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About Investor

Benjamin Downing is a senior executive at The Engine (built by MIT), serving as Vice President for Public Affairs and Chief Growth Officer while also acting as an investing VP for the tough-tech fund. His investing centers on climate and energy technologies at Seed and Series A, with a broader climate-and-infrastructure thesis and typical check sizes between $250K and $9.0M. Before joining The Engine he spent a decade as a Massachusetts state senator focused heavily on energy and environmental policy, then moved into the private sector as VP of New Market Development at renewable-energy company Nexamp.