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Sarah Millar

Investor

Principal at City Light

New York, New York

Writes $50K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Sarah Millar is an independent consultant with over 10 years of experience in venture capital, climate technology, and nonprofit sectors. She previously led investments in early-stage companies at City Light Capital and served as an operator at OhmConnect, where she scaled a residential virtual power plant business to 250,000 households before its merger with Nest Renew. She currently serves as COO of Diversity VC, where she has built programs supporting venture funds and emerging investors.

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Experience

  1. Sarah MillarIndependent Consultantcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Diversity VCChief Operating Officercurrent2018 — present
  3. Renew HomeVice President, Market VPP2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  4. OhmConnectDirector of Virtual Power Plant Operations2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  5. City Light CapitalPrincipal2016 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. EndeavorFellow2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Adobe CapitalMBA Intern2016Mexico City, Mexico
  8. IGNIA Partners, LLCMBA Summer Intern2015Mexico City, Mexico
  9. Petsy.mxBusiness Development Manager2015Mexico City, Mexico
  10. ConvergEx GroupAssistant Vice President2011 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurial Management
  2. The Lauder Institute - University of PennsylvaniaMaster's Degree, International/Global Studies
  3. Trinity College-HartfordBachelor of Arts, Hispanic Studies
  4. Universitat Pompeu FabraLanguage, Political Science
  5. Peddie SchoolHigh School

Skills & more

Strategic PlanningPublic Speaking5Strategy4Spanish7Operations AdministrationProgram ManagementPartner Relationship ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStakeholder ManagementTeam BuildingFundraisingEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
+12 moreSustainability MetricsDistributed Energy Resources (DER)VPPClimateImpact InvestingInvestment ManagementFund ManagementOperational PlanningVenture CapitalEnergy MarketsTeachingResearch

Languages English · Spanish

From Sarah's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended The Lauder Institute - University of Pennsylvania33

Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESCristobal De AtuchaPrincipal at FinTech CollectiveDan SiazonFounder & Managing Partner at Kickstart VenturesStephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue Ventures

+ 27 more

Also attended Trinity College-Hartford38

Robert BibowManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonLouis SchotskyManaging Partner at Navitas CapitalDouglas McadamsAdvisor - Ex. Navy Nuke at Balerion Space VenturesAlan GlassPartner — Co-Head of Endurance at Energize VenturesJohn BrennanFounder & Managing Partner at Holly Ventures

+ 32 more

Also attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra67

Aniol BrosaGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupErnest GassóDirector at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAgustina NietoLegal Counsel at Nauta CapitalJosep Ll. SanfeliuCo-founder and managing partner at Asabys PartnersGuillem MasferrerPartner at Asabys PartnersMontse VendrellPartner at Asabys Partners

+ 61 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Diversity VC5

Suranga ChandratillakePartner at Balderton CapitalCheck WarnerPartner at Ada VenturesPaula GarcíaREGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER AT SEEDSTARS at SeedstarsElissa GreyInvestor at Alma AngelsAlied TtitoInvestor at Vox Capital

Also worked at OhmConnect3

Taz PatelInvestor at Green Cow Venture CapitalJosh CohenPartner at City LightJeff RinehartPartner at City Light

Also worked at City Light Capital8

Josh CohenPartner at City LightJeff RinehartPartner at City LightRohan NairHead of Product at City LightHeather HartnettGeneral Partner, CEO at Human VenturesLauren HintonOperator at M13Tom GroosPartner at City Light Capital

+ 2 more

Also worked at Endeavor146

Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesSaraPartner at Maven VenturesPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalLily SarafanInvestor at Streamlined VenturesPablo VenturaInvestor at KfundAntonia Rojas EingFounder & Managing Partner at ATTOM CAPITAL

+ 140 more

Colleagues at City Light

AD Mohanraj
VP, Engineering at City Light
Dan Katzman
Investor at City Light Capital
Grace Cushman
Senior Vice President, Operations at City Light
Jeff Rinehart
Partner at City Light
Josh Cohen
Partner at City Light
Rohan Nair
Head of Product at City Light
Tom Groos
Partner at City Light Capital

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Dan Katzman
Investor at City Light Capital

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