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Kareem Dabbagh

Investor

Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures

British Columbia

Writes $2M checks · typically $500K

FoundedBlueDot PhotonicsPearl Street Technologies

About

Kareem Dabbagh brings two decades at SolarCity/Tesla, Sunrun and Aurora Solar, offering early-stage climate founders deep operator expertise across solar, storage, grids and power markets plus advisory and $100K–$1M checks.

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardware

Experience

  1. VoLo Earth VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2020 — present
  2. Demand IQStrategic Advisor2018 — 2021
  3. Skyhook SolarFounding Advisor2019 — 2020
  4. Sulas Industries Inc.Advisor2019 — 2020
  5. Sulas Industries Inc.VP Business Development2016 — 2019
  6. Rocky Mountain InstituteTechnical Consultant2016 — 2019
  7. Rocky Mountain InstituteManager2017 — 2018Grand Junction, Colorado Area
  8. Aurora Solar IncFounding Advisor, Product Development2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Aurora Solar IncDirector of Sales and Engineering Quality2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SunrunDesign & Field Operations Manager2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  11. SolarCityResidential Engineering Manager2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  12. SolarCityPV Designer, Sr PV Designer2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  13. New Mexico TechResearch Assistant - Atmospheric Physics and Climate Change2004 — 2006
  14. New Mexico TechSupplemental Instructor - Math Department2003
  15. Sportrock Climbing CentersManager2001 — 2006Alexandria, Virginia, United States
  16. NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterResearch Intern2001 — 2002

Education

  1. Universidad de ZaragozaMaster of Science - MS, Grid Integration2014
  2. HanzeMaster of Science (MSc), Renewable Energy Engineering2013 — 2014
  3. New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyBachelor of Science, Physics2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Microsoft Office15Matlab7AutoCAD13Purchasing3Solar4Engineering39Solar Energy99Solar PV48Energy26Renewable Energy86Photovoltaics56Project Planning5
+12 moreEnergy EfficiencyInvertersSustainabilityAlternative EnergyBusiness DevelopmentEnergy PolicyEnergy AuditsCleantechSustainable EnergySolar ThermalEnergy ManagementTeam Leadership

Languages Arabic · French · Spanish

  • Open Water DiverPADI
  • Avalanche Operations Level 1Canadian Avalanche Association
  • AIARE Level 2: Analyzing Snow Stability and Avalanche HazardAmerican Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
  • AIARE Level 1: Decision Making in Avalanche TerrainAmerican Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
  • Wilderness First ResponderNOLS Wilderness Medicine

From Kareem's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Rocky Mountain Institute11

+ 5 more

Also worked at Aurora Solar Inc6

Also worked at SolarCity9

+ 3 more

Also worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center14

+ 8 more

Deals · 3

Banyan InfrastructureBoard seat

via VoLo Earth Ventures · filed Mar 2023 · $24M raise

Pearl Street TechnologiesBoard seat

via VoLo Earth Ventures · filed Apr 2022 · $2.9M raise

TextureLed round

via VoLo Earth Ventures · filed Dec 2025

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