Sila Kiliccote
Partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2024 - Current
Partner
2021
Board Member
2023
Conduit Tech focuses on supporting HVAC contractors with better tools to drive comfortable, efficient and sustainable homes for every homeowner.
Conduit Tech is a home design firm that provides custom 2D floorplans, as well as HVAC system design, sales, and installation services.
Board Member
2023
Producing sustainable alternatives to palm oil using biotechnology
C16 Biosciences is a biotechnology company producing clean and safe alternatives to palm oil.
Raised $33,534,415.00 from Elemental Impact.
Board Member
2022
Building a digitization and automation platform to reduce the cost and increase the scalability of utility-scale solar
Terabase Energy is a web-based tool that reduces cost and deployment timelines by digitalizing the solar power plant.
Raised $75,000,000.00 from SJF Ventures, Fifth Wall, Prelude Ventures and EDP Ventures.
Board Member
2021
SparkMeter combines data sources to reveal insights into distribution grid and help utilities manage financial outcomes.
SparkMeter offers grid-management solutions that enable underserved markets to access electricity.
Raised $41,150,000.00 from Honeywell Smart Energy.
Board Observer
2021
Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power.
Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon heat and power.
Raised $219,959,779.00 from ARPA-E.
Board Observer
2021
TS Conductor's high-temperature and low-sag conductors allow transmission & distribution grid operators to be active participants to the energy transition by reducing line losses and accelerating the integration of wind, solar and battery storage.
TS Conductor specializes in high-performance conductors that increase the ampacity of electric transmission and distribution.
Raised $85,000,000.00 from Edison International, Gates Frontier Fund, Energy & Environment Investment, NextEra Energy, Wellington Management, Blue Earth Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Quanta Services and National Grid Partners (NGP).
Board Observer
2022
Equilibrium is building a climate generation power company.
Equilibrium Energy is a Climate Generation power company focused on the creation and proliferation of clean energy.
Raised $72,000,000.00 from DCVC, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Valo Ventures.
Board Observer
2023
Kodama is bringing automation to forest management in order to prevent catastrophic wildfires and increase carbon capture.
Restoring forests for future generations
Raised $7,200,000.00 from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shorewind Capital, Tahoe Fund, Congruent Ventures, Alumni Ventures, MCJ, Climate Capital and Green D Ventures.