Where does Michael Linse work?

Michael Linse is Founder & Managing Director at Linse Capital and Board director at Impulse Space and Board director at Redaptive and Board director at Proterra.

What boards does Michael Linse sit on?

Michael Linse holds tracked board seats at ChargePoint, Impulse Space, Proterra, Redaptive, Telogis, Inc., uShip.

Where did Michael Linse go to school?

Michael Linse studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Groton School.

Michael Linse

Investor

Founder & Managing Director at Linse Capital · Board director at Impulse Space · Board director at Redaptive · Board director at Proterra

Puerto Rico

About

Founder and Managing Director of Linse Capital. Previously a partner at Kleiner Perkins (KPCB) investing in companies like ChargePoint and Proterra, and spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs leading alternative energy investments. Holds a BA in economics and an MBA from Harvard.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

m•••@linsecapital.comreveal

Board director at Impulse Space

Intro paths

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Impulse Space's investors below.

Impulse Space's investors · 19

137 VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026 Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks Arctic Digital Balerion Space VenturesDallas Banner VCAustin Basecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checks Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checks Boom Capital VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $300K checks C4 VenturesParis · $500K – $10M checks DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026 Linse CapitalSan Juan · since 2026 Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026 Outliers Fund Silent VenturesDallas · $1.5M – $3M checks Space CapitalNew York City Strawberry Creek VenturesManchester Tamarack GlobalGreenwich Trousdale VenturesWest Hollywood · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Impulse Space

Tom MuellerFounder & CEO

Thomas MuellerFounder

Board director at Redaptive

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Redaptive's investors below.

Redaptive's investors · 3

ENGIE New VenturesParis · $1.1M – $5.4M checks Evergy VenturesKansas City Linse CapitalSan Juan · since 2020

Co-founders at Redaptive

Arvin VohraExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Proterra

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Proterra's investors below.

Proterra's investors · 10

BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checks Conductive VenturesMountain View Constellation Technology VenturesBaltimore · $2M – $10M checks Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks Evolution VC PartnersNew York Generation Investment ManagementLondon Linse CapitalSan Juan · since 2015 Mitsui Global InvestmentMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks

Experience

Linse CapitalFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2015 — present
Kleiner PerkinsPartner2009 — 2015Menlo Park, California, United States
Goldman SachsManaging Director1997 — 2009

Skills & more

Languages German, English, Spanish

From Michael's professional profile.

Deals · 6

Impulse SpaceBoard seat

via Linse Capital · filed Jun 2026 · $500M raise

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RedaptiveBoard seat

via Linse Capital · filed Apr 2020 · $6.5M raise

uShipBoard seat

via Linse Capital · filed Feb 2017 · $25M raise

ChargePointBoard seat

via Linse Capital · filed Jul 2016 · $59M raise

ProterraBoard seat

via Linse Capital · filed Jun 2015 · $30M raise

Telogis, Inc.Board seat

via Linse Capital · filed May 2015 · $40M raise

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

Colleagues at Linse Capital

Alex Gross

Principal at Linse Capital

Bastiaan Janmaat

Managing Director at Linse Capital

Dario Constantine

Principal at Linse Capital

Frances Graterole

Executive Assistant at Linse Capital

Regan Brady

Analyst at Linse Capital

Ryan Heaton

Chief Financial Officer at Linse Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Linse?: Founder and Managing Director of Linse Capital. Previously a partner at Kleiner Perkins (KPCB) investing in companies like ChargePoint and Proterra, and spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs leading alternative energy investments. Holds a BA in economics and an MBA from Harvard.
Where does Michael Linse work?: Michael Linse is Founder & Managing Director at Linse Capital and Board director at Impulse Space and Board director at Redaptive and Board director at Proterra.
What boards does Michael Linse sit on?: Michael Linse holds tracked board seats at ChargePoint, Impulse Space, Proterra, Redaptive, Telogis, Inc., uShip.
Where did Michael Linse go to school?: Michael Linse studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Groton School.