Cooper Rinzler
InvestorFounderPartner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Board director at Prolific Machines
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M
FoundedProlific Machines
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
Intro paths
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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
MH
Maximilian Hörner
MH
Max HuismanChief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
DK
Deniz KentChief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
DK
Deniz Kent, Ph.D.Founder
DJ
Declan JonesFounder
SM
Shahram Misaghi
CD
Christelle DagoneauChief Business Officer (Interim)
ER
Erik RileyChief Financial Officer (Interim)
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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHertz Fellow, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Harvard UniversityJoint Bachelors, Physics and Engineering Physics
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
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ashley Grosh
Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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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
Investors connected to Cooper in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Cooper Rinzler work?
- Cooper Rinzler is Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Founder at Prolific Machines.
- What check size does Cooper Rinzler write?
- Cooper Rinzler typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- What companies did Cooper Rinzler found?
- Cooper Rinzler founded Prolific Machines.
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
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Also attended Harvard University1,457
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Shared employers
Also worked at Brimstone6
Marc A. SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersMatt ComptonPortfolio Success at Oregon Venture FundStefan ZlatevInvestor at Breakthrough Energy VenturesKelly ChenPartner at DCVC (Data Collective)Rachel SlaybaughGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Robert EthierManaging Partner, Co-Founder at ISV
Also worked at The Fannie & John Hertz Foundation3
Also worked at Form Energy, Inc.8
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Also worked at Boston Metal8
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