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James McGinniss

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Founder at David Energy

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedDavid Energy

30 Under 30 2021 · Energy

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About

James McGinniss is the Co-Founder and CEO of David Energy, a company that provides businesses with plug-in batteries and aims to operate the grid on clean energy around the clock. He is also a Co-Founder of the DER Task Force.

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David Energy's investors · 15

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksBlue Ivy VenturesBostonBoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M checks · since 2020Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2024Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksEqual VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2022Five Four VenturesMiamiGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksJetstreamSan FranciscoLorimer VenturesBrooklyn · $50K – $300K checksOceans VenturesNew York · $1.3M checksSur Ventures$50K – $700K checksToba CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checksVast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. DER Task ForceCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentNYC
  2. David EnergyCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2017 — presentBrooklyn, NY
  3. Texas GuadaloopFounder and Team Lead2015 — 2017Austin, Texas
  4. Alba Energy, LLCEngineer2016 — 2017Austin, Texas
  5. Borige LLCCo-founder and instructor2011 — 2015Sagaponack, NY
  6. Georgetown University Nanotechnology LabUndergraduate Research Assistant2014 — 2015
  7. Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities ProgramUndergraduate Research Assistant2014

Skills & more

Spanish2English1Research3Physics5Energy Efficiency4Data Analysis2Microsoft Word3Statistics1TeachingMathematics1Mathematica1Nanotechnology1

Languages English · Spanish

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Who is James McGinniss?
James McGinniss is the Co-Founder and CEO of David Energy, a company that provides businesses with plug-in batteries and aims to operate the grid on clean energy around the clock. He is also a Co-Founder of the DER Task Force.
Where does James McGinniss work?
James McGinniss is Founder of David Energy.
What companies did James McGinniss found?
James McGinniss founded David Energy.
Where did James McGinniss go to school?
James McGinniss studied at Georgetown University (Bachelor’s Degree, Physics and Math); The University of Texas at Austin (Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering); HeatSpring (Professional Continuing Education, Design and Installation: Solar + Storage).

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