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
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance
Skills & more
Venture Capital31Corporate Development15Start-ups33Angel Investing5Entrepreneurship23Mergers1Due Diligence7Growth CapitalM&A experience2CleantechValuation7Investments8
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsEmerging MarketsBusiness DevelopmentFrom Don's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,575
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business147
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Saar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
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Also worked at DFJ30
Tim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJennifer Scott FonstadCo-founder at Aspect VenturesEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesMaryanna SaenkoCo-founder at Future VenturesMark BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ
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Also worked at Metricom1
Also worked at Octel Communications1
Investments
Board seats
Metricom
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at B Capital Group
Aakash Tulsani
Principal at B Capital Group
Abhiram Kumar
Principal at B4 Capital
Adam Seabrook
Partner at B4 Capital
Adrian Alvarez
Senior Manager, Finance at B Capital Group
Akash Khandelwal
Senior Associate at B4 Capital
Allen Duan
Venture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 Capital
Andrea Pisoni
Partner, Head of AI at B4 Capital
Andrew Jackson
General Partner and Chief AI Officer at B Capital Group
Network10
Gabe GreenbaumScout
General Partner at B4 Capital
Howard MorganScout
Co-Founder, Chair and General Partner at B4 Capital
Kabir NarangScout
General Partner at B Capital Group
Lakshmi Naga PotluriScout
Investor at B Capital Group
Vivek DixitScout
Investor at B Capital Group
Aakash Tulsani
Principal at B Capital Group
Adam Seabrook
Partner at B4 Capital
Allen Duan
Venture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 Capital
Anisha Suterwala
Senior Associate at B Capital Group
Anuj Varma
Principal at B Capital Group
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