Investor, Energy & Climate Deep Tech (San Mateo)
MFV Partners, San Mateo, CA, United States
About MFV MFV Partners is an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm backing the science and engineering that will define the next industrial cycle. We invest across Physical AI & Robotics, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors, and Climate & Energy.
Our portfolio includes category-defining companies like PsiQuantum (optical quantum computing), Agility Robotics (humanoid robots), and Rescale (high-performance computing). Our energy and climate investments include Sun Mobility (battery swap for EVs), Conifer (next-generation EV powertrains), and several startups still in stealth — with an expanding book across batteries, grid, data center energy, and industrial decarbonization.
We also run Harper Court Ventures, a pre-seed fund we raised and manage in collaboration with the University of Chicago to back deep tech companies emerging from its labs — giving us direct line of sight into frontier research from one of the world's strongest science pipelines.
The Role We're hiring a senior leader to help expand MFV's energy and climate deep tech practice — someone with the technical depth to evaluate electrochemistry, power electronics, and industrial processes; the commercial and investment instincts to separate real businesses from interesting science.
This is a check-writing role. You'll source, lead diligence on, and recommend new investments in energy and climate deep tech startups, and work directly with founders post-investment to help them scale. Title and compensation will be set commensurate with experience, with a clear track to partnership at the firm.
What You'll Do
Thesis and sourcing Develop and own investment theses across batteries and electrochemistry, grid modernization, data center energy, hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, and adjacent categories. Build relationships with researchers, founders, national labs, hyperscalers, and operators — and source opportunities ahead of the market. Diligence and investment decisions Lead technical diligence on scientific risk, IP defensibility, and scale-up feasibility. Own commercial diligence — market sizing, competitive positioning, unit economics, customer validation. Bring deals to the investment committee with a clear recommendation and lead them through to close. Portfolio Work directly with founders on technical milestones, hiring, partnerships, and follow-on capital. Contribute to portfolio reporting and LP communications. Firm Shape MFV's fund strategy alongside the investment team. Represent MFV in the climate and energy community.
What We're Looking For
Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline. Master's or PhD preferred. Operating or commercialization experience at an energy or deep tech company. 3+ years of direct investing experience in energy, climate, or deep tech — typically layered on top of the above, for roughly a decade of total experience. Demonstrated judgment on technical, commercial, and execution risk — with specific deals you can point to. Clear, direct communication. Strong financial modeling. Real conviction in the energy transition as an investment category, not a PR category. Nice to Have
Founder experience at a hard tech or energy startup. Familiarity with university tech transfer, national lab programs, or DOE funding mechanics. Exposure to project finance, infrastructure deployment, or industrial offtake structures.
Why MFV
A portfolio you can be proud of.
PsiQuantum, Agility, Sun Mobility, Conifer, and a growing climate book with room to build. A thesis, not a trend.
We invest on fundamentals, not momentum — that discipline shapes how we pick, price, and support companies. Real path to partnership.
Generous carried interest and a defined track to Partner.
To Apply Send the following: Resume Short cover note on why this role and why MFV Your investment track record — deals, outcomes, and what you learned
MFV Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. US citizens and permanent residents only; no visa sponsorship available.
The Role We're hiring a senior leader to help expand MFV's energy and climate deep tech practice — someone with the technical depth to evaluate electrochemistry, power electronics, and industrial processes; the commercial and investment instincts to separate real businesses from interesting science.
This is a check-writing role. You'll source, lead diligence on, and recommend new investments in energy and climate deep tech startups, and work directly with founders post-investment to help them scale. Title and compensation will be set commensurate with experience, with a clear track to partnership at the firm.
What You'll Do
Thesis and sourcing Develop and own investment theses across batteries and electrochemistry, grid modernization, data center energy, hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, and adjacent categories. Build relationships with researchers, founders, national labs, hyperscalers, and operators — and source opportunities ahead of the market. Diligence and investment decisions Lead technical diligence on scientific risk, IP defensibility, and scale-up feasibility. Own commercial diligence — market sizing, competitive positioning, unit economics, customer validation. Bring deals to the investment committee with a clear recommendation and lead them through to close. Portfolio Work directly with founders on technical milestones, hiring, partnerships, and follow-on capital. Contribute to portfolio reporting and LP communications. Firm Shape MFV's fund strategy alongside the investment team. Represent MFV in the climate and energy community.
What We're Looking For
Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline. Master's or PhD preferred. Operating or commercialization experience at an energy or deep tech company. 3+ years of direct investing experience in energy, climate, or deep tech — typically layered on top of the above, for roughly a decade of total experience. Demonstrated judgment on technical, commercial, and execution risk — with specific deals you can point to. Clear, direct communication. Strong financial modeling. Real conviction in the energy transition as an investment category, not a PR category. Nice to Have
Founder experience at a hard tech or energy startup. Familiarity with university tech transfer, national lab programs, or DOE funding mechanics. Exposure to project finance, infrastructure deployment, or industrial offtake structures.
Why MFV
A portfolio you can be proud of.
PsiQuantum, Agility, Sun Mobility, Conifer, and a growing climate book with room to build. A thesis, not a trend.
We invest on fundamentals, not momentum — that discipline shapes how we pick, price, and support companies. Real path to partnership.
Generous carried interest and a defined track to Partner.
To Apply Send the following: Resume Short cover note on why this role and why MFV Your investment track record — deals, outcomes, and what you learned
MFV Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. US citizens and permanent residents only; no visa sponsorship available.