Todd Blanding
InvestorFounding Partner at Starshot · Chief Investment Officer, CFA at Platform Ventures
Palo Alto, California, United States
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About
Todd Blanding is a Founding Partner at Starshot Capital, where he invests in climate startups, and holds a leadership role in the climate community Work on Climate. He developed a climate-focused board game called Solutions and has a mechanical engineering background with experience across industries including rockets, energy storage, electric vehicles, and flying cars. Blanding has been recognized by the government of Canada as a Canadian Global Executive.
Experience
- Starshot CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2020 — present
- Solutions: The GameFounder & Game Designercurrent2019 — present
- Work on Climate [workonclimate.org]Vice Chair - Board Of Directors2020 — 2024
- N/APrivate Equity and Venture Capital Consultant2019 — 2021
- Big Talk Co. Apparel & AccessoriesCo-Founder2018 — 2019
- H2Ohm Energy Inc.Co-Founder2018Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area
- HydrotroniksMechanical Design Engineer (contract)2018Nova Scotia, Canada
- LiliumMechanical Engineering Intern2017Gilching, Germany
- Tesla MotorsMechanical Design Engineering Intern2016Palo Alto
- SpaceXProduction Engineering Intern2016Los Angeles, California
- Dalhousie University ROV (Robotics) TeamPresident & Chassis Team Lead2015 — 2016Greater Halifax Metropolitan Area
- Dalhousie University ROV (Robotics) TeamDesign Engineer/Student Entrepreneur (Co-op)2015Halifax
- SkySquirrel Technologies Inc.Junior Drone Component Developer (Co-op)2014
- -Other Work Experience2010 — 2013Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
SolidWorks14Solidworks8Siemens NXCATIAMicrosoft Office30Matlab9JavaMicrosoft Word13Solid Edge1SOLIDWORKS1Community BuildingGame Design
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Venture CapitalMechanical EngineeringEngineering DesignRoboticsConceptual DesignTechnical WritingProgrammingCreative WritingProject ManagementTime ManagementCustomer SatisfactionSalesLanguages English · French
- QTM1x: The Quantum Internet and Quantum Computers: How Will They Change the World? — edX
- The Sleep Course — 42courses
- Entrepreneurship 101 — MaRS Discovery District
- 16.00x: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering: Astronautics and Human Spaceflight — MITx Courses
- Become a SpeedDemon — Udemy
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects — Coursera Course Certificates
- Vehicle Dynamics I: Accelerating and Braking - Statement of Participation — iversity
- Introduction to Power Electronics — Coursera Course Certificates
- edX Verified Certificate for The Science of Happiness — edX
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Todd Blanding?
- Todd Blanding is a Founding Partner at Starshot Capital, where he invests in climate startups, and holds a leadership role in the climate community Work on Climate. He developed a climate-focused board game called Solutions and has a mechanical engineering background with experience across industries including rockets, energy storage, electric vehicles, and flying cars. Blanding has been recognized by the government of Canada as a Canadian Global Executive.
- Where does Todd Blanding work?
- Todd Blanding is Founding Partner at Starshot.
- Where did Todd Blanding go to school?
- Todd Blanding studied at Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Engineering); Dawson College (DEC, Pure & Applied Sciences); St. George's High School of Montreal.
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Also attended Dalhousie University82
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Also attended Dawson College14
Krista MorganManaging Partner at Stage FundDylan GarberLawyer at Renno & Vathilakis at Lalotte VenturesPeter DoughertyPresident @ Spreedly at Boreal VenturesShannon GavrilchukProgram Manager at Alchemist JapanCassandra TuteleaAssociate at Clearspring Capital PartnersAustin HellstromInvestor at Sustainable Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Big Talk Co. Apparel & Accessories1
Also worked at Hydrotroniks1
Also worked at Lilium12
Allen ChenPrincipal at Osage University PartnersDr. Tassilo WannerVenture Partner at Planet A VenturesChristina LevadaHead of Operations & Investor Support at Fuel VenturesFrank ThelenFounder and CEO at Freigeist CapitalMarc SiebergerFounder and COO/CFO at Freigeist CapitalDr. Holger SchlageterInvestor at Sunfish Partners
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Also worked at Tesla Motors265
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners
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