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Lisa Molinaro

Strategy | Partnerships | Commercialization

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Lisa Molinaro is a seasoned professional with a strong background in strategy, partnerships, and commercialization, having held key roles at organizations like Kapor Capital and Tara Health Foundation. She has a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University and has worked with notable entities such as The Aspen Institute and Walmart, focusing on areas like impact investing and women's economic empowerment.

Work Experience 

  • Strategy & Operations

    2022 - 2024

Heirloom is a provider of direct air capture technology to enhance the natural process of CO2 absorption from the atmosphere.

Raised $204,255,737.00 from Siemens Financial Services, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Mitsui & Co., H&M Group Ventures, Carbon Direct Capital, Quantum Energy Partners, MCJ, MOL Switch, Ahren Innovation Capital and Japan Airlines (JAL).

  • On Deck Climate Fellow

    2021 - 2022

On Deck is a community platform designed to develop different ideas and build companies.

Raised $20,000,000.00 from Pioneer Fund.

  • Principal

    2019 - 2022

Kapor Capital is an investment firm that invests in early-stage tech-enabled startups.

  • Principal

    2018 - 2019

  • Investor

    2016 - 2018

Non-profit whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of women and girls through the creative use of philanthropic capital

  • Limited Partner

    2017 - 2019

Early stage impact fund focusing on underrepresented founders

  • Associate

    2016 - 2017

Camber Collective is a management consulting company.

  • Consultant

    2014 - 2016

EY-Parthenon is one of the leading management advisory firms in the payments industry

  • CSR Consultant

    2014 - 2014

Cummins is a manufacturing industry that designs, manufactures, and sells powertrain components and diesel engines for commercial trucks.

Raised $80,262,500.00 from US Department of Energy, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office and NYSERDA.

  • Strategy Consultant, Women's Economic Empowerment

    2013 - 2013

Walmart is a retail corporation that operates several chains of supermarkets, discount stores, and e-commerce platforms.

Raised $5,000,000,000.00.

  • Senior Program Manager

    2008 - 2012

Aspen-HP Digital Equity Accelerator is an accelerator that fuels innovation by investing in not-for-profit organizations and NGOs.

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