Alex Luce is an investor, materials scientist, and technology enthusiast. As a Partner at Creative Ventures, he invests in entrepreneurs tackling the most pressing global macroeconomic challenges, namely climate change, demographic changes straining our healthcare system, and secular labor shortages. He has led investments in a number of deeptech categories including climate and energy transition, medical devices and diagnostics, semiconductors, robotics, synthetic biology, and advanced computing. Previously, Alex led CalCharge, a public-private partnership advancing battery and energy storage innovation working with National Labs, startups, and leading corporates.
Outside the office, Alex has lived, worked, and travelled in many parts of the globe. He is passionate about the outdoors and loves spending time exploring the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains. Alex holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a Berkeley Chancellor's Fellow.