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Rachel Slaybaugh

Climate Tech Investor at DCVC

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $25,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $15,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2022

  • Partner

    2023

  • Principal

    2022 - 2023

    I focus on climate tech at DCVC where DCVC backs entrepreneurs solving trillion-dollar global problems to multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its costs. We are a Deep Tech venture fund with over $3.5 billion under management.

2022

  • Investor Board Member

    2024

  • Independent Board Member

    2022 - 2024

  • Commissioner

    2024

    Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy https://www.scsp.ai/fusion/

  • Board Member, People and Culture Committee Chair

    2024

  • Board Observer

    2022 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Board Member and co-founder

    2020

    Founding Board Chair through 01/2023; Board Member 01/2023 through 12/2025 https://www.goodenergycollective.org/

  • Committee Member, Study on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the US

    2020 - 2022

2021 - 2021

  • Division Director

    2021 - 2021

    • Source and select ∼10 hard tech innovators per year for a 2-year fellowship program to turn their technology concept into a product with a positive societal impact (∼$6M/year) • Fellows embed at LBNL where we support their technical development and collaborations • Responsible for outcomes, safety, and reporting to Department of Energy and LBNL leadership • Coordinate closely with Activate.org leadership in co-running the program