Alexander Pistner

Sr. Director, Cox Outdoors

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2024
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Investor, Board Observer
Nov 2023
DSD Renewables is a renewable energy solutions platform enabling a more sustainable future by deploying and operating renewable energy solutions, making solar, storage, and EV charging infrastructure more accessible to commercial, industrial, and municipal partners. With in-house expertise, a broad scope of capabilities, and the proprietary DSD Connect Platform, our team provides resources to industry partners and customers across the US, accelerating the deployment and scale of renewable energy to meet aggressive sustainability and net-zero goals.
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2024
Board Member
Apr 2024
Nexus Circular is an advanced recycling company at the center of the circular economy. We accelerate circularity so people and the environment thrive by leveraging technology that outperforms, operations that scale and people that deliver. We have a viable solution today at full commercial scale. And we are on a trajectory to convert billions of pounds annually of hard-to-recycle plastics into circular materials by 2025-2030 to support our global partners’ sustainability commitments. Nexus Circular. Advanced Recycling. Accelerated.
2023
Investor, Board Observer
Nov 2023
DSD Renewables is a renewable energy solutions platform enabling a more sustainable future by deploying and operating renewable energy solutions, making solar, storage, and EV charging infrastructure more accessible to commercial, industrial, and municipal partners. With in-house expertise, a broad scope of capabilities, and the proprietary DSD Connect Platform, our team provides resources to industry partners and customers across the US, accelerating the deployment and scale of renewable energy to meet aggressive sustainability and net-zero goals.
2022
Investor, Board Observer
Jun 2022
Carbon Lighthouse software and financial products deliver $20k - $40k new revenue per 60k sq.ft. building. Our software finds and makes it easy to execute projects that reduce opex. Our financial products ensure landlords generate new recurring revenue while tenants get lower opex. The net result is a world where our clients generate new income streams that outpace inflation and interest rates, maximizing growth, even with their buildings at 95% occupancy. Our mission is to combat climate change by supporting CRE owners in their journey toward better buildings through better energy use. By delivering profitable, scalable, and underwritable building improvement projects, we ensure benefits for both property owners and tenants. Connect with us on LinkedIn and join the conversation as we work together to create a sustainable future. #CarbonLighthouse #AncillaryRevenue #PropTech #Sustainability #ClimateChange #CRE
2020
Mentor
Jul 2020
Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)
Senior Manager, Cleantech Strategy & Investments
Jan 2020
Thousands of employees, one goal: empower people today to build a better future for the next generation. How do we do that? By disrupting industries. By treating our employees as our most important resource. By improving the quality of life in our communities and by protecting our planet. We create a culture with flexible career growth, generous benefits and an environment where you’re empowered to make time for teammates, family, friends and yourself. Founded in 1898, Cox’s legacy of innovation continues to drive us forward today. We know great things never came from comfort zones. Today we’re powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications, pioneering greener modes of transportation and hatching new technologies to slash the glut of global waste. Through our investments and our major divisions — Cox Communications and Cox Automotive — we’re focused on the future of mobility, connectivity and sustainability. We are a global, family-owned organization with a purpose. Come build a better future with us and make your mark.
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