Starting Lineup: Power Plays

01 Sep 2017

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 Sources Energy-Energy Generation Energy-Energy Conservation Science-Science-Based Business Business 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 Sources Energy-Energy Generation Energy-Energy Conservation Science-Science-Based Business Business 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 Sources Energy-Energy Generation Energy-Energy Conservation Science-Science-Based Business Business 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.