About
Erik Straser, Ph.D., is a Partner at ClearSky and a member of its Investment Committee, with 25 years of experience in early-stage venture capital. Before ClearSky, he was a VC-in-residence at Current by General Electric, worked with GE Ventures, served as co-president of Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs, and was a general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures. He holds a B.S. in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford University.
Invests in
CleantechEnergy
Experience
- ClearSkyManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentMenlo Park, CA USA
- GE Corporate / VenturesEntrepreneur-In-Residence2013 — 2018Menlo Park, CA USA
- Mohr, DavidowGeneral Partner1998 — 2013Menlo Park, CA USA
- BASESPresident1996 — 1998
Education
- Stanford UniversityPhD, Engineering1993 — 1998
- Stanford UniversityMS, Engineering1992 — 1993
- Harvey Mudd CollegeBS, Engineering1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Strategy15Venture Capital61Start-ups41Angel Investing27Venture Financing16Private Equity13Entrepreneurship28Mergers2Due Diligence8Corporate Development36Product Management9Business Strategy16
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ValuationInvestmentsCleantechFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyGrowth CapitalCorporate FinanceBusiness ModelingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareExecutive ManagementFrom Erik'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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Also attended Harvey Mudd College9
Jon SobergCEO and Managing Partner at MS&AD VenturesBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalShahril IbrahimPartner at The Hive Southeast AsiaTom HsiehPartner, Capital at FuturesightTom Preston-WernerCofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner VenturesRik WehbringManaging Director at Bioeconomy
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Investments
Board seats
DiamantiMainspring EnergyParadata SystemsPreempt SecurityRecurrent EnergyRenew Home (f.k.a. OhmConnect)SabrixSceyeSpace Time InsightUbicquiaUtility Innovation HoldingsXGS Energy
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at ClearSky
Alex Weiss
CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky
Anjali Nagaraja
Associate at ClearSky
Austin Summers
Senior Vice President at ClearSky
Daniel Furey
Partner, Head of Global Capital Formation at ClearSky
Guy Nizan
Venture Partner at ClearSky
Howard Shecter
Executive Partner at ClearSky
Jacqueline de Sanctis
Managing Director & Head of Investor Relations at ClearSky
James Huff
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky