Don Wood
InvestorSenior Advisor at Energy Impact Partners · Venture Partner at B Capital Group · Senior Advisor at Piva Capital
New York, NY
About
Don Wood is a Venture Partner at B Capital focused on climate tech, where he works to expand the firm's climate investment strategy and advise its climate team. He previously served as a managing director at DFJ and as a Venture Partner and advisor at Energy Impact Partners and Piva Capital, and has held 15 public and private company board seats. He is also a faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business teaching climate tech and entrepreneurship.
Invests in
Climate TechEnergy
Experience
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessFacultycurrent2014 — present
- B CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- PivaSenior Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- Energy Impact PartnersSenior Advisorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City, San Francisco
- DFJManaging Director2006 — 2026Menlo Park, California
- Vanguard VenturesManaging Director1998 — 2006
- Wood Howard ProductsFounder and CEO1989 — 2005
- MetricomPresident and Board Member1994 — 1998
- Octel CommunicationsMarketing and General Management1991 — 1994Milpitas, California
- International Power TechnologyEVP Sales and Marketing1984 — 1988
- McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant1980 — 1983San Francisco Bay Area
- US EPAEconomist1976 — 1978Washington DC
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Skills & more
Venture Capital31Corporate Development15Start-ups33Angel Investing5Entrepreneurship23Mergers1Due Diligence7Growth CapitalM&A experience2CleantechValuation7Investments8
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsEmerging MarketsBusiness DevelopmentFrom Don's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Metricom
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Energy Impact Partners
Adam James
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Alex Raguet
Venture Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Anil Achyuta
Investment Managing Director at TDK Ventures
Anthony Oni
Managing Partner & CEO Elevate Future Fund at Energy Impact Partners
Arthur Pierse
Investor at Energy Impact Partners
Ashwin Shashindranath
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Cassie Bowe
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Charlotte Guyett
Principal at Energy Impact Partners
Network5
Gabe GreenbaumScout
General Partner at B4 Capital
Howard MorganScout
Early-internet and database researcher; founding Renaissance president; Idealab investor; First Round co-founder; B Capital chair
Kabir NarangScout
General Partner at B Capital Group
Adam Seabrook
Partner at B4 Capital
Allen Duan
Venture Partner at Differential Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Don Wood?
- Don Wood is a Venture Partner at B Capital focused on climate tech, where he works to expand the firm's climate investment strategy and advise its climate team. He previously served as a managing director at DFJ and as a Venture Partner and advisor at Energy Impact Partners and Piva Capital, and has held 15 public and private company board seats. He is also a faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business teaching climate tech and entrepreneurship.
- Where does Don Wood work?
- Don Wood is Senior Advisor at Energy Impact Partners.
- What does Don Wood invest in?
- Don Wood invests in Climate Tech, Energy.
- What boards does Don Wood sit on?
- Don Wood holds tracked board seats at Metricom.
- Where did Don Wood go to school?
- Don Wood studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Stanford University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance).
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