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01 Sep 2017


Starting Lineup: Power Plays

Alumni energy startups that are building buzz
Re: Paul Grana (MBA 2009); Raphael Carty (MBA 1983); Paul Gibbs (MBA 2011); Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001); Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997); Paul Grana (MBA 2009)

Topics: Energy-Energy SourcesEnergy-Energy GenerationEnergy-Energy ConservationScience-Science-Based BusinessBusiness Ventures-Business Startups
01 Sep 2017


Starting Lineup: Power Plays

Alumni energy startups that are building buzz
Re: Paul Grana (MBA 2009); Raphael Carty (MBA 1983); Paul Gibbs (MBA 2011); Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001); Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997); Paul Grana (MBA 2009)

Topics: Energy-Energy SourcesEnergy-Energy GenerationEnergy-Energy ConservationScience-Science-Based BusinessBusiness Ventures-Business Startups
01 Sep 2017

Starting Lineup: Power Plays

Alumni energy startups that are building buzz
Re: Paul Grana (MBA 2009); Raphael Carty (MBA 1983); Paul Gibbs (MBA 2011); Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001); Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997); Paul Grana (MBA 2009)
Topics: Energy-Energy SourcesEnergy-Energy GenerationEnergy-Energy ConservationScience-Science-Based BusinessBusiness Ventures-Business Startups
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The Company The Leadership The Pitch       The News
Folsom Labs Cofounders Paul Grana (MBA 2009) and Paul Gibbs (MBA 2011);
Founded 2011
Its HelioScope software simplifies design and sales for solar systems—an energy source whose US installations doubled between 2015 and 2016. The software produced by the San Francisco–based startup, winner of the 2014 Northern California New Venture Competition, is currently in use by more than 1,500 companies.
Callida Energy CEO Raphael Carty (MBA 1983);
Founded 2013
Reducing energy waste in commercial buildings and improving comfort through app-based surveying and learning software. Named one of New York City’s 100 most exciting startups by Business Insider in December, Callida’s implementation at a city municipal building resulted in a 31 percent reduction in HVAC use and costs.
Oscilla Power Cofounder and CEO Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001);
Founded 2010
Harnessing the kinetic energy of ocean waves, which could potentially generate one-third of the US energy supply. Won a $5.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to test its Triton-C “wave energy converter” at a Navy test site in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Energicity Cofounder and CEO Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997);
Founded 2015
Deploying solar-powered “microgrids” to supply reliable power to unserved communities in developing countries. Energicity finished its seventh microgrid project in Ghana this past spring; it expects to be serving 10,000 people by the end of the year.
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Featured Alumni

Raphael Carty
MBA 1983
Paul Gibbs
MBA 2011
Paul Grana
MBA 2009
Nicole Poindexter
MBA 1997
Rahul Shendure
MBA 2001

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MBA 1983
Paul Gibbs
MBA 2011
Paul Grana
MBA 2009
Nicole Poindexter
MBA 1997
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MBA 2001

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