Shannon Miller
FounderFounder at Mainspring Energy
Menlo Park, California, United States
FoundedMainspring Energy
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About
Shannon Miller is Co-Founder and President of Mainspring Energy, a power generation technology company. The company works with Fortune 500 customers to provide electricity.
Founder at Mainspring Energy
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Mainspring Energy's investors · 9
Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2018ClearSkyWest Palm BeachDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2025Fine Structures VenturesCambridgeGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2025Marunouchi Innovation PartnersTokyo · since 2025Pictet GroupGeneva · since 2025TemasekSingapore · since 2025
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Experience
- Mainspring EnergyCo-Founder and Presidentcurrent2010 — present
- Tesla MotorsMechanical Engineer2009 — 2010
- Stanford UniversityPost-doctoral Researcher2009
- Stanford UniversityStanford Graduate Student2002 — 2009
- Kumetrix, Inc.Mechanical Engineer2001 — 2002
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shannon Miller?
- Shannon Miller is Co-Founder and President of Mainspring Energy, a power generation technology company. The company works with Fortune 500 customers to provide electricity.
- Where does Shannon Miller work?
- Shannon Miller is Founder of Mainspring Energy.
- What companies did Shannon Miller found?
- Shannon Miller founded Mainspring Energy.
- Where did Shannon Miller go to school?
- Shannon Miller studied at Stanford University (PhD, Mechanical Engineering); Stanford University (MS, Mechanical Engineering); Stanford University (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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