Shaandiin Cedar
Investor at Powerhouse Ventures
Denver, Colorado
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Associate, Powerhouse Ventures
2023 - Current
Associate, Powerhouse Ventures
2021 - 2023
Powerhouse Ventures backs seed-stage startups building innovative software to rapidly decarbonize our global energy and mobility systems. We believe that addressing the climate crisis requires deploying our most viable market-based solutions today. Responsible for sourcing, diligence, and post-investment support.
Powerhouse Ventures backs seed-stage startups building innovative software to rapidly decarbonize our global energy and mobility systems.
Board Observer
2023
SHAED offers a mobility platform. It focuses on Shared, Hydrogen, Autonomous, Electric, and Distribution technologies.
Raised $5,700,000.00 from EnerTech Capital, Powerhouse Ventures and Joe Pritchard.
Board Member
2023
Partnering with marginalized communities to expand equitable solar energy access.
Board Member
2021
Mobilizing the voices of employees and students to encourage some of the largest companies in the world to go "all in" on climate—in their operations, and especially in their vocal support for public policy to drive rapid decarbonization.
ClimateVoice is a social organization that says companies to make balance with climate and business practices.
Ambassador
2018
Contributing Writer
2016 - 2023
Facilitate interviews and develop compelling feature stories on energy, climate, and sustainability in business with a focus on environmental, social, and economic justice.
Senior Account Executive
2018 - 2019
Developed relationships with key corporate sustainability stakeholders, NGOs, and C-suite executives across big tech, energy, infrastructure, utility, finance, telecom, transportation, logistics, and consulting sectors to leverage and advance shared climate-related objectives.
Business Development
2018 - 2018
Sales and Marketing
2016 - 2018
Digital Campaign Manager
2020 - 2020
Rural Utah and Arizona Project identifies, invests, and ignites a dialogue with voters that live in Utah and Arizona's rural areas, empowering them to take action and vote on the issues that matter most. Managed GOTV campaign, a $25,000 budget, and 110 influencers and community organizers, resulting in record Indigenous voter turnout to help flip battle state A.Z.
Advocacy, Speaking, and Writing
2020 - 2020
Co-producer of “SKO VOTE DEN” Intertribal GOTV conference featuring U.S. Representatives Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Sharice Davids (D-KS). Climate and Environmental Justice panel moderator, podcast guest, and writer.
Marketing
2015 - 2016
Supported the deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrade in low-income multifamily buildings across Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Managed and developed ICAST's marketing initiatives including it's three programs: ResourceSmart, the Triple Bottom Line Foundation (CDFI)(CDE), and Project Sunlight.
ICAST is a non-profit organization that provides energy and water conservation retrofits, sustainable resource solutions, and consultation.
Energy Analyst
2013 - 2013
Researched energy efficiency and price projections concerning biofuels, natural gas, and heavy duty vehicles for 2020, 2030, 2050.