Jesse Lou
Business Fellow at Breakthrough Energy
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder, CEO
2024 - Current
Scaling commercialization support for early stage climate innovators. More to come!
Business Fellow
2022
Helping accelerate early stage climate technologies on the path to commercialization Supporting teams innovating in HVACR, built environment, industrial separations, critical minerals Across topics like: Go-to-market, operations, economic modeling
Advisor, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
2023
Homeworld Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to nurturing the growth of climate biotech by fostering community, building knowledge, and directly supporting early stage research.
Homeworld Collective Inc is a nonprofit advancing climate biotechnology through funding and community-building initiatives.
Co-Founder
2021 - 2022
Commercial co-founder for microalgae biomanufacturing platform leveraging high-throughput genetic engineering technology from Harvard's Church Lab
Venture Analyst, Scout
2020 - 2021
Enabling deeptech food & ag entrepreneurs
Neotribe Ventures is an early stage-venture capital firm which invests in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination.
Principal Product Manager
2017 - 2020
Launched Small Business Analytics product family. Led 15-member cross functional team of engineering, sales, customer success
Guidewire Software provides core back-end systems software to the global property, casual and worker's compensation insurance industry.
Raised $624,750,000.00 from U.S. Venture Partners, Bay Partners and Battery Ventures.
Product Manager
2016 - 2017
Acquired by Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) Launched industry's first probabilistic cyber catastrophe model and data platform, supported pre/post-sale efforts across North America and Europe
Cyence empowers the insurance industry to understand the economic impact of cyber risk.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Dowling Capital Management, New Enterprise Associates and IVP.
Business Analyst
2014 - 2016
Functional focus on strategy and operations, serving metals & mining, agriculture, chemicals, energy clients.
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Researcher, Brostow Lab
2008 - 2010
Researching composite polymer and ceramic blends for improved thermal and mechanical properties