Emily Fritze is a Partner at The Westly Group in Menlo Park, CA. She previously held roles at Powerhouse Ventures, the Obama White House, ARPA-E, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The Westly Group writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- U.S. Department of Energy · policy role
- Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) · Special Advisor
- Obama White House · Senior Director
- Powerhouse Ventures · Director of Strategy
- The Westly Group · PartnerNow
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Westly Group · PartnerNow
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Who is Emily Fritze?
Emily Fritze is a Partner at The Westly Group in Menlo Park, CA. She previously held roles at Powerhouse Ventures, the Obama White House, ARPA-E, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
How much does Emily Fritze invest?
Emily Fritze invests through The Westly Group, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Emily Fritze do before The Westly Group?
policy role at U.S. Department of Energy; Special Advisor at Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E); Senior Director at Obama White House; Director of Strategy at Powerhouse Ventures; U.S. House of Representatives; U.S. Department of Energy.
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