Terra AI

This weekend we hosted Hacking for Clean Energy, an AI hackathon focused on accelerating the scale up of solar, wind, batteries, and other renewable energy technologies in the US. We're excited to share some of the pretty spectacular projects these teams spun up in a whirlwind 24 hour sprint! Event in numbers: - 24 hours of hacking - 100+ participants, 18 teams - 3 prompts and accompanying datasets (including the newest AI/NLP-ready NEPA dataset: https://lnkd.in/gFuZFNxX) - $4.5k in cash + $20k in compute awarded to help the winning teams take their projects to the next level Huge Shoutouts & Thank You’s to…. - Our cohosts Crusoe and OpenAI for helping bring this vision to life and serving as our home base for the weekend - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Charles Yang and Keith J. Benes for bringing us all up to speed on the clean energy transition and key opportunities for AI-enabled innovation - Our phenomenal judges for lending their expert perspectives on our finalists’ pitches: Chase Lochmiller (CEO of Crusoe), Jane Woodward (Stanford Professor and Founder/Managing Partner of WovenEarth Ventures), Vanessa Ching (Strategic AI Startups at NVIDIA), and Jonathan Reiber (Strategic and Intelligence Analysis at OpenAI) - The teams at Crux and Eli Technologies for providing awesome prompts for participants to tackle solving - The 17 mentors who volunteered to support our teams throughout the 24 hours as they sprinted to build their solutions - Our corpus of AI x energy founders for lending your perspectives on the space Hannes Boehning, John Mern, PhD Titiaan Palazzi, Julia Wu, Sam Steyer, Charles Bai, and Dimitar Simeonov Big congratulations again to our winning teams! Check out all the amazing projects and winners here: https://lnkd.in/gQRsapfV And special thank you to my Lowercarbon Capital teammates Shawn Xu and Kenny Hoang for leading the charge to make this happen!

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. John Mern, PhD will be one of our distinguished speaker at the WashU Entrepreneur Summit on June 8! Dr. Mern's session, "Critical Minerals, Net Zero, and AI Explorer," will examine how the world economy should transition to a net zero carbon emission energy system by 2050. Join us as Dr. Mern explores the vital role of AI in overcoming key challenges in mineral exploration. He will highlight how cutting-edge algorithms, like those behind systems such as Dall-E, AlphaStar, and vehicle autonomy, can be adapted to support the development of critical resources. This session will also cover how investors, developers, and large technology innovation ecosystems can bolster climate and AI innovation. We extend our deepest appreciation to Dr. Mern for his dedication to engaging with our alumni and advancing knowledge in his industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights from a leading expert in the field! Washington University in St. Louis Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship Co-Hosts: II Luscri, Rasheen Coleman, Evan Keil WashU Bay Area Innovators and Entrepreneurs Network Chairs: Serena Chen, MSSCM '17, Kylia Combs, BSBA '07, Conrad Warmbold, BS '05 #EntrepreneurSummit #Innovation #Sustainability #TechDrivenFuture 🚀 Bay Area Entrepreneur Summit: Fostering Innovation and Sustainability in a Tech-Driven World 📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th 📍 Location: Palo Alto, California 🔗 https://bit.ly/3w7dMdn

Last week I had the amazing opportunity to represent the US in the Austrian Leadership Programs (ALPS), alongside representatives from 24 different countries. Besides Austria’s natural beauty, impressive and high-quality industries, and warm and welcoming people, one thing really stood out to me: Austria’s commitment to the decarbonization of their economy, especially in the difficult to decarbonize industries such as steel and energy. They view it as an opportunity to drive innovation in their economy and become one of premier places for R&D in Europe. I had the opportunity to hear about specific decarbonization plans and massive investment in low-emissions steel manufacturing technologies from voestalpine, and had bilateral meetings with Wien Energie GmbH and OMV to discuss areas where AI can accelerate the net-zero transition. While there is still a long way to go, I’m feeling optimistic! I want to thank the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten (MFA Austria) for putting on this amazing event and for the support of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, ABA - INVEST in AUSTRIA, and the Federation of Austrian Industries. These experiences are only as good as the people you meet and connect with along the way. So a special thanks to Ulrike Ritzinger, Maximilian Hasil, Anna Petrina, Lara Reisner, Laura Hagspiel, David Živković, Johanna Bucher, and Thomas Moschig for making this a spectacular experience for all of us participants. 

One of our recent investments, Terra AI, is building an exciting AI platform to accelerate the development of critical natural resources. They’re currently hiring for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team. If interesting to you or you know someone who would be a strong candidate, let us know. Link in comments. 👇 John Mern, PhD & Anthony Corso