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Richard Wang

Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy · Board director at Inlyte

Danville, California, United States

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About

Richard Wang is Co-Founder and CEO of Voya Energy, which develops metal fuel and power generation technologies for zero-carbon electricity generation independent of traditional grid infrastructure. He previously founded Cuberg, a lithium-metal battery company spun out of Stanford that was acquired by Northvolt and grew to 225 employees. Wang holds a materials science background from Stanford and a mechanical engineering background from Caltech.

Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy

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Voya Energy's investors · 9

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

Board director at Inlyte

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Inlyte's investors · 5

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

Co-founders at Inlyte

ABAntonio Baclig
Antonio BacligFounder & CEO
WGWill Gent
Will GentCofounder & VP of Engineering

Experience

  1. Voya EnergyCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentHayward, California, United States
  2. Electrochemistry FoundryCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2024 — present
  3. Inlyte EnergyBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Crevasse ConsultingFounder2024 — 2025Danville, California, United States
  5. CubergFounder and CEO2015 — 2024San Leandro, California, United States
  6. Northvolt North AmericaCEO2022 — 2023
  7. Cyclotron RoadProject Lead2016 — 2018Berkeley, CA
  8. Stanford UniversityPhD Candidate2011 — 2016Stanford, CA
  9. Stanford UniversityEngineering Advisor2011 — 2013Stanford, CA
  10. Tesla MotorsIntern2014Palo Alto, CA
  11. SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon TeamMechanical Systems Lead2009 — 2011Los Angeles, CA
  12. SCI-Arc/Caltech Solar Decathlon TeamHowell N. Tyson, Sr. SURF Fellow2010Pasadena, CA
  13. California Institute of TechnologyLarson SURF Scholar2009Pasadena, CA
  14. 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
+4 moreElectric AviationLithium Metal BatteriesCorporate InnovationBattery Science

Languages Chinese · English

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Who is Richard Wang?
Richard Wang is Co-Founder and CEO of Voya Energy, which develops metal fuel and power generation technologies for zero-carbon electricity generation independent of traditional grid infrastructure. He previously founded Cuberg, a lithium-metal battery company spun out of Stanford that was acquired by Northvolt and grew to 225 employees. Wang holds a materials science background from Stanford and a mechanical engineering background from Caltech.
Where does Richard Wang work?
Richard Wang is Chief Executive Officer at Voya Energy and Board director at Inlyte.
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).

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