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Sumit Chachra

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Technical Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at CapeZero

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCapeZero

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About

Sumit Chachra is CTO and Co-Founder of CapeZero, a climate technology company, and has more than 19 years of professional experience. He previously led Tivix, growing the company from 2 employees in 2010 to over 140 across 6 countries by 2021, before its acquisition in late 2018. His background spans industries including FinTech, healthcare, non-profit and government, and Web3, with client engagements involving organizations such as SolarCity, UNICEF, Sallie Mae, Thermo Fisher, Zoetis, and NATO.

Technical Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer at CapeZero

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CapeZero's investors · 5

Avesta FundDenver · $2M – $5M checks · since 2024ClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checks · since 2024PowerhouseOakland · $150K – $2M checks · since 2025StepchangeSeattle · since 2024Virta VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $750K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at CapeZero

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Manish HebbarCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Experience

  1. CapeZeroCTO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. candidate.fyiInvestor / Advisorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  3. Disruptors CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
  4. Kubik, Inc.Investorcurrent2021 — present
  5. King EnergyInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  6. ClimatebaseClimatebase Fellow, Cohort 32023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  7. On DeckFounder Fellowship (ODF17)2023 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  8. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2023San Francisco, California, United States
  9. KelltonAdvisor2023San Francisco, California, United States
  10. KelltonChief Technology Officer2022San Francisco, California, United States
  11. Tivix, Inc.CEO & Co-Founder2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Tivix, Inc.CTO & Co-Founder2008 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  13. OmnitureTechnical Architect2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Offermatica (acquired by Omniture)Technical Architect2006 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Yahoo!Developer / Intermediate Technical Yahoo!2005 — 2006
  16. University of ArizonaTeaching / Research Assistant2003 — 2005Greater Tucson Area
  17. Nutech SolutionsSummer Intern2004
  18. Nanyang Technological UniversitySummer Reseach Intern2002

Skills & more

Wine2Sommelier1Food & Beverage2Management1Leadership1Digital TransformationUser Experience Design (UED)Cultural TransformationDjango31Python69Ubuntu6Apache8
+12 moreMySQLPHPJavaScriptMac OS XJavaDistributed SystemsjQueryStart-upsOOPProgrammingMobile DevicesScalability

Languages English · French · Hindi

  • Climatebase Cohort 3 — Climatebase
  • Introductory Sommelier Course — Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas
  • Leading for Creativity - Empowering others to tackle challenges creatively — IDEO U

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Who is Sumit Chachra?
Sumit Chachra is CTO and Co-Founder of CapeZero, a climate technology company, and has more than 19 years of professional experience. He previously led Tivix, growing the company from 2 employees in 2010 to over 140 across 6 countries by 2021, before its acquisition in late 2018. His background spans industries including FinTech, healthcare, non-profit and government, and Web3, with client engagements involving organizations such as SolarCity, UNICEF, Sallie Mae, Thermo Fisher, Zoetis, and NATO.
Where does Sumit Chachra work?
Sumit Chachra is Technical Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer of CapeZero.
What companies did Sumit Chachra found?
Sumit Chachra founded CapeZero.
What companies has Sumit Chachra invested in?
Investments tracked here include Rally Tax.
Where did Sumit Chachra go to school?
Sumit Chachra studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (B.Tech, Electrical Engineering); University of Arizona (MS, Computer Engineering).

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