he previously served as the first commercial hire and led go-to-market efforts for its modular dispatchable solar technology, securing commercial commitments across hyperscalers, data center developers, and utilities while growing the commercial pipeline roughly fivefold. Before Exowatt, he spent five years at PG&E working in Grid Integration and Innovation and Transmission Integrity Management. He co-founded Aineko, an open-source developer platform for AI agents, and Offline Magic, an AI publishing company built on an agent stack, and holds degrees from MIT and Stanford.
Where does Chinedum (CK) Umachi work?
Chinedum (CK) Umachi is Advisor at Exowatt.
What check size does Chinedum (CK) Umachi write?
Chinedum (CK) Umachi typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
Where did Chinedum (CK) Umachi go to school?
Chinedum (CK) Umachi studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Materials Science and Engineering); Stanford University (Professional Certification, Strategic Decision and Risk Management).

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,740

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Shared employers

Also worked at Exowatt10

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Also worked at SeaX Ventures11

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Also worked at MIT607

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Also worked at Procter & Gamble316

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