Where does Kareem Dabbagh work?

Kareem Dabbagh is Founder of VoLo Earth and Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures and Board director at BlueDot Photonics and Board director at Pearl Street Technologies.

What check size does Kareem Dabbagh write?

Kareem Dabbagh typically writes checks of $2M.

What companies did Kareem Dabbagh found?

Kareem Dabbagh founded VoLo Earth.

What boards does Kareem Dabbagh sit on?

Kareem Dabbagh holds tracked board seats at Banyan Infrastructure, Blue Frontier, Pearl Street Technologies.

Where did Kareem Dabbagh go to school?

Kareem Dabbagh studied at Universidad de Zaragoza (Master of Science - MS, Grid Integration); Hanze (Master of Science (MSc), Renewable Energy Engineering); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Bachelor of Science, Physics).

Kareem Dabbagh

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures · Board director at BlueDot Photonics · Board director at Pearl Street Technologies · Founder at VoLo Earth

British Columbia

Writes $2M checks · typically $500K

FoundedVoLo Earth

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@voloearth.comreveal

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardware

Board director at BlueDot Photonics

Intro paths

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BlueDot Photonics's investors · 1

VoLo Earth VenturesSnowmass Village · $2M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at BlueDot Photonics

Jared SilviaExecutive Officer, Director

Daniel KroupaDirector

Board director at Pearl Street Technologies

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Pearl Street Technologies's investors · 1

VoLo Earth VenturesSnowmass Village · $2M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Pearl Street Technologies

David M. BrombergExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Lawrence T. PileggiExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at VoLo Earth

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VoLo Earth's investors · 1

Clean Energy VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks

Experience

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

Skills & more

Microsoft Office15Matlab7AutoCAD13Purchasing3Solar4Engineering39Solar Energy99Solar PV48Energy26Renewable Energy86Photovoltaics56Project Planning5

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Energy EfficiencyInvertersSustainabilityAlternative EnergyBusiness DevelopmentEnergy PolicyEnergy AuditsCleantechSustainable EnergySolar ThermalEnergy ManagementTeam Leadership

Languages Arabic · French · Spanish

Open Water Diver — PADI
Avalanche Operations Level 1 — Canadian Avalanche Association
AIARE Level 2: Analyzing Snow Stability and Avalanche Hazard — American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
AIARE Level 1: Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain — American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE)
Wilderness First Responder — NOLS Wilderness Medicine

From Kareem's professional profile.

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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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Blue Frontier

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at VoLo Earth Ventures

Amory Lovins

Advisor at VoLo Earth Ventures

David Vogel

Founding Advisor at VoLo Earth Ventures

Elaine Hsieh

Partner, COO at VoLo Earth Ventures

Eric Riesenberg

Managing Partner and CFO at VoLo Earth Ventures

Erin Kirton

Senior Associate at VoLo Earth Ventures

Erin Sawyer

Venture Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures

Joseph Goodman

Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures

Martin Whittaker

Advisor at VoLo Earth Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kareem Dabbagh?: 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.
Where does Kareem Dabbagh work?: Kareem Dabbagh is Founder of VoLo Earth and Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures and Board director at BlueDot Photonics and Board director at Pearl Street Technologies.
What does Kareem Dabbagh invest in?: Kareem Dabbagh invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware.
What check size does Kareem Dabbagh write?: Kareem Dabbagh typically writes checks of $2M.
What companies did Kareem Dabbagh found?: Kareem Dabbagh founded VoLo Earth.
What boards does Kareem Dabbagh sit on?: Kareem Dabbagh holds tracked board seats at Banyan Infrastructure, Blue Frontier, Pearl Street Technologies.
Where did Kareem Dabbagh go to school?: Kareem Dabbagh studied at Universidad de Zaragoza (Master of Science - MS, Grid Integration); Hanze (Master of Science (MSc), Renewable Energy Engineering); New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Bachelor of Science, Physics).

Same school

Also attended Universidad de Zaragoza9

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Also attended Hanze20

Jelle Van de PutteFund Administrator at Capricorn Venture Partners Marnix van der PloegInvestor at EQT Ventures Matt HovingDirector of Business Development at Griffin Gaming Partners Anton KellerInvestor at Newion Alexander HuberCFO at UVC Partners Berry BaringInvestmentmanager NOM at NV NOM

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Shared employers

Also worked at Rocky Mountain Institute11

Joseph GoodmanManaging Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures Jeffrey LambBoard Director at Nexus for Development Charlotte MatthewsBuilt Environment Advisor at New System Ventures Darius NassiryVice President, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA at Nomadic Venture Partners George PolkAdvisor at Systemiq Capital Elaine HsiehPartner, COO at VoLo Earth Ventures

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Also worked at Aurora Solar Inc6

John ToughCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Member of Investment Committee at Energize Ventures Juan MuldoonPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize Ventures Tyler LancasterPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize Ventures Bilal ZuberiFounder and Managing Partner at Red Glass Ventures David CahnGeneral Partner and COO of Venture at Sequoia Capital Jarell MasonSenior Associate at Energize Capital

Also worked at SolarCity9

Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at Mayfield Sandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo Ventures Jason SchoettlerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate Ventures Nancy PfundFounder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners Zheng XuVenture Partner at TSVC Rachel WilliamsAdvisor at Burst Capital

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Also worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center21

Nona Minnifield CheeksVice Chair at Maryland TEDCO Linda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO Taylor SargentPartner at Industrious Ventures Rasheed AugusteSenior Analyst at Playground Global Neil ParikhConsumer Retail at Torch Capital David GoldManaging Partner at Denver Ventures

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