Meet our Team

Michael Linse is the founder and Managing Director of Linse Capital. Prior to founding Linse Capital, Michael was a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) where he invested in businesses like ChargePoint, Proterra, uShip, Telogis, INRIX, Friedola, HYLA, UpWind, and Redaptive.

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Before joining KPCB, Michael worked at Goldman Sachs for over a decade, most recently as the Managing Director of their alternative energy investing team within the London-based European Special Situations Group where he led over 20 investments including Nordex, CMP, and IFCO Systems. Michael joined Goldman Sachs as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Group in 1997 and worked both in the Frankfurt and Hong Kong offices.

Michael earned a BA degree in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bastiaan Janmaat is a Managing Director at Linse Capital. From 2013 to 2018, Bastiaan was CEO and Co-Founder of DataFox Intelligence, a software company employing artificial intelligence to gather advanced insights about privately-held businesses. DataFox was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2018.

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Prior to founding DataFox, Bastiaan worked on Goldman Sachs’ alternative energy investing team within the London-based European Special Situations Group.

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Bastiaan earned a BSc degree in International Business from Tilburg University, dual MSc degrees in International Management from ESADE and CEMS, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Dario Constantine is a Principal at Linse Capital. Dario previously worked in design engineering and project management at Maxar Technologies, where he led the internal configurations of several high-throughput satellites and coordinated cross-functional teams to develop new technology

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Dario earned both a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Applied Mathematics, and an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Alex Gross is a Principal at Linse Capital. Alex previously worked as an Associate in the Software Investment Banking group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Alex began his career in SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Equity Capital Markets group in Atlanta, GA.

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Alex graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Social Sciences with an Emphasis in Psychology.

Regan Brady is an Associate at Linse Capital. Regan previously worked in strategy and finance at a seed-stage education financing startup, Stride Funding. She also interned on the energy & environment venture investing team at the Emerson Collective and in the private wealth management division at Goldman Sachs.

Regan received a B.A. from Harvard University with High Honors in Economics and a secondary in History.

Ryan Heaton is the Director of Finance and Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at Linse Capital. Ryan previously served as the Controller for three other venture funds managed by XFO Partners. Prior to XFO, Ryan was a Manager in the SEC audit practice of BPM in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ryan studied Finance, Accounting, and Business Administration at both California State University, Stanislaus and Santa Clara University.

Frances Graterole is an Executive Assistant at Linse Capital. Frances previously worked at LUMA Energy, the sole company responsible for power transmission and distribution in Puerto Rico. She also executed multiple roles at Humana Inc. for 14 years, including project management, human resources, and office administration.

Frances holds a B.A. in Education from the University of Puerto Rico and an MBA in Human Resources from University of Phoenix.