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David Bradwell

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Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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David Bradwell is an Operating Partner at Engine Ventures who brings experience as a tough-tech and clean-tech entrepreneur. He co-founded and served as CTO and CEO of Ambri, a company commercializing high-temperature liquid metal batteries for grid-scale energy storage, which he co-invented during graduate studies at MIT. At Ambri, he raised approximately $300 million in funding, built a commercial pipeline with over $1 billion in awarded projects, and grew the company to more than 180 employees while developing expertise in cost modeling, product development, manufacturing engineering, IP management, and fundraising.

Experience

  1. Engine VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
  2. Engine VenturesExecutive in Residence2025 — 2026Cambridge, MA
  3. Bradwell Tech ConsultingCEO2025 — 2026Massachusetts, United States
  4. AmbriChief Executive Officer2024 — 2025Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
  5. AmbriCo-founder, CTO2010 — 2024Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyVisiting Scientist2010 — 2012
  7. MITVisiting Researcher2006 — 2007
  8. University of TorontoSummer Researcher2003 — 2005

Skills & more

Intellectual PropertyProduct Road MappingDue DiligenceRenewable Energy23Team Building3Project PlanningMaterials Science45Supply Chain Management2Batteries30TroubleshootingBudgetsRecruiting
+12 moreCharacterizationPhysicsBiomedical EngineeringStart-up VenturesSimulationsNon-profitsSensorsEnergy StorageLeadershipProblem SolvingStart-upsScanning Electron Microscopy

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Colleagues at The Engine Ventures

Alaina Hartnett
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ann DeWitt
General Partner at The Engine Ventures
Bettina Metais
Vice President of Investor Relations & Operations at The Engine Ventures
Colleen Calhoun
Investor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURES
Dan Resnicow
Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures
Darby Dunn
Executive in Residence at The Engine Ventures
Deepa Rao
Associate at The Engine Ventures
Ericka Tamayo-Guevara
Analyst at The Engine Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Bradwell?
David Bradwell is an Operating Partner at Engine Ventures who brings experience as a tough-tech and clean-tech entrepreneur. He co-founded and served as CTO and CEO of Ambri, a company commercializing high-temperature liquid metal batteries for grid-scale energy storage, which he co-invented during graduate studies at MIT. At Ambri, he raised approximately $300 million in funding, built a commercial pipeline with over $1 billion in awarded projects, and grew the company to more than 180 employees while developing expertise in cost modeling, product development, manufacturing engineering, IP management, and fundraising.
Where does David Bradwell work?
David Bradwell is Operating Partner at The Engine Ventures.
Where did David Bradwell go to school?
David Bradwell studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Materials Science and Engineering); Queen's University (B.Sci., Engineering Physics).

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