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MattunlockedJim: together at University of California, Berkeley (2011)
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Jim: together at Phaidra
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About
Jim Gao is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phaidra, where he oversees company operations and leads the Sales, Business Development, and Marketing teams. He also serves as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Before Phaidra, Gao founded and led the DeepMind Energy team and previously worked as a Technical Lead for Google's Data Centers; he holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member at Phaidra
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Phaidra's investors · 15
Ahren Innovation CapitalCambridge, CambridgeshireCharacterMilwaukee · $2M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025Cool Climate CollectiveSacramento · $100K – $350K checksEast Valley VenturesSaint JohnFlying Fish VenturesSeattle · $500K – $5M checksIncubate USLos AltosIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Root and Shoot VenturesLos AngelesS32Palo AltoSection 32Palo AltoSony Ventures CorporationTokyoStarshotLos AngelesVela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks
Co-founders at Phaidra
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Veda PanneershelvamCo-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board Member
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Katie HoffmanCo-Founder, President, Chief Operating Officer, Board Member
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Vedavyas PanneershelvamFounder
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Finite Element Analysis13Thermal9HVAC16CFD6ASME3CAD17MEMS2Heat Transfer4Mechanical Engineering17Simulations10Modeling8Data Analysis9
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EngineeringResearchProject PlanningProgram ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipData CenterLeadershipManagementSolidworksPythonCoolingMatlabLanguages Mandarin
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Artificial Intelligence — edX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Gao?
- Jim Gao is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phaidra, where he oversees company operations and leads the Sales, Business Development, and Marketing teams. He also serves as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Before Phaidra, Gao founded and led the DeepMind Energy team and previously worked as a Technical Lead for Google's Data Centers; he holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Where does Jim Gao work?
- Jim Gao is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member of Phaidra.
- What companies did Jim Gao found?
- Jim Gao founded Phaidra.
- Where did Jim Gao go to school?
- Jim Gao studied at University of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering & Environmental Science).
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DeepMind mafia48
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Steve WozniakCo-founder of AppleAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of SkydioTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystScott DavisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Phaidra9
Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsFrank ChangManaging Partner at Flying Fish VenturesEli Blee-GoldmanCo-Founder and General Partner at CharacterOliver HedauxPrincipal at Ahren Innovation CapitalLudovic CopéréInvestor at Sony Ventures CorporationJeremyFounding Managing Partner at Starshot
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Also worked at DeepMind104
Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindMustafa SuleymanCo-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI; CEO of Microsoft AIAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIArthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyJeff RoseAdvisor at AI Capital
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox
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