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Shayle Kann

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General Partner at EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier · Managing Partner, Frontier at Energy Impact Partners · Board director at Koloma · Board director at Electric Hydrogen · Board director at Nitricity

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $3M – $10M checks · typically $7M

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About

Managing Partner leading EIP's Frontier strategy focused on deep decarbonization technologies, with investments in Form Energy, Electric Hydrogen, Sublime Systems and Nitricity. Previously built and ran GTM Research.

Board director at Koloma

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Koloma's investors · 14

Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2023Evok InnovationsVancouverK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2024Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checksMitsubishi Heavy Industriessince 2024MOL SwitchPalo AltoOsaka Gassince 2024PETRONAS VenturesKuala LumpurPiva CapitalSan FranciscoPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksRA CapitalBoston

Board director at Electric Hydrogen

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Electric Hydrogen's investors · 15

bp venturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2020Equinor VenturesStavanger · $1M – $70M checks · since 2023Fifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checks · since 2023Future Energy VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $11M checks · since 2022Mitsubishi Heavy Industriessince 2023New LegacyNew York · since 2023Oman Investment AuthorityMuscat · since 2023Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Rio Tinto Venturessince 2023S2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023Technology ImpactPalo Alto · since 2023TemasekSingapore · since 2023

Co-founders at Electric Hydrogen

DWDerek Warnick
Derek WarnickExecutive Officer
DEDavid Eaglesham
David EagleshamExecutive Officer, Director
RGRaffi Garabedian
Raffi GarabedianExecutive Officer, Director
DW
Dorian WestFounder

Board director at Nitricity

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Nitricity's investors · 10

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025ARPA-Esince 2021Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)since 2021Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Fine Structures VenturesCambridgeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2025Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksNational Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2021World FundMunich · $1.1M – $16.5M checks

Co-founders at Nitricity

DJ
Dr. Joshua McEnaneyPresident, CTO, Co-Founder
DJ
Dr. Jay SchwalbeCSO, Co-Founder
NPNicolas Pinkowski
Nicolas PinkowskiFounder

Experience

  1. Energy Impact PartnersManaging Partner, Frontiercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Voya EnergyFounding Investor and Board Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Heron PowerInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. StealthInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  5. Elementl PowerInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  6. CeiboInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2023 — present
  7. KolomaInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2022 — present
  8. NitricityInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
  9. Electric HydrogenInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
  10. Form EnergyInvestor and Board Observercurrent2020 — present
  11. Cyclic MaterialsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  12. Rondo EnergyInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. Sublime SystemsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. RapidSOSInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  15. Boston MetalInvestor and Board Observer2021 — 2025
  16. Greentech Media (acquired NASDAQ: VRSK)Senior Vice President, Head of GTM Research (now Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables)2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Greentech MediaVice President, Head of GTM Research2012 — 2013Greater Boston
  18. Greentech MediaManaging Director, Solar2010 — 2012
  19. GTM ResearchSenior Analyst2009 — 2010
  20. Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Australian National UniversityU.S. Fulbright Scholar2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Renewable Energy84Energy Efficiency19Energy23Solar Energy75Energy Policy46Sustainable Energy44Cleantech25Alternative Energy5Strategy31Solar Power2Start-ups7Research9
+8 moreWindPhotovoltaicsMarket AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipClean TechnologyProject FinanceMarket Research

From Shayle's professional profile.

Deals · 2

KolomaBoard seat

via Energy Impact Partners · filed Feb 2024 · $245.7M raise

Electric HydrogenBoard seat

via Energy Impact Partners · filed Oct 2023 · $750K raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Nitricity

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier

Ashwin Shashindranath
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Hans Kobler
Founder and Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Joshua J. Feldman
General Partner at EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier
Kevin C. Fitzgerald
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Lindsay Luger
Co-Founder and Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Michael Donnelly
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Sameer Reddy
Managing Partner at Energy Impact Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shayle Kann?
Managing Partner leading EIP's Frontier strategy focused on deep decarbonization technologies, with investments in Form Energy, Electric Hydrogen, Sublime Systems and Nitricity. Previously built and ran GTM Research.
Where does Shayle Kann work?
Shayle Kann is General Partner at EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier and Board director at Koloma and Board director at Electric Hydrogen and Board director at Nitricity.
What check size does Shayle Kann write?
Shayle Kann typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
What boards does Shayle Kann sit on?
Shayle Kann holds tracked board seats at Electric Hydrogen, Koloma, Nitricity.
What companies has Shayle Kann invested in?
Investments tracked here include Boston Metal, Ceibo, Cyclic Materials, Emerald AI, Form Energy, Nitricity, Rondo Energy, ViriCiti, Voya Energy.
Where did Shayle Kann go to school?
Shayle Kann studied at Pomona College (B.A., Psychology, Energy & Behavior).

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