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Investor profile

Joseph Goodman

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Volo Earth Ventures

About

Joseph Goodman spent over 20 years as an energy-transition operator and technologist across wind, solar, fuel cells, buildings, EVs, and industrial decarbonization before becoming a full-time investor, giving him unusually broad technical experience for a seed-stage VC. He positions himself as a climate quant who has authored technical publications on solar deployment and focuses on less crowded but system-critical parts of the climate stack like battery metals recycling and geothermal energy. Joseph Goodman spent over 20 years as an energy-transition operator and technologist across wind, solar, fuel cells, buildings, EVs, and industrial decarbonization before becoming a full-time investor, giving him unusually broad technical experience for a seed-stage VC. He positions himself as a climate quant who has authored technical publications on solar deployment and focuses on less crowded but system-critical parts of the climate stack like battery metals recycling and geothermal energy.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Deeptech
Hardware
Climate
Enterprise

Investment details

Avg check size$2M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Canada