Where does Richard Wang work?

Richard Wang is Technical Advisor at Avila and Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy and Board director at Inlyte.

What does Richard Wang invest in?

Richard Wang invests in Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.

Where did Richard Wang go to school?

Richard Wang studied at Stanford University (PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); Caltech (BS, Mechanical Engineering); University of Cambridge (Mechanical Engineering).

Richard Wang

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Technical Advisor at Avila · Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy · Board director at Inlyte

Danville, California, United States

30 Under 30 2017 · Energy

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About

Richard Wang is an entrepreneur focused on battery technologies. He founded and served as CEO of Cuberg, which he led through an acquisition by Northvolt and grew to 225 employees, overseeing development of its lithium metal cell and pack technologies as well as its go-to-market strategy. He now advises Inlyte Energy, a company developing iron and sodium grid batteries, and holds a PhD in materials science from Stanford and a BS from Caltech.

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CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy

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Voya Energy's investors · 9

8090 IndustriesNew York · since 2025 Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025 Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025 Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026 Liquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025 OvermatchAustin · $2M checks · since 2025 Seven Stars VenturesSan Francisco · since 2025 SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2025 Trust VenturesAustin · since 2025

Board director at Inlyte

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At One VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023 Climate CapitalMenlo Park · $25K – $250K checks · since 2023 Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2023 First Spark Ventures, LlcMenlo Park · since 2023 TechEnergy VenturesBuenos Aires · since 2023 Valo VenturesSan Francisco · since 2023

Co-founders at Inlyte

Antonio BacligFounder & CEO

Will GentCofounder & VP of Engineering

Experience

Voya EnergyCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentHayward, California, United States
Electrochemistry FoundryCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2024 — present
Inlyte EnergyBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
Crevasse ConsultingFounder2024 — 2025Danville, California, United States
CubergFounder and CEO2015 — 2024San Leandro, California, United States
Northvolt North AmericaCEO2022 — 2023
Cyclotron RoadProject Lead2016 — 2018Berkeley, CA
Stanford UniversityPhD Candidate2011 — 2016Stanford, CA
Stanford UniversityEngineering Advisor2011 — 2013Stanford, CA
Tesla MotorsIntern2014Palo Alto, CA
SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon TeamMechanical Systems Lead2009 — 2011Los Angeles, CA
SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon TeamHowell N. Tyson, Sr. SURF Fellow2010Pasadena, CA
California Institute of TechnologyLarson SURF Scholar2009Pasadena, CA
California Institute of TechnologyToshi Kubota Aeronautics SURF Fellow2008Pasadena, CA

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentCorporate StrategyPeople and CultureElectrochemistryBusiness DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Thought LeadershipBoard of DirectorsFundraisingCoaching & MentoringSite Selection

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Electric AviationLithium Metal BatteriesCorporate InnovationBattery Science

Languages Chinese · English

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Who is Richard Wang?: Richard Wang is an entrepreneur focused on battery technologies. He founded and served as CEO of Cuberg, which he led through an acquisition by Northvolt and grew to 225 employees, overseeing development of its lithium metal cell and pack technologies as well as its go-to-market strategy. He now advises Inlyte Energy, a company developing iron and sodium grid batteries, and holds a PhD in materials science from Stanford and a BS from Caltech.
Where does Richard Wang work?: Richard Wang is Technical Advisor at Avila and Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy and Board director at Inlyte.
What does Richard Wang invest in?: Richard Wang invests in Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.
Where did Richard Wang go to school?: Richard Wang studied at Stanford University (PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); Caltech (BS, Mechanical Engineering); University of Cambridge (Mechanical Engineering).