Mentor | Energy
RemoteUnited States or New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Advise founders on product strategy, commercialization, business models, and market positioning for AI-enabled energy solutions. Help startups identify high-value use cases, navigate enterprise procurement, and design pilots with clear objectives. Provide practical feedback on product-market fit, pricing, and go-to-market strategy while sharing lessons from building, operating, or scaling energy technologies. Introduce companies to potential customers, investors, and corporate partners to accelerate adoption and fundraising. Participate in mentor office hours, workshops, panels, and Demo Day activities to strengthen the AI Nexus NYC ecosystem.
Required Qualifications
- Significant experience within energy, utilities, infrastructure, industrial technology, investing, or a related market
- Experience building, operating, financing, advising, purchasing, or deploying energy technology
- Strong understanding of energy customers, commercial models, market structures, and implementation requirements
- Familiarity with early-stage companies, venture-backed startups, innovation programs, or emerging technologies
- Interest in artificial intelligence and its application across energy systems and infrastructure
- Ability to give founders practical, direct, and constructive advice
- A strong professional network and willingness to facilitate relevant introductions when appropriate
- Excellent communication, judgment, and relationship-building skills
- A genuine interest in helping founders create commercially successful and operationally credible companies
Desired Qualifications
- Energy or ClimateTech Founder
- Utility Executive
- Power Generation Leader
- Engineering or Operations Executive
- Product or Technology Leader
- Energy Investor
- Corporate Venture or Innovation Leader
- Project Finance Professional
- Energy Markets or Trading Executive
- Regulatory or Policy Expert
- Infrastructure Investor
- Business Development or Strategic Partnerships Leader
- Industrial Technology Executive
- Researcher, Scientist, or Academic Leader
- Corporate Customer or Procurement Executive
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