Kareem Dabbagh
Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures
Kareem Dabbagh
Managing Partner at VoLo Earth Ventures
Jackson, Wyoming
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
2020 - Current
VoLo Earth addresses our planet’s climate crisis at its roots by providing first-in funding and hands-on leadership to early-stage climate tech companies. We strive to grow, propagate, and capitalize on climate solutions with an intent to deliver superior investment returns and quantifiable carbon benefit.
Member
2018 - 2023
Assisted in planning and events, hybrid work
Strategic Advisor
2018 - 2021
Product- and business-focused advisor.
Founding Advisor
2019 - 2020
Product- and business-focused advisor, member of founding team.
Renewable Energy Consultant and Advisor
2016 - 2020
Design-, product-, and business development-focused renewable energy consulting and startup advising. Available for project-based work or longer-term engagements. Portfolio includes early- and growth-stage startups as well as mature companies in hardware, software, system design, and development.
Advisor
2019 - 2020
Product- and business-focused advisor.
VP Business Development
2016 - 2019
Bringing a revolutionary, completely passive solar tracking actuator, the HelioDrive, to market.
Technical Consultant
2016 - 2019
Providing technical support to the Shine Community Solar and Sunshine for Mines initiatives.
Manager
2017 - 2018
Product Management and Development for the Shine Community Solar initiative.
Founding Advisor, Product Development
2013 - 2016
Member of founding team with an early focus on product development of Aurora's cloud-based solar design automation platform. Worked closely with the engineering team to automate residential and commercial engineering design, remote site analysis, performance, proposals, shade reports, and more.
Director of Sales and Engineering Quality
2015 - 2016
Led Aurora's sales, business development, support, and training efforts worldwide. Spearheaded technical product development specific to solar design and engineering.
Design & Field Operations Manager
2011 - 2013
Focus was on risk management and quality in the areas of system design and installation, and equipment and procurement.
Residential Engineering Manager
2008 - 2010
Responsible for communicating with and managing a team of PV system designers in the engineering department. Other responsibilities include department procedure and operational development, permitting and plan check interaction with planning, building, and inspection divisions of local building departments, and quality control of department throughput and design accuracy.
PV Designer, Sr PV Designer
2007 - 2010
Designed residential and commercial PV systems.