Dan Yates
FounderCEO at Dandelion Energy · Founder at Opower
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
FoundedOpower
About
Dan Yates is CEO and Chairman of Dandelion, a residential geothermal company in the US, and a board member of the NRDC. He co-owns the e-commerce company The Spice House and invests in technology companies. He previously co-founded and led Opower, an energy efficiency software company, which held an IPO on the NYSE in 2014 and was acquired by Oracle in 2016.
CEO at Dandelion Energy
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Dandelion Energy's investors · 11
BoxGroupNew York · $1M checksBreakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2019Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2019Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksEnergy Transition VenturesHouston · $100K – $5M checksGround Up VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2019Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019ZhenFundBeijing · $425K – $28M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Dandelion Energy
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Kathy HannunFounder & CTO
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Rajeev James QuaziExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Opower
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Co-founders at Opower
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Alex LaskeyFounder
Experience
- Dandelion EnergyCEO and Chairmancurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Spice House, LLCOwnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)Board Membercurrent2019 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Various startupsInvestor + Advisorcurrent2006 — present
- OpowerCEO2007 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- EdusoftCEO2000 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Echo NetworksCo-founder1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategy10Leadership12Start-ups76Venture Capital26Energy15CEO2Energy Efficiency12Business Strategy13Enterprise Software17Product Management15Analytics19Entrepreneurship55
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Yates?
- Dan Yates is CEO and Chairman of Dandelion, a residential geothermal company in the US, and a board member of the NRDC. He co-owns the e-commerce company The Spice House and invests in technology companies. He previously co-founded and led Opower, an energy efficiency software company, which held an IPO on the NYSE in 2014 and was acquired by Oracle in 2016.
- Where does Dan Yates work?
- Dan Yates is Founder of Opower and CEO at Dandelion Energy.
- What companies did Dan Yates found?
- Dan Yates founded Opower.
- Where did Dan Yates go to school?
- Dan Yates studied at Harvard University (AB, Computer Science).
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Also attended Harvard University1,970
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Shared employers
Also worked at Dandelion Energy8
Jeremy KirschOperating Partner at Differential VenturesMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesGabriel KraManaging Director at Prelude VenturesJesse DevitteCo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesWei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersChristopher RivestBreakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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Also worked at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)11
Joshua GrayVice President and Associate General Counsel at F-Prime Capital PartnersNoah LernerVice President at Spring Lane CapitalDereck GreySenior Vice President at CaliberSeth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesKevin MurphyManaging Director at Sonoma Brands CapitalRebecca SilverDirector at NYU Innovation Venture Fund
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Also worked at Opower19
Nicholas AdamsManaging Partner at Differential VenturesJeremy KirschOperating Partner at Differential VenturesDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesCecilia NgPartner, Talent & People at MVP VenturesGene RiechersVenture Partner at Sands Capital VenturesCarle StenmarkInvestor at VMG Partners
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