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Kareem Dabbagh

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures

Jackson, Wyoming

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Skills

Purchasing
Team Leadership
Solar
Engineering
Microsoft Office
Matlab
AutoCAD
Solar Energy
Solar PV
Energy
Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics
Project Planning
Energy Efficiency
Inverters
Sustainability
Alternative Energy
Business Development
Energy Policy
Energy Audits

Education

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2020

    VoLo Earth addresses our planet’s climate crisis at its roots by providing first-in funding and hands-on leadership to early-stage climate tech companies. We strive to grow, propagate, and capitalize on climate solutions with an intent to deliver superior investment returns and quantifiable carbon benefit.

Mountain Co-Lab

2018 - 2023

  • Member

    2018 - 2023

    Assisted in planning and events, hybrid work

2018 - 2021

  • Strategic Advisor

    2018 - 2021

    Product- and business-focused advisor.

2019 - 2020

  • Founding Advisor

    2019 - 2020

    Product- and business-focused advisor, member of founding team.

Kareem Dabbagh

2016 - 2020

  • Renewable Energy Consultant and Advisor

    2016 - 2020

    Design-, product-, and business development-focused renewable energy consulting and startup advising. Available for project-based work or longer-term engagements. Portfolio includes early- and growth-stage startups as well as mature companies in hardware, software, system design, and development.

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2020

    Product- and business-focused advisor.

  • VP Business Development

    2016 - 2019

    Bringing a revolutionary, completely passive solar tracking actuator, the HelioDrive, to market.

  • Technical Consultant

    2016 - 2019

    Providing technical support to the Shine Community Solar and Sunshine for Mines initiatives.

  • Manager

    2017 - 2018

    Product Management and Development for the Shine Community Solar initiative.

2013 - 2016

  • Founding Advisor, Product Development

    2013 - 2016

    Member of founding team with an early focus on product development of Aurora's cloud-based solar design automation platform. Worked closely with the engineering team to automate residential and commercial engineering design, remote site analysis, performance, proposals, shade reports, and more.

  • Director of Sales and Engineering Quality

    2015 - 2016

    Led Aurora's sales, business development, support, and training efforts worldwide. Spearheaded technical product development specific to solar design and engineering.

2011 - 2013

  • Design & Field Operations Manager

    2011 - 2013

    Focus was on risk management and quality in the areas of system design and installation, and equipment and procurement.

2007 - 2010

  • Residential Engineering Manager

    2008 - 2010

    Responsible for communicating with and managing a team of PV system designers in the engineering department. Other responsibilities include department procedure and operational development, permitting and plan check interaction with planning, building, and inspection divisions of local building departments, and quality control of department throughput and design accuracy.

  • PV Designer, Sr PV Designer

    2007 - 2010

    Designed residential and commercial PV systems.