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Varun Sivaram

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Founder at Emerald AI

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Varun Sivaram is Founder and CEO of Emerald AI, an NVIDIA-backed company focused on enabling AI data centers to flexibly consume electricity and support the power grid, and serves as senior fellow for energy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously held roles including chief strategy and innovation officer at Ørsted, chief technology officer at ReNew Power, consultant at McKinsey & Co., and managing director for clean energy and senior advisor to Secretary John Kerry at the State Department, where he created the First Movers Coalition. Sivaram has taught at Columbia and Georgetown Universities, authored books including "Taming the Sun" and "Energizing America," and holds a PhD in condensed matter physics from Oxford University and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.

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Amplo VenturesHouston · since 2026CarbonAmsterdam · $21.6K checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2026Earthshot VenturesSydney · $100K – $5M checksEnergize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checksEnergy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2026In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025National Grid PartnersLos GatosNeotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksTrust VenturesAustin · since 2025

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Who is Varun Sivaram?
Varun Sivaram is Founder and CEO of Emerald AI, an NVIDIA-backed company focused on enabling AI data centers to flexibly consume electricity and support the power grid, and serves as senior fellow for energy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously held roles including chief strategy and innovation officer at Ørsted, chief technology officer at ReNew Power, consultant at McKinsey & Co., and managing director for clean energy and senior advisor to Secretary John Kerry at the State Department, where he created the First Movers Coalition. Sivaram has taught at Columbia and Georgetown Universities, authored books including "Taming the Sun" and "Energizing America," and holds a PhD in condensed matter physics from Oxford University and undergraduate degrees from Stanford University.
Where does Varun Sivaram work?
Varun Sivaram is Founder of Emerald AI.
What companies did Varun Sivaram found?
Varun Sivaram founded Emerald AI.

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