Isaac Vanderburg
InvestorCEO at Launch Alaska Investment Fund · 合夥人 at Upstream Ventures · CEO at Launch Alaska
Anchorage, AK
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About
Isaac Vanderburg is CEO of Launch Alaska, where over his first six years he expanded the organization's operating budget more than tenfold and grew its portfolio to over 30 climate tech startups. He is a founding board member of Earthshot Ventures, a $94 million Alaska-based climate tech VC fund, and has managed two early-stage investment funds. He completed the Energy Executive Leadership Program at NREL and the Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies program at Stanford.
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CleantechClimate TechEnergy
CEO at Launch Alaska
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Experience
- Launch AlaskaCEOcurrent2017 — presentGreater Anchorage Area
- Earthshot VenturesFounding Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- Alaska SBDCExecutive Director2013 — 2017Greater Anchorage Area
- Alaska SBDCAssociate State Director and multiple positions2008 — 2013Greater Anchorage Area
- Chispa GroupDirector of Operations2006 — 2007Greater Philadelphia
- Peace CorpsVarious Positions2002 — 2007Peace Corps
Skills & more
Languages Spanish
- Energy Executives Leadership Program — National Laboratory of the Rockies
- Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Certificate — Stanford University
- Lean Six Sigma — University of Washington
- Profit Mastery Facilitator — Profit Mastery
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Isaac Vanderburg?
- Isaac Vanderburg is CEO of Launch Alaska, where over his first six years he expanded the organization's operating budget more than tenfold and grew its portfolio to over 30 climate tech startups. He is a founding board member of Earthshot Ventures, a $94 million Alaska-based climate tech VC fund, and has managed two early-stage investment funds. He completed the Energy Executive Leadership Program at NREL and the Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies program at Stanford.
- Where does Isaac Vanderburg work?
- Isaac Vanderburg is CEO at Launch Alaska Investment Fund and CEO at Launch Alaska.
- What does Isaac Vanderburg invest in?
- Isaac Vanderburg invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- Where did Isaac Vanderburg go to school?
- Isaac Vanderburg studied at University of Portland (BA, Environmental Ethics and Public Policy); University of Alaska Southeast (MBA).
Founder mafias
University of Portland mafia18
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Earthshot Ventures mafia3
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Launch Alaska Investment Fund mafia2
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Upstream Ventures mafia2
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Same school
Also attended University of Portland29
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Shared employers
Also worked at Launch Alaska5
Also worked at Peace Corps103
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