Thurman Rodgers Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investments
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7
- Portfolio
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2
- Exits
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5
Thurman Rodgers General Information
Description
Dr. Thurman Rodgers serves as Board Member & Chief Executive Officer at Complete Solaria. He serves as an Advisor at HNVR Technology Investment Management. He has served as a member of the Complete Solaria board since November 2022. Mr. Rodgers founded Cypress Semiconductor in 1982 and served as Cypress' Chief Executive Officer from 1982 to 2016. Mr. Rodgers currently serves on the boards of other energy-related companies: including Enovix, Enphase Energy Inc. (energy and storage technologies), and FTC Solar (single-axis tracking for solar). From 2004 to 2012, he served as a member of Dartmouth's board of trustees. Mr. Rodgers was a Sloan scholar at Dartmouth, where he graduated in 1970 as the Salutatorian with a double major in Physics and Chemistry. He won the Townsend Prize and the Haseltine Chemistry-Physics Prize as the top physics and chemistry student in his class. Mr. Rodgers holds a master's degree and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, where he attended a Hertz fellowship.
Business Details
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 45700 Northport Loop East
- Fremont, CA 94538
- United States
Thurman Rodgers Investments (7)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| SunDensity | 25-Jan-2022 | Later Stage VC | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | ||
| Enovix | 01-Dec-2020 | Electrical Equipment | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | |||
| Bespoken Spirits | 07-Oct-2020 | Beverages | Generating Revenue | |||
| Solaria (Alternative Energy Equipment) | 10-Sep-2019 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
| Lumenari | 10-Oct-2018 | Electrical Equipment | Out of Business | |||
| Waterbit | 26-Jun-2018 | Early Stage VC | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Out of Business | ||
| Dimension Renewable Energy | 01-Apr-2018 | Early Stage VC | Energy Infrastructure | Generating Revenue |
Thurman Rodgers Exits (5)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Solaria (Alternative Energy Equipment) | 04-Nov-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Waterbit | 04-Apr-2022 | ||
| Enovix | 14-Jul-2021 | ||
| Dimension Renewable Energy | 28-Jun-2021 | Buyout/LBO | |
| Lumenari | 01-Mar-2019 | Out of Business |
Thurman Rodgers Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Thurman Rodgers Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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| Thurman Rodgers Ph.D | Angel Investor | Fremont, CA |
Thurman Rodgers Co-Investors (13)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Clean Energy Venture Group | 1 |
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| Launch NY |
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| Rochester Angel Network |
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| York Capital Management |
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Thurman Rodgers FAQs
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Who is Thurman Rodgers?
Thurman Rodgers is an angel Investor who has made 7 investments.
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What kind of investor is Thurman Rodgers?
Thurman Rodgers is an angel investor.
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What does Thurman Rodgers do?
As an angel investor, Thurman Rodgers invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Thurman Rodgers hold?
Thurman Rodgers holds 2 board seats including Enphase Energy and NexGen Power Systems.
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What has Thurman Rodgers invested in?
Thurman Rodgers has made numerous investments in companies like SunDensity, Enovix, and Bespoken Spirits within the Alternative Energy Equipment, Electrical Equipment, and Beverages industries.
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What has Thurman Rodgers invested in recently?
Thurman Rodgers's latest investment was on 25-Jan-2022 in SunDensity, a company within the Alternative Energy Equipment industry.
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