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Hilton Augustine Iii

Investment Director, CHIPS Investment Office at U.S. Department of Commerce

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview 

Hilton Augustine III is an Investment Director at the CHIPS Investment Office in Washington, D.C., with a background in private equity, venture capital, and finance. He has held roles at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Energy Impact Partners, and Harvard Business School, demonstrating expertise in deal execution, due diligence, and board relations. Hilton has made significant contributions in the investment industry, with highlights including serving as a Venture Partner at Harvard Business School and holding various investment roles at notable organizations such as Caliza, 6K, and Carbon America.

Work Experience 

  • Investment Director, CHIPS Investment Office

    2024 - Current

Department of Commerce finalizes antidumping and countervailing duty investigation determinations against chinese chemical companies.

  • Investor

    2022

Caliza is building a global financial infrastructure that removes borders from commerce.

Raised $13,800,000.00 from Initialized Capital, Abstract, New Form Capital, Digital Currency Group, Alexandre Liuzzi, Berrywood Capital, Quona Capital, Class 5 Global, Resilience17 and Doug Scherrer.

  • Senior Associate

    2021 - 2023

    Exits: Oort (Series A) - Acquired by Cisco Investments: Cyclic Materials, Zitara, 6K Inc, Carbon America

Energy Impact Partners is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in energy companies.

  • Board Observer

    2023 - 2023

  • Investor

    2022 - 2023

6K develops materials into products for the manufacturing, renewable energy, aerospace, and consumer electronics industries.

Raised $315,350,000.00 from Volta Energy Technologies, Material Impact, Energy Impact Partners, Anzu Partners and LaunchCapital.

  • Investor

    2021 - 2023

Zitara builds battery management software for enterprises with large deployments.

Raised $29,000,000.00 from Chevron Technology Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Emerson Ventures, Climate Capital, NextView Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Trucks Venture Capital and Energy Impact Partners.

  • Investor, Board Observer

    2021 - 2023

Carbon America transforms the carbon capture and sequestration industry by lowering costs and increasing deployment.

Raised $39,480,000.00 from US Department of Energy.

  • Venture Partner, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship

    2020 - 2021

  • Investment Associate

    2020 - 2020

Construct Capital invests in founders building technology to transform the most foundational industries of the economy.

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