Jesse Lou
Business Fellow at Breakthrough Energy
Brooklyn, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder, CEO
2024 - Current
Scaling commercialization support for early stage hard-tech innovators.
Business Fellow
2022 - 2024
Helping accelerate early stage climate technologies on the path to commercialization Supporting teams innovating in HVACR, built environment, industrial separations, critical minerals Across topics like: Go-to-market, operations, economic modeling
Advisor, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
2022 - 2024
Homeworld Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to nurturing the growth of climate biotech by fostering community, building knowledge, and directly supporting early stage research.
Homeworld Collective Inc is a nonprofit advancing climate biotechnology through funding and community-building initiatives.
Co-Founder
2021 - 2022
Commercial co-founder for microalgae biomanufacturing platform leveraging high-throughput genetic engineering technology from Harvard's Church Lab
Venture Analyst, Scout
2020 - 2021
Enabling deeptech food & ag entrepreneurs
Neotribe Ventures is an early stage-venture capital firm which invests in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination.
Principal Product Manager
2017 - 2020
Launched Small Business Analytics product family. Led 15-member cross functional team of engineering, sales, customer success
Guidewire Software provides core back-end systems software to the global property, casual and worker's compensation insurance industry.
Raised $624,750,000.00 from U.S. Venture Partners, Bay Partners and Battery Ventures.
Product Manager
2016 - 2017
Acquired by Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) Launched industry's first probabilistic cyber catastrophe model and data platform, supported pre/post-sale efforts across North America and Europe
Cyence empowers the insurance industry to understand the economic impact of cyber risk.
Raised $40,000,000.00 from Dowling Capital Management, New Enterprise Associates and IVP.
Business Analyst
2014 - 2016
Functional focus on strategy and operations, serving metals & mining, agriculture, chemicals, energy clients.
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Researcher, Brostow Lab
2008 - 2010
Researching composite polymer and ceramic blends for improved thermal and mechanical properties