Craig partners with Breakthrough Energy Ventures portfolio companies on commercialization/ go to market strategy & execution.BEV is an investment firm seeking to finance, launch, and scale companies that will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions throughout the global economy. Part of Breakthrough Energy’s network of investment vehicles, BEV has raised more than $3 billion in committed capital to support more than 100 cutting-edge companies.Guided by the Grand Challenges, BEV invests in companies that can:* Create technologies with the potential to reduce greenhouse gases, at scale, by at least a half a gigaton every year* Attract other investors* Fill critical gaps in climate technologyBEV is committed to supporting entrepreneurs and companies with our unique combination of technical, operational, market, and policy expertise. Our team is made up of technical experts, operators, and entrepreneurs whose deep scientific knowledge allows them to identify technology gaps and potentially fill them.

VEIR, a Breakthrough Energy Ventures portfolio company, is developing a new generation of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS)-based transmission lines. VEIR’s evaporative cooling architecture delivers 20 times the cooling power per kilogram of coolant flow compared to conventional approaches. VEIR’s innovations will enable reliable, low loss, cost–effective HTS-based transmission over long distances in narrow rights–of–way, connecting the lowest cost renewable power to where it’s needed, when it’s needed.

Mangrove Lithium, a Breakthrough Energy Ventures portfolio company, has developed a breakthrough platform for the most cost-effective production of battery grade lithium hydroxide from diverse input streams and assets. Mangrove’s modular solution can be scaled to any capacity and co-located with upstream lithium producers or cathode and cell manufacturers. The platform technology is also being commercialized for conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water.

Guidewheel is a Breakthrough Energy Ventures portfolio company on a mission to empower all the world’s factories to reach sustainable peak performance. Guidewheel's plug-and-play FactoryOps platform clips onto any machine to turn its real-time “heartbeat” into a connected, actively learning system that empowers teams to reduce lost production time, increase throughput, and perform better and better over time. The more teams use Guidewheel, the bigger the impact—for their businesses and for the planet. Guidewheel has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as one of the 100 globally most promising companies poised to have a significant impact on business and society, and is part of the World Economic Forum Industry Net Zero initiative. We're also growing fast! Join us: https://guidewheel.com/careers Or check out what our customers can achieve with Guidewheel: https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/article/21249263/penn-color-embraces-iiot-to-fuel-growth-opportunities

AgZen’s mission is to eliminate pesticide pollution. Our patented sprayer retrofits and additives, developed at MIT, allow farmers to spray 50% less pesticides while maintaining crop health and yield. We are a vibrant startup based in Boston, Massachusetts, and we are on a mission to help farmers save money and prevent the over-spraying of agrochemicals.

X2F is commercializing a new category of molding technology which leverages controlled viscosity and a patented pulse-packing approach to create high value components for a variety of industries. X2F’s process uses advanced materials previously thought impossible to mold and is able to achieve complex product geometries with improved operational efficiencies. The technology creates entirely new paradigms in product design, tooling, and material science for molded parts. The company has produced nearly three million commercial parts for the medical, industrial, automotive, and consumer electronics sectors. The company has financial backing from Atlas Innovate with senior advisors that include the former CEOs of General Motors and Dow Chemical.

Craig Weich joined Sila Nano as the first customer-facing employee and VP Business Development. Craig was responsible for developing new markets for our products worldwide to customers across consumer electronics and automotive industries. Craig also managed Sila's operations in China.Sila has delivered the next generation of high energy density lithium-ion battery materials for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.Mercedes Benz has announced that they will use Sila’s products in their electric G-Class EQG. WHOOP launched their 4.0 fitness tracker product line in partnership with Sila. A second consumer product is fully qualified and will launch in 2023.Sila has announced auto scale production — Phase 1 is a 600,000 square foot facility in Moses Lake, Washington.Sila has announced partnerships with Mercedes and BMW for the next generation of their electric vehicles.Sila is partnered with Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), the dominant provider of battery cells to mobile phone market.Sila is backed by top tier investors, led by Coatue, T. Rowe Price, Sutter Hill Ventures, Daimler, Bessemer, and Matrix.Sila Nano designs & manufactures engineered materials that set a new standard for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. Our products are in commercial products today, are manufacturable economically at scale, and are drop-in replacements to existing battery manufacturing processes.Sila's materials deliver smaller, lighter, longer-lasting batteries for consumer electronics, automotive, and renewable energy applications.Sila works with leading consumer electronics and automotive OEMs who are designing thin, full featured personal devices and long range electric vehicles for the mass market. From wearables and mobile phones to EVs and grid storage, we provide flexibility to product designers and help create tremendous value in the marketplace.

Acquired by Amphenol NYSE $APHLed Sales, Business Development, Marketing & Finance for high-growth technology company providing hardware for the electronics industry. Hired to grow revenue and explore strategic licensing partnerships. Grew revenue 25% YOY and established partnerships leading to acquisition by Amphenol (NYSE: APH)Major customers: Apple, Google, Intel, IBM, Broadcom, KLA Tencor, BAE, Lockheed Martin, Analog Devices, and Invensense.Markets served: Semiconductor, Communications, MEMS, Consumer, Defense, Computing, and Medical Devices. Established multi-year, world wide, manufacturing, sales & support licensing partnership with Cohu Semiconductor Equipment Group, a $300M+ global leader in the semiconductor industry.Ardent's products are used by the largest companies in the world to design, manufacture, and test high-speed electronic systems. Ardent's Intellectual Property portfolio is centered around compression-mount technology that delivers exceptional signal integrity, at high frequencies, in a high-density package.

Executive Vice President (2010 to 2014)Vice President, Business Development (2007 to 2010)Consistently increased business worldwide by focusing on well-defined deep markets where we could provide distinctive solutions, then creating and implementing successful go-to-market strategies. Built new markets and managed product portfolio based on company's core Intellectual Property. Solutions are based on “RuBee” (IEEE 1902.1) wireless technology. RuBee is an alternative to RFID for industrial, high-security, and high-explosive risk environments.Won “lighthouse” customer contracts for new Defense solutions with US Department of Energy Nuclear Labs, US Department of Defense, Australian Defence Forces, United Arab Emirates. Established worldwide partnership with Lockheed Martin in Defense market, with a focus on North America, APAC, and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).Sourced and negotiated multimillion dollar IP license to National Oilwell Varco, a $30B provider of major mechanical components to the Energy industry. First products include downhole drillpipe monitoring and management of high-value assets.Partnered with Husky Injection Molding Systems to define and create a tool authentication system. Closed license & design win supply agreement has generated multimillion dollar per year revenue stream to Visible Assets.Leveraged existing products to enter fuel contactless payment market. Closed contract with WOQOD, the fuel distributor for the Emirate of Qatar, to roll out across their infrastructure and with partners across EMEA.