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Craig Isakow

Founder

Founder at Moonshot Brands

San Francisco, California

FoundedMoonshot Brands · YC

About

Craig Isakow is Managing Director at Kalorama Energy and a Y Combinator alum who has held early-stage finance and CEO roles at venture-backed companies. His career includes work at McKinsey, Airbnb's finance organization, the launch and scaling of Shift, and co-founding Moonshot Brands, which reached over $75 million in revenue in three years. He provides fractional CFO and strategic finance services to venture-backed startups and builds energy infrastructure businesses in Costa Rica and Washington, DC.

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Intro paths

YC

Craig went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Craig can intro founders to Moonshot Brands's investors below.

Moonshot Brands's investors · 7

Evolution VC PartnersFoundersX VenturesGarage CapitalKube VCOutbound VenturesSprint VcY Combinator

Co-founders at Moonshot Brands

A(Allan (Amnon) Fisch
Allan (Amnon) FischFounder
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Mike LowellMember of Board of Managers
DP
Daniel PeoplesMember of Board of Managers
RA
Ross AtkinsMember of Board of Managers
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Clinton T GreenleafMember of Board of Managers
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Kurt WilkinMember of Board of Managers

Experience

  1. Kalorama EnergyManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  2. Moonshot BrandsCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  3. EyeblocFounder2013 — 2023Oakland, California
  4. ZeniManaging Partner2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AirbnbSenior Manager2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Shift Technologies, Inc.Head Of Business Development2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
  7. WegoWise, Inc.Director of Commercial Solutions2013 — 2014Boston, MA
  8. Melon (Acquired by WegoWise)Founder2012 — 2014Washington, DC
  9. Johnson ControlsProgram Director, Global Energy and Sustainability2011 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. U.S. Department of EnergyDeputy Program Lead, EECBG2009 — 2011Washington D.C
  11. Constructive VenturesFounder2007 — 2009
  12. The Oxford Investment Group - ChinaDirector2004 — 2006Shanghai, China
  13. John Kerry for PresidentPress Lead2004
  14. McKinsey and CompanyBusiness Analyst2002 — 2004Detroit Metropolitan Area
  15. St.George BankInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2001Greater Sydney Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Management2006 — 2008
  2. University of MichiganB.S.E, Industrial and Operations Engineering
  3. University of MichiganBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
  4. Y CombinatorW212021
  5. UCLEconomics

Skills & more

Team Building1Technology Start-up1Launching Start-ups1FundraisingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Strategy98Entrepreneurship52Start-ups21Business Development12Corporate DevelopmentManagement Consulting13Renewable Energy81
+12 moreEnergy EfficiencySustainabilityProduct DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsProject ManagementGreen BuildingInternational BusinessSolar EnergyEnergyAnalytical SkillsManagementLeadership

Languages English

  • Lovable
  • PV Associate — NABCEP
  • LEED AP — U.S. Green Building Council

From Craig's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,411

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,405 more

Also attended University of Michigan424

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 418 more

Also attended Y Combinator1,476

Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City

+ 1,470 more

Also attended UCL283

André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi

+ 277 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Johnson Controls15

Aki SiebelinkOperations Team at Autotech VenturesChris FernandezAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersSheela EdwardsFounder & CEO, Auora Early Education at TiE Women Global Pitch CompetitionRand ArnoldChief Information Officer at AZ Crown InvestmentsOfir Bar LevavVenture Advisor at Spider CapitalPhillip RossDirector - Data Center Design and Development at Phoenix Group

+ 9 more

Also worked at McKinsey and Company1,242

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,236 more

Also worked at St.George Bank5

Jane DelougheryHead of Investor Relations at King River CapitalLisa PengAsset Management Director – Real Estate at FederationCathy YunckenIndependent Non-Executive Director at MA Growth VenturesRichard CawseyInvestment Committee at Significant VenturesLorna JohnsonBoard Member at Women's Equity Lab