Michael Linse
InvestorFounder & Managing Director at Linse Capital
Puerto Rico
FoundedChargePointImpulse SpaceProterraRedaptiveTelogis, Inc.uShip
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.
Experience
- Linse CapitalFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2015 — present
- Kleiner PerkinsPartner2009 — 2015Menlo Park, California, United States
- Goldman SachsManaging Director1997 — 2009
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2000 — 2002
- Harvard UniversityBachelor's degree, Economics1993 — 1997
- Groton School1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Languages German, English, Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
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Also attended Harvard University1,231
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Also attended Groton School13
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins105
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
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Deals · 6
Impulse SpaceBoard seat
via Linse Capital · filed Jun 2026 · $500M raise
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
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