JB Straubel - Founder and CEO @ Redwood Materials

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder and CEO
Primary Organization
Redwood Materials

Location Carson City, Nevada, United States
Regions Western US
Gender Male

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JB Straubel is based out of Carson City, Nevada, and is the Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials. JB previously worked at Tesla as a Co-Founder and CTO. JB Straubel attended Stanford University. JB Straubel has been awarded the 2024 Benchmark Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal Investments

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JB Straubel

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Red Metals

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Red Metals

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Red Metals	—	Seed Round - Red Metals	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Fervo Energy	—	Series E - Fervo Energy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Heron Power	—	Series A - Heron Power	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Crusoe	—	Series B - Crusoe	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Desktop Metal	—	Post-IPO Equity - Desktop Metal	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Centinel	—	Venture Round - Centinel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Axiom Exergy	No	Seed Round - Axiom Exergy	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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JB Straubel

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exit -

Fervo Energy

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Fervo Energy

and

Desktop Metal

Fervo Energy Fervo Energy develops and operates clean energy technology to generate carbon-free energy from geothermal systems.
Desktop Metal Desktop Metal is a provider of metal and carbon fiber 3D printing accessible to all engineers, designers, and manufacturers.

Jobs

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JB Straubel

has

current jobs as

Founder and CEO

Redwood Materials

and

President

Straubel Foundation

. Additionally,

JB Straubel

has had

past jobs including

Co-Founder and CTO

Tesla

Redwood Materials Founder and CEO2017
Straubel Foundation President2015

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Tesla	Co-Founder and CTO	2004	Jul 2019
Volacom	co-founder and CTO	2002	2004
powerthru	Power Electronics Engineer	2001	2002
Rosen Motors	Propulsion Engineer	1997	1998

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

JB Straubel

holds

board and advisor roles as

Board Member

QuantumScape

and

Board Member

Tesla

QuantumScape Board Member
Tesla Board Member

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