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Mike Miskovsky

Multi-exit former CEO of Ojjo, Zep Solar, Tiveni; Fmr President US, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ)

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2017

    Innovations in residential solar rooftop mounting that make today a *better* day on the job.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2021

    The V-Clamp™ is the fast, simple, secure PV module attachment for solar arrays. www.vesprsolar.com

2018 - 2024

  • Founder, Chairman & CEO

    2018 - 2024

    Led this solar foundation innovator through multiple financing rounds and technology/project scale-up, leading to $120M cash sale to market-leading solar tracker supplier Nextracker (NASDAQ: NXT) in June, 2024. See www.nextracker.com/ojjo

2018 - 2022

  • CEO

    2018 - 2022

    Co-founded w/ original Tesla founder Martin Eberhard. Low-profile, energy-dense, crash-safe, field-serviceable, high-speed manufacturable EV battery modules. 28 issued patents.

2017 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2020

    Software platform and financing marketplace supporting solar contractors, suppliers & financiers, acquired by NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) in 2020.

2016 - 2018

  • Founder, CEO

    2016 - 2018

    With co-founders, bootstrapped and built this EV battery technology company; negotiated and closed the $34MM sale of company to EV manufacturer SF Motors (now Seres) in October, 2017.

2016 - 2016

  • Venture Advisor

    2016 - 2016

    Advising and investing in companies with a #worldpositive approach.

2014 - 2015

  • CEO

    2014 - 2015

    Brought in by VCs to assume leadership of a 4 y/o, dual-axis tracker tech. Reorganized team, pivoted to capital-efficient licensing model, re-architected supply chain, drove product/cost structure improvements, built M&A-focused EPC/vendor/developer relationships which led to IP sale to market-leading solar developer, August 2015.

2013 - 2014

  • CEO, Zep Solar

    2013 - 2014

    Continued as leader of the Zep Solar business unit following sale of the company to SolarCity in late 2013. [ Acquired, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) ]

2010 - 2014

  • CEO

    2010 - 2014

    Led the company through rapid growth, achieved US residential mounting system market leadership (>50%), and negotiated/closed the landmark sale of the company for $160MM to SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) in December 2013.