DCVC welcomes Milo Werner

We are delighted to announce the addition of Milo Werner to DCVC, where she will serve as a General Partner focused on climate. Milo was most recently a General Partner at MIT spinout Engine Ventures. 

Milo arrives at an important moment for the firm. Though we have been investing in companies addressing climate change since 2012, DCVC Climate is our first dedicated climate fund. We are backing entre­pre­neurs with break­through deep tech advances that are commer­cially and technically prepared to solve the world’s toughest climate challenges. The fund focuses on commer­cial­izing emerging climate tech solutions to catalyze meaningful improve­ments to established value chains, decarbonize high emitting industries, and contribute to mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Milo will help lead our work not only in identifying attractive climate companies, but also in supporting them through all stages of their growth. She brings a formidable combination of investment experience — not only at The Engine, but also at Ajax Strategies and Khosla Ventures — and operational experience, most notably at Tesla. 

Milo brings deep expertise in commer­cial­iza­tion broadly. Leveraging her extensive industrial experience, she founded The NextGen Industry Group to support companies commer­cial­izing advanced manu­fac­turing tech­nolo­gies. The group brings together leaders, operators, industry experts, and capital providers to develop thought leadership and best practices in manu­fac­turing strategy, capital stack construc­tion, industrial policy, and strategic partnerships.

We are very fortunate that Milo has long known and worked with DCVC Partner Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh, who will continue to help lead our investments in DCVC Climate, as well as our climate investments in our flagship funds. 

Milo’s addition to DCVC only further energizes our efforts around climate. We are primed for the work ahead — backing the most extra­or­di­nary climate founders in the world. Please join us in welcoming Milo to DCVC!

The DCVC Team