Standard Ventures is an early-to-growth stage venture capital fund that invests in high potential companies focused on building the industrial future. We work hand-in-hand with innovative entrepreneurs eager to redefine the traditional sectors of the industrial space and introduce a more modern approach to infrastructure, goods and services. Standard Ventures focuses on technology and business model innovations that transform entire industries and solve meaningful real-world problems.Active Investments: Albedo, Arris Composites, CelLink, Fictiv, Forge, Higharc, Highbyte, Join, Kobold Metals, Mainspring Energy, Quaise, Saildrone, Superior Sensors, ZincFivePrior Investments: Aras, Desktop Metal, Poka, Proterra, Volta

Founded in 2013, GE Ventures is the corporate venture arm of General Electric investing across seed to growth-stage companies transforming industrials and healthcare. Primary focus on investments in Transportation/Logistics, Manufacturing, Energy and the Built Environment.Investments: Aras, Arctic Sand, Clearpath Robotics, Desktop Metal, Lucid, Optomec, Proterra, Sarcos Robotics, Sensity Systems, Teem, Volta

Managed development project to design and manufacture a 30kW positive displacement steam expander. Maintained development budget, schedule and resource management plan. Analyzed and developed business cases and value propositions for additional applications including distributed generation, waste heat recovery, and boiler pump direct-drive applications. Also, wrote simulation program using MATLAB to optimize key machine geometries and operating parameters.

Member of engineering team developing small (25-200hp) oil-free positive displacement oscillating vane air compressors as part of joint development with a top 5 compressor manufacturer. Mechanical component design, performance modeling and correlation, prototype testing procedures and data analysis