Rachel Slaybaugh

Rachel Slaybaugh

General Partner atDCVCFirm active Oct 8California

Rachel Slaybaugh works at DCVC, which led a $100 million Series C for Radiant Industries. The funding aims to accelerate the company's microreactor development.

What Rachel can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

DCVC writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. DCVC
    Now
  2. DCVC · General Partner
    Now
  3. DCVC · Partner
    Now
  4. University of California, Berkeley · Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering
  5. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Division Director
  6. Department of Energy's ARPA-E · Program Director

Companies founded

Good Energy Collective

Investments named in public bios

Radiant Industries

Focus

climateenergynuclearagriculture

Education

University of Wisconsin – Madison, master's degree and PhD in nuclear engineering and engineering physics

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Questions

Who is Rachel Slaybaugh?

Rachel Slaybaugh works at DCVC, which led a $100 million Series C for Radiant Industries. The funding aims to accelerate the company's microreactor development.

How much does Rachel Slaybaugh invest?

Rachel Slaybaugh invests through DCVC, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Rachel Slaybaugh?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Rachel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder DCVC backed works better.

What did Rachel Slaybaugh do before DCVC?

Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering at University of California, Berkeley; Division Director at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Program Director at Department of Energy's ARPA-E.

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