David Deak
InvestorFounderOperating Partner at 8090 Industries · Founder at Maple Materials
FoundedMaple Materials · YC
About
David Deak is an Operating Partner who previously served as CTO and SVP of Lithium Americas Corp., overseeing technical, project, and marketing work on large lithium assets. He earlier led supply chain projects and battery engineering programs for Gigafactory 1 at Tesla, managed product and process development at MIT spinout Ambri Inc., and began his career in the CTO's office at Siemens Wind Power in Denmark. He holds a D.Phil. in Materials Science from Oxford University and a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto.
Invests in
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Founder at Maple MaterialsYC W19
Intro paths
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, David can intro founders to Maple Materials's investors below.
Maple Materials's investors · 4
Co-founders at Maple Materials
Colleagues at 8090 Industries
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Deak work?
- David Deak is Operating Partner at 8090 Industries and Founder at Maple Materials.
- What does David Deak invest in?
- David Deak invests in Cleantech, Energy, New Materials.
- What companies did David Deak found?
- David Deak founded Maple Materials.
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