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Stefan Zlatev

Investor

Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

Experience

  1. Breakthrough EnergyAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Breakthrough EnergyPartner2019 — 2026New York, United States
  3. BrimstoneBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  4. Rondo EnergyBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  5. Sortera Alloys, Inc.Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. On DeckClimate Tech Fellowcurrent2021 — present
  7. Volvo CarsInvestment Associate2018Mountain View, CA
  8. Rolls-RoyceBusiness Valuation (Civil Aerospace)2017United Kingdom
  9. Rolls-RoyceEngineering Team Leader (Asia Pacific - Japan)2016 — 2017Japan
  10. Rolls-RoyceEngineering Programme Lead2015 — 2016United Kingdom
  11. Rolls-RoyceLeadership Graduate Programme2014 — 2015United Kingdom
  12. NASAEngineering Intern2011Greater San Diego Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster in Business Administration, MBA2017 — 2019
  2. University of CambridgeMPhil (Master of Philosophy) / MEng (Master of Engineering), Energy Technologies2012 — 2013
  3. The University of EdinburghBEng (Bachelor of Engineering), Mechanical Engineering with Renewable Energy2008 — 2012
  4. UC San DiegoBEng (Bachelor of Engineering), Mechanical Engineering2010 — 2011
  5. High School of Mathematics "Academic Kiril Popov"Advanced classes in Mathematics and Informatics2003 — 2008

Skills & more

Mechanical Engineering30Project Team Management14Clean Energy Technologies11Renewable Energy Systems7Aerospace Engineering8Engineering5Aerospace Manufacturing4Research4Clean Coal3Large-scale Data Analysis2Business Process Improvement2Project Management3
+5 moreAnalysisStrategyMatlabProcess ImprovementCarbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP)

Languages Bulgarian · English · German · Mandarin Chinese

  • CEng (Chartered Engineer) — Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
  • Passed Level I of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exam — CFA Institute

From Stefan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Adam Wallen
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Alice Jackson
Head of Grid Modeling at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Allegra Kowalewski-Ferreira
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ashley Grosh
Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Ben Gaddy
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bhargavi Chevva
Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brenda Haendler
Breakthrough Energy Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Stefan Zlatev work?
Stefan Zlatev is Investor at Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
What check size does Stefan Zlatev write?
Stefan Zlatev typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.

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Shared employers

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