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Paul Straub

Managing Partner at Wireframe Ventures

Larkspur, California

Overview 

Paul Straub is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Wireframe Ventures in Larkspur, California, with a strong background in venture capital and corporate development. He has successfully invested in a diverse range of companies, including Bedrock Energy and Electriphi, and has held board positions in several tech startups, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner & Co-Founder

    2016 - Current

Wireframe Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm

  • Investor

    2023

SirenOpt provides manufacturing intelligence solutions for nanoscale materials used in semiconductors, electronics, batteries, and aerospace

Raised $9,600,000.00 from Climate Club, Voyager Ventures, Access Industries, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, Union Labs Ventures, Impact Science Ventures, Climate Capital, Wireframe Ventures, Courtyard Ventures and Visionaries Tomorrow.

  • Investor/Board Member

    2018

Span develops residential energy storage devices that provide renewable electricity and charging services for electric vehicles.

Raised $229,800,000.00 from Wellington Management, Fifth Wall, Amazon Alexa Fund, Congruent Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Munich Re Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, noa, FootPrint Coalition and Angeleno Group.

  • Investor & Board Member

    2013

Trove, commanding 75% of U.S. branded resale, empowers brands like Patagonia and Michael Kors to launch, manage, and scale resale programs

Raised $152,500,000.00 from G2 Venture Partners, Prelude Ventures, ArcTern Ventures, Global Brain Corporation, 31Ventures and Wellington Management.

  • Investor

    2019

MycoWorks is a biotechnology company that offers non-plastic and non-animal materials to the market.

Raised $187,000,000.00 from SOSV and IndieBio.

  • Investor

    2021

Synop develops a smart charging platform for commercial EV fleets.

Raised $10,000,000.00 from Wireframe Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Obvious Ventures and Better Ventures.

  • Investor/Board Member

    2022

Bedrock Energy develops drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to enable geothermal heating and cooling.

Raised $8,500,000.00 from US Department of Energy.

  • Investor

    2017

  • Investor/Board

    2022

Salient combines novel ocean and land-surface data with AI and climate expertise to deliver the world’s most accurate S2S weather forecasts.

Raised $11,822,187.00 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Rose Rock Bridge.

  • Investor/Board Member

    2020

The best way to buy and sell used electric vehicles.

Raised $24,251,958.00 from Automotive Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, ArcTern Ventures, Goodyear Ventures and Wireframe Ventures.

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