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Jim Sledzik

Managing Director, North America at Aramco Ventures

Houston, Texas

Overview 

Jim Sledzik is the Managing Director, North America at Aramco Ventures Strategic Venturing Program in Houston, Texas. With a background in corporate strategy and business development, he has led investments in companies like Boston Metal and Ingrain, focusing on sectors such as Chemicals and EnergyTech. Throughout his career, Jim has held key leadership roles at companies like Hall Labs, Energy Ventures, and Schlumberger, where he has excelled in business strategy, corporate finance, and contract negotiation, contributing to his success in the energy industry.

Work Experience 

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Aramco Ventures

  • Managing Director, North America

    2018 - Current

    Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals company. Our mission is: “to invest globally into early-stage and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco, to accelerate their development and their deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” We invest in upstream and downstream oil and gas, petrochemicals, renewables, energy efficiency and water sectors. Our objective is to deploy technologies that enhance the identification and management of reserves, enhance primary energy production, improve operational efficiency, increase value capture in downstream processing, and support optimization of Kingdom energy and water consumption.

Hall Labs, LLC

  • Managing Director (June 2017 to Oct 2018), Senior Advisor (Oct 2018 to ~Sept 2021)

    2017 - 2021

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Energy Ventures

  • Senior Partner & President

    2008 - 2017

WesternGeco

  • Marketing Director

    2006 - 2008

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Schlumberger

  • Global Account Director, Devon Energy

    2004 - 2006

  • Corporate Strategy

    2003 - 2004

WesternGeco

  • VP Multiclient Services, Global

    2002 - 2003

  • Country Manager, Argentina

    2000 - 2002

Education 

Investments 

Boston Metal

Series C

Total funding: $310M

Ingrain

Series Unknown

Total funding amount not yet available

Reach Production Solutions

Series Unknown

Total funding amount not yet available

Wireless Seismic

Series Unknown

Total funding: $33M

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