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Dan Yates

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CEO at Dandelion Energy · Founder at Opower

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

FoundedOpower

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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 checks · since 2021Collaborative 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

KHKathy Hannun
Kathy HannunFounder & CTO
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Rajeev James QuaziExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Opower

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Opower's investors · 2

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks

Co-founders at Opower

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Alex LaskeyFounder

Experience

  1. Dandelion EnergyCEO and Chairmancurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Spice House, LLCOwnercurrent2018 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  3. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)Board Membercurrent2019 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Various startupsInvestor + Advisorcurrent2006 — present
  5. OpowerCEO2007 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. EdusoftCEO2000 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Echo NetworksCo-founder1999 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy10Leadership12Start-ups76Venture Capital26Energy15CEO2Energy Efficiency12Business Strategy13Enterprise Software17Product Management15Analytics19Entrepreneurship55
+6 moreBusiness DevelopmentWeb ApplicationsSaaSGo-to-market StrategyAgile MethodologiesStrategic Partnerships

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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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