# Alain Rothstein

> Alain Rothstein is a seed investor at Atlas Innovate backing Energy and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Atlas Innovate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-innovate-9c0f)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainrothstein

Alain Rothstein is a seed investor at Atlas Innovate in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Energy and Medical. Alain Rothstein

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optivolt | Optivolt builds the world's leading shade tolerant solar systems to seamlessly power electric devices & machines. Compared to today’s best solar technologies, Optivolt’s full-stack solar products are up to 25X more powerful in shade.Optivolt is taking solar where it's never gone before & creating an era of perpetually-poweredelectric machines that completely run on the sun. We enable fundamentally new solar applications such as self-powered 5G infrastructure, mission critical energy solutions for the military, & solar powered vehicles that can still charge when in shade. | $8.2M | Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Modumetal | Modumetal has enabled a revolutionary new class of nanolaminated materials with broad application in structural, corrosion and high temperature performance of coatings, bulk materials and partsModumetal is based on the interaction of different materials at their interfaces. By laminating metals, Modumetal creates a new way to influence materialproperties. By growing metal using low-cost electrochemical methods, Modumetal enables a whole new class of applications of these materials.Modumetal is currently producing nanolaminated alloys for applications in construction, energy and aerospace markets. | $14M | Series A | Feb 07, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rotor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rotor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pure Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pure-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Impact Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Streamlined](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/streamlined-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Atlas Innovate

VC Fund · New York, United States

Atlas Innovate is an early-stage venture firm that identifies disruptive and transformational solutions to meet industry’s biggest problems–and opportunities. We find the most impactful industrial technologies and provide direct avenues for these change agents to tap into pre-transformation companies and catalyze that transformation. We supportentrepreneurs by providing access and targeting high-impact use-cases that can strengthen their ideas. We help guide product launch and accelerate commercialization by providing our CEOs with a network of industry experts. Our sister company, Atlas Holdings, is a multi-billion dollar industrial holding company and a private investment firm with a diversified group of over 20 industrial manufacturing and distribution businesses.

3 contacts available at Atlas Innovate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claire Champy | Vice President - Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-champy |
| Drew Gardner | Senior Associate - Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drew-gardner-e96d |
| Alain Rothstein | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-rothstein |

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## FAQ

### What does Alain Rothstein invest in?

Alain Rothstein invests primarily in Energy, Medical and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alain Rothstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alain Rothstein closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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