⭐️ Meet Paul Mahacek, Co-founder and CEO of AtmoCooling!
Together with Paul-Emmanuel Herve, they are working to transform coastal deserts into thriving hubs of agriculture, clean energy, and climate resilience. AtmoCooling’s patented technology replicates and supercharges natural atmospheric cooling to create large microclimates up to 15ºC cooler.
After completing his undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees at Santa Clara University, Paul has worked as a Chief Research Engineer at Centre national de la recherche scientifique. He was then responsible for the avionics system of the Crew Dragon spacecraft at SpaceX, and was the Vice President of Engineering at OnePointOne, an indoor farming company delivering end-to-end robotic growing systems.
⚙️ Paul has had a ‘decidedly not conventional’ career path. His work has included environmental climate science in the Arctic and Antarctic and helping put people into space. From his two decades of engineering experience, Paul was certain of one thing: Developing new, scalable technologies to mitigate and adapt to climate change is the best legacy he can provide to future generations.
He also shared why he decided to work with Marble and what he gained from this experience:
“There are so many ways for startups to fail. The early support from Marble meant that we instantly had a team of experienced founders and technical staff helping us avoid pitfalls, quickly move through analysis, and choose the right tools to get us where we needed to go.”
🚀 AtmoCooling is currently operating its second field site to continue scaling up the technology. They just opened a new branch in the UAE and are seeking funding to add to their already fantastic team.
Paul’s advice to other scientists thinking of taking a leap into entrepreneurship is: “Look into market needs. Then… build diverse teams, iterate quickly, embrace uncertainty, and persist with passion.”
Great opportunities to make a difference ! Thank you Marble for sharing !