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558 people in our graph share verified history with Sam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Igor KofmanunlockedSam: together at Rewiring America (2021)
×3Sam: together at Copper
×2Sam: together at Grinnell College
Sam: together at Rewiring America
About
Sam Calisch is the founder and CEO of Copper, where the company focuses on electrification. His work emphasizes making electrification accessible to a broad audience.
Founder & CEO at Copper
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Copper's investors · 11
ChrysalixDelft · $36.5K – $2.9M checksClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksMMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checksNecessary VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $2M checksNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksSBXiCambridge · $10K – $1M checksThe E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checksVoyager PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks
Co-founders at Copper
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Eric WilhelmFounder
Experience
- CopperFounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- CopperFounder and CTO2022 — 2023
- Rewiring AmericaAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- Rewiring AmericaHead of Special Projects2020 — 2023
- ElmworksAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- ElmworksCTO and Founder2020 — 2022
- ActivateEntrepreneurial Research Fellow2020 — 2022
- Foli ResearchFounder2019 — 2021
- OtherlabR&D Fellow2010 — 2012
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Calisch?
- Sam Calisch is the founder and CEO of Copper, where the company focuses on electrification. His work emphasizes making electrification accessible to a broad audience.
- Where does Sam Calisch work?
- Sam Calisch is Founder & CEO of Copper.
- What companies did Sam Calisch found?
- Sam Calisch founded Copper.
- Where did Sam Calisch go to school?
- Sam Calisch studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS); Grinnell College (Bachelor of Arts - BA).
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,422
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Grinnell College mafia21
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Also attended Grinnell College39
Nick FitzInvestor at Juniper Ventures Management, LlcClint KorverCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesBeth ObermillerCo-Founder & Board Member Emeritus at Basecamp FundCurt PabstVenture Partner at RSCMTerran MottInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalAndreata MuforoPartner at TLcom Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Copper4
Also worked at Rewiring America2
Also worked at Activate54
Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesRandy AllenCompany Building Partner at Material ImpactIlan GurCEO, ARIA; Co-founder, Activate at ISVPauliina MeskanenInvestor at Great Wave VenturesCristina EscodaManaging Partner at Tachyon VenturesKrish MehtaFellow at LifeX Ventures
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