Cooper Rinzler
InvestorBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Ambassador at Cyclotron Road · Board director at Prolific Machines
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Cooper Rinzler is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures who brings experience as a technologist and entrepreneur across climate, energy, materials, and food/agriculture sectors. His background includes building and leading teams at early-stage ventures focused on developing and commercializing technologies in these domains.
Board director at Prolific Machines
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Prolific Machines's investors · 6
Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2024Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Darco CapitalPhiladelphia · since 2024Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2024Solari CapitalNew York · since 2024Tet VenturesBerlin · $50K – $250K checks · since 2024
Co-founders at Prolific Machines
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Maximilian Hörner
MH
Max HuismanChief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
DK
Deniz KentChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
DK
Deniz Kent, Ph.D.Founder
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Declan JonesFounder
Experience
- Breakthrough Energy VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — present
- Pivot BioDirectorcurrent2018 — present
- BrimstoneDirectorcurrent2022 — present
- Prolific Machines Inc.Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Pallidus, Inc.Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Stealth Climate CompanyDirectorcurrent2020 — present
- Spark Climate SolutionsFounding Advisor and Directorcurrent2022 — present
- The Fannie & John Hertz FoundationDirectorcurrent2019 — present
- Form Energy, Inc.Board Observercurrent2018 — present
- Boston MetalBoard Observercurrent2018 — present
- Windfall BioBoard Observer and Founding Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Cyclotron RoadAmbassadorcurrent2015 — present
- ARPA-EReviewercurrent2011 — present
- Sierra EnergyDirector2018 — 2023
- Stealth Energy CompanyInterim CEO2017 — 2018
- CRTCStrategic, Technical, and IP Consultant2013 — 2018
- Boston MetalInterim Officer2017
- PallidusStrategic and Technical Advisor2015 — 2017
- Prime CoalitionBrain Trust Board Member2014 — 2017
- Melior Innovations, IncStrategic and Technical Advisor2013 — 2017
Deals · 2
Prolific MachinesBoard seat
via Breakthrough Energy Ventures · filed May 2024 · $57.6M raise
PallidusBoard seat
via Breakthrough Energy Ventures · filed Dec 2023 · $70M raise
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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
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
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Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brian Mayers
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cooper Rinzler?
- Cooper Rinzler is a Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures who brings experience as a technologist and entrepreneur across climate, energy, materials, and food/agriculture sectors. His background includes building and leading teams at early-stage ventures focused on developing and commercializing technologies in these domains.
- Where does Cooper Rinzler work?
- Cooper Rinzler is Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Board director at Prolific Machines.
- What check size does Cooper Rinzler write?
- Cooper Rinzler typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- What boards does Cooper Rinzler sit on?
- Cooper Rinzler holds tracked board seats at Pallidus, Prolific Machines.
- Where did Cooper Rinzler go to school?
- Cooper Rinzler studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Hertz Fellow, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science and Engineering); Harvard University (Joint Bachelors, Physics and Engineering Physics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brimstone6
Marc A. SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersKelly ChenPartner at NATO Innovation FundMatt ComptonPortfolio Success at Oregon Venture FundStefan ZlatevInvestor at Breakthrough Energy VenturesRachel SlaybaughGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Robert EthierManaging Partner, Co-Founder at ISV
Also worked at The Fannie & John Hertz Foundation4
Also worked at Form Energy, Inc.13
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Also worked at Boston Metal6
Mark CuptaManaging Director at Prelude VenturesKatie RaeCEO and Managing Partner at The Engine VenturesMichael HammerCFO at BMW i VenturesShyam KamadolliManaging Director at Fine Structures VenturesShayle KannPartner at Energy Impact PartnersTibor TothSenior Associate at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
