Milo Werner

General Partner, DCVC

2013 Innovation and Technology AWard Winner

Milo Werner has significant experience taking products from initial prototype to mass production and building the operating systems critical to sustaining their growth. She plays a leading role in DCVC’s climate investments, identifying and nurturing break­through deep tech ventures that address the world’s pressing climate challenges. She focuses on solutions that go beyond emissions reduction to revo­lu­tionize value chains, decarbonize high-emitting industries, and advance both mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Werner’s blend of investment insight and hands-on industry experience equips her to effectively identify promising climate tech­nolo­gies and guide them from concept to commer­cial­iza­tion. Her investment background includes partner positions at MIT’s The Engine, Ajax Strategies, and Khosla Ventures, while her operational experience is highlighted by her tenure at Tesla, where she led new product intro­duc­tion, and at Zola, a solar-battery startup providing distributed energy to over a million families in Africa.

Leveraging her extensive industrial experience, Werner founded The NextGen Industry Group to support companies commer­cial­izing advanced manu­fac­turing tech­nolo­gies. The group brings together leaders, operators, industry experts, and capital providers to develop thought leadership and best practices in manu­fac­turing strategy, capital stack construc­tion, industrial policy, and strategic partnerships.

Werner holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and civil & envi­ron­mental engineering from the University of Vermont, and a master’s degree in civil engineering and an MBA from the Mass­a­chu­setts Institute of Technology.