Chris Wu
Impact Investor and Vice President @ Impact Engine
Chicago, United States
Chris Wu is a angel investor at Impact Engine in Chicago focused on Solar and Energy. Chris Wu is the Impact Investor and Vice President at Impact Engine.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Chris Wu invests in
Stages Chris Wu invests in
Countries Chris Wu invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Solar 1 (100%)
- Energy 1 (100%)
- Battery 1 (100%)
- Power Grid 1 (100%)
- Clean Energy 1 (100%)
Investments
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Blip Energy is building a new category of energy storage that is smart, affordable, and flexible to add millions of homes to the smart grid network. A hybrid hardware/software solution for energy management that works in any home without barriers around permitting and installation. Power outages across the U.S. cost $150B annually. On Avg.500K Americans lose power daily without backup solutions and 84% of Americans are concerned. Existing grid vulnerability is exacerbated by energy transition volatility. The U.S. power grid had the most outages in history in the past two years. Households need power security, and utilities need levers on the smart grid to balance loads and prevent blackouts. Blip envisions a future where every household has access to smart IoT energy storage to provide critical backup power. Blip solves the growing need for reliable energy with the lowest cost energy storage on the global battery market. Simultaneously, this adds millions of otherwise inaccessible customers to the smart grid. Blip's business model reflects current resilience needs, cost savings, and a data-driven future, by wrapping our hardware endpoint with data and grid services. | $850K / Angel / Oct 19, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Impact Engine
Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on growing companies that generate positive outcomes in education, health, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability.
Impact Engine Contacts
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Roger Liew
Partner
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Ander Iruretagoyena
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Chris Wu
Impact Investor and Vice President
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Dan Ratner
Director
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Deepak Goel
Mentor
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What does Chris Wu invest in?
Chris Wu invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Battery startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 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 Chris Wu last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chris Wu closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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