Rachel Slaybaugh
Investor at DCVC
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2023 - Current
Principal
2022 - 2023
I focus on climate tech at DCVC where DCVC backs entrepreneurs solving trillion-dollar global problems to multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its costs. We are a Deep Tech venture fund with over $3.5 billion under management.
DCVC backs entrepreneurs using deep tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost.
Investor Board Member
2024
Independent Board Member
2022 - 2024
Radiant develops portable nuclear microreactors as clean energy alternatives.
Raised $153,819,987.00 from Union Square Ventures, Washington Harbour Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, Also Capital, McKinley Capital Management, DCVC, Felicis, Andreessen Horowitz, Boost VC and Decisive Point.
Commissioner
2024
Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy https://www.scsp.ai/fusion/
Board Member, People and Culture Committee Chair
2024
Board Observer
2022 - 2024
Fervo Energy develops clean energy technology to generate carbon-free energy from geothermal systems.
Raised $531,000,000.00 from DCVC, Capricorn Investment Group and Congruent Ventures.
Board Member
2023
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 Member
2023
Fourth Power is an energy storage startup that uses thermal batteries.
Raised $19,000,000.00 from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, DCVC and Black Venture Capital Consortium.
Board Observer
2022
Brimstone is a hardware cleantech startup that aims to reduce CO2 emissions through innovative technologies.
Raised $244,000,000.00 from US Department of Energy.
Board Member and co-founder
2020
Founding Board Chair through 01/2023; Board Member 01/2023 through 12/2025 https://www.goodenergycollective.org/
Committee Member, Study on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the US
2020 - 2022
Division Director
2021 - 2021
• Source and select ∼10 hard tech innovators per year for a 2-year fellowship program to turn their technology concept into a product with a positive societal impact (∼$6M/year) • Fellows embed at LBNL where we support their technical development and collaborations • Responsible for outcomes, safety, and reporting to Department of Energy and LBNL leadership • Coordinate closely with Activate.org leadership in co-running the program
Berkeley Lab is a national laboratory that creates advanced new tools for scientific discovery.