About
Juan Pablo Soulier has over 15 years of experience building and scaling climate-related systems across mobility, infrastructure, energy, and AI. He has held senior leadership roles at Tesla, Waymo, and Rivian, and co-founded Vammo, a Latin American battery-swapping company for electric two-wheelers. He is also an angel investor and advisor to climate and deep-tech startups, and holds a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering with a focus on renewables from Chimie ParisTech.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Experience
- Prelude VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- VammoCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RivianData & AI2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- WaymoHead of Strategy - Infrastructure2019 — 2022Palo Alto, California
- TeslaHead of Analytics and Strategy, EV Infrastructure2016 — 2019Palo Alto, California, United States
- TeslaManager, Global Charging Analytics - EV Infrastructure2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- TeslaData Scientist - Superchargers2014 — 2015san francisco bay area
- Groupe RenaultElectric Vehicle Battery Engineer2011 — 2014Paris Area, France
- Brookhaven National LaboratoryIntern - Photovoltaics recycling2010Greater New York City Area
- Procter & GambleR&D Intern - Product Research2009Brussels Area, Belgium
Education
- Chimie ParisTech - PSLMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Renewable Energies2009 — 2010
- Chimie ParisTech - PSLEngineer's degree, Chemical Engineering2006 — 2009
- Universidad de Los AndesFirst 3 years of, Chemical Engineering2004 — 2006
Skills & more
Spanish10English7French4Energy Modelling2Analysis8Chemistry9Project Management21Energy12R&D27Entrepreneurship2Market Research4Product Development9
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SustainabilityRenewable EnergyEnergy EfficiencySolar EnergySolar PVEnergy PolicyAutomotive EngineeringElectric VehiclesLithium-ion BatteriesEnergy MarketsProcess EngineeringChemical EngineeringLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Juan's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Franklins Kite Holdings LtdBoard seat
via Prelude Ventures · filed Sep 2022 · $8.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Prelude Ventures
Alexandra Harbour
Advisor at Prelude Ventures
Anneli Matheson
Executive Assistant at Prelude Ventures
Bryan Shill
Principal at Prelude Ventures
Carly Anderson
Principal at Prelude Ventures
Edward Yang
Senior Associate at Prelude Ventures
Eileen McMahon
Coordinator of Operations and Executive Support at Prelude Ventures
Gabriel Kra
Managing Director at Prelude Ventures
Julia Yan
Senior Associate at Prelude Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Juan Pablo Soulier work?
- Juan Pablo Soulier is Partner at Prelude Ventures.
- What does Juan Pablo Soulier invest in?
- Juan Pablo Soulier invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Mobility & Transportation.
Founder mafias
Universidad de Los Andes mafia22
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Charlie CorreaMaster of Science in Industrial EngineeringFounded Luable +1David SusaMaster's degreeFounded Luable +1Ruben CordobaMaster of Science (MS) Ingeniería CivilFounded Hoytrabajas +1Gino GuatavitaBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)Founded Kontigo +1Julián MeloB. Industrial EngineeringFounded UBITSFelipe SantamariaCourseFounded Rockstart
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Waymo mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Brooke HopkinsTech Lead, Senior Software EngineerFounded Coval +1Jesse HuSenior ML EngineerFounded Abundant +1Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ Series D and BeyondFounded Listen LabsSameer DholakiaInvestorFounded SendGridSunny DhillonSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded TalkBinSid DoshiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded Viacycle
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Chimie ParisTech - PSL mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Chimie ParisTech - PSL2
Also attended Universidad de Los Andes81
Daniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersCarlos GarcíaVenture Partner at NazcaAlexander Joël-CarbonellInvestor at HV CapitalJulián MeloInvestor at Roble VenturesFelipe MejiaInvestor / Principal at Ardent VentureDaniel Osorio PeñaInvestment Analyst at Orbit Startups
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rivian17
Kat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesSeth NishidaSenior Director at Presidio VenturesJae-Yong LeeInvestments at Thundermark CapitalSebastian Lindner-LiawInvestment Research Analyst at World FundHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta Fund
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Also worked at Waymo31
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly Group
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Also worked at Tesla183
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners
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Also worked at Groupe Renault11
Cyril AbiteboulVenture Partner at HCVCSivan MootoosamyAnalyst at Axeleo CapitalEmmanuel Perez-DuartePartner, CFO at ElaiaRoberto BrancoCo-Founder and CEO at Beta CapitalJerome DesforgesShareholder, Head of Capital Markets, Board & Executive Committee Member at PFC Family OfficePierre CarliAngel at Business Angels des Grandes Ecoles
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