LZ

Luke Zhan

Planet-Positive VC @ At One Ventures

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Senior Associate

    2022

    Board Observer/Led Investments In: + Material Evolution | Low-Carbon Cement + Puna Bio | Extremophiles to Turbocharge Crop Productivity & Restore Degraded Soils + Dalan Animal Health | World's First Honeybee Vaccine + Mojave Energy Systems | Changing the Physics of Air Conditioning + Inlyte Energy | Low-Cost Salt-Iron Batteries for Grid Energy Storage

  • Associate

    2021 - 2022

    + Finding, investing in, and supporting early-stage deep tech entrepreneurs pioneering bold solutions to our climate and ecological crises

2018 - 2021

  • Consultant, Business Strategy & New Ventures

    2018 - 2021

    + Program management and portfolio company support for enterprise innovation accelerator + Charter, operating model, and capabilities strategy for a new R&D accelerator + Business case and GTM strategy for sustainability service offering for blue-chip cloud provider + Growth strategy and investment plan to double revenue of professional services company + Sustainability strategy and operating plan with $2M budget for real estate development + Smart city business case development for infrastructure, real estate, and mobility clients + Supply chain operating model design for beauty retailer, impacting 350 FTE and 30K products + Business case for clinical trial process automation, green-lighting $26M investment decision

  • Fellow, Climate Solutions

    2017 - 2018

    + Part of CarbonSAFE team, aiming to mitigate climate change by rapid carbon mineralization + Led cost modeling and scenario analysis for regional pilot

2017 - 2017

  • Strategy Analyst, Renewable Energy

    2017 - 2017

    + Developed go-to-market strategy for solar-plus-energy storage offering

  • Analyst, Investment Management

    2016 - 2016

    + Evaluated public and private investments and pitched to investment officers + Worked with Chief Investment Officer to craft the endowment's sustainable investment strategy

2015 - 2015

  • Programs Associate, International Development

    2015 - 2015

    + Budgeted disbursement of $1 million grant to microfinance institutions in West Africa + Crafted accountability standards, project milestone schedule, and deliverable guidelines

2015 - 2015

  • Analyst, Corporate Sustainability

    2015 - 2015

    + Increased first-time corporate impact disclosures by 30% with marketing campaign + Conducted company-wide GHG and water inventories and recommended opportunities for companies to reduce their environmental impact