Brian Panoff

Venture Capitalist | Partner and Head of Americas, Shell Ventures

📍 Greater Boston, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2026
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Board Observer
May 2026
Extellis is a satellite imaging company dedicated to delivering reliable Earth observations at an industrial scale. Our patented antennas, invented at Duke with DARPA-sponsored research, enable satellites that can take thousands of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images per day. Blending wide-area scanning with high-volume captures brings advanced spaceborne monitoring capabilities with sensible economics to drive widespread adoption.
Board Observer
Mar 2026
ElectronX (EXI), the first U.S.-regulated, direct-access power derivatives market, is the energy exchange created to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With locations in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is helping to expand the nations power grid by building the financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to support increased investment in energy generation, renewable resources, and battery storage technology. ElectronX is proud to be supported by premier venture capital, quantitative trading, and global energy firms including Innovation Endeavors, DCVC, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, Shell Ventures, XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, Amplo, BoxGroup, JACS Capital, and Lightning Capital. For more information, please visit electronx.com.
Board Observer
Aug 2022
Next Degree smart climate control for every room in your home. Our wireless thermostats and Smart Vents work with Central Heating & AC, Mini Splits, Window ACs, Nest, Ecobee, and more. We're passionate about saving energy and increasing home comfort at an affordable cost.
Board Member
Apr 2020
Quantico Energy Solutions is a leading data science company in the areas of reservoir and wellbore characterization. Our ML/AI software suite brings earth properties into high resolution and real-time. Additional analytics leverage the subsurface understanding to help drilling and completion engineers make well-informed decisions. Today, Quantico Energy Solutions serves the world’s largest oil and gas , geothermal, and CCS companies. From onshore West Texas to Brazil to the Middle East, our customers rely on our advance tools to drive operational excellence, cost efficiency, safety and environmental sustainability In 2020, we were named a Barclays Digital Innovator in the "Digital Oilfield" Space.
late stageOil and Gas
Board Observer
Jan 2020
Imagine your car feeling new again. Born & raised in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, our team at Spiffy has always had an affinity for technology. Since 2014, we’ve used that passion to pursue our goal of truly convenient and environmentally-friendly car care for individuals and fleets across the country. With our Spiffy app, you can schedule, track, and pay for mobile oil change, car wash, detail, and other maintenance services at a time and date that fits your schedule. Our professionally trained technicians come to you with all the equipment needed to make your car feel new again. All of our services, from a basic car wash to a nano-ceramic coating or oil change, are designed to be conscious of the local ecosystem. Each appointment uses less than half of the water of a traditional car wash and we always take the dirty water back with us. Our eco-friendly supplies, products, and proprietary technology safely removes and recycles used water and oil. Whether you’re at home or work, we’ll take care of your car so you can get back to living your life.
Board Member
Dec 2018
The Cumulus Quality Execution System (QES) digitizes mission-critical construction and maintenance activities to ensure that work is done right the first time, every time. By integrating sensors, digital tools, and other IoT devices, Cumulus improves the productivity and quality of safety-critical workflows, such as bolt tightening, welding, and pressure testing. To date, Cumulus has been used to manage over 7,000,000 work completions across industries such as energy, construction, manufacturing, semiconductors, data centers, transportation, chemicals, renewables, and more. In addition to improving safety and sustainability, our technology also has been proven to reduce costs for quality control and data review by over 60%. Cumulus is headquartered in Auburndale, Massachusetts with additional offices in Houston, Texas, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We serve customers across the globe.
Board Member
Sep 2018
Sense is making the energy transition accessible for everyone. Our mission is to reduce global carbon emissions by transforming the relationship between people, homes and the electric grid. To do this, we empower people and utilities with the knowledge and solutions required to shape a brighter, cleaner future. We partner with meter manufacturers to offer utilities software that helps them meet their electrification goals by making the grid more scalable and resilient. Our consumer app makes homes smarter, empowering people to make better use of their energy, lower electricity bills, and reduce their carbon footprint.
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2026
Board Observer
May 2026
Extellis is a satellite imaging company dedicated to delivering reliable Earth observations at an industrial scale. Our patented antennas, invented at Duke with DARPA-sponsored research, enable satellites that can take thousands of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images per day. Blending wide-area scanning with high-volume captures brings advanced spaceborne monitoring capabilities with sensible economics to drive widespread adoption.
Board Observer
Mar 2026
ElectronX (EXI), the first U.S.-regulated, direct-access power derivatives market, is the energy exchange created to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With locations in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is helping to expand the nations power grid by building the financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to support increased investment in energy generation, renewable resources, and battery storage technology. ElectronX is proud to be supported by premier venture capital, quantitative trading, and global energy firms including Innovation Endeavors, DCVC, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, Shell Ventures, XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, Amplo, BoxGroup, JACS Capital, and Lightning Capital. For more information, please visit electronx.com.
2022
Board Observer
Aug 2022
Next Degree smart climate control for every room in your home. Our wireless thermostats and Smart Vents work with Central Heating & AC, Mini Splits, Window ACs, Nest, Ecobee, and more. We're passionate about saving energy and increasing home comfort at an affordable cost.
2020
Board Member
Apr 2020
Quantico Energy Solutions is a leading data science company in the areas of reservoir and wellbore characterization. Our ML/AI software suite brings earth properties into high resolution and real-time. Additional analytics leverage the subsurface understanding to help drilling and completion engineers make well-informed decisions. Today, Quantico Energy Solutions serves the world’s largest oil and gas , geothermal, and CCS companies. From onshore West Texas to Brazil to the Middle East, our customers rely on our advance tools to drive operational excellence, cost efficiency, safety and environmental sustainability In 2020, we were named a Barclays Digital Innovator in the "Digital Oilfield" Space.
late stageOil and Gas
Board Observer
Jan 2020
Imagine your car feeling new again. Born & raised in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, our team at Spiffy has always had an affinity for technology. Since 2014, we’ve used that passion to pursue our goal of truly convenient and environmentally-friendly car care for individuals and fleets across the country. With our Spiffy app, you can schedule, track, and pay for mobile oil change, car wash, detail, and other maintenance services at a time and date that fits your schedule. Our professionally trained technicians come to you with all the equipment needed to make your car feel new again. All of our services, from a basic car wash to a nano-ceramic coating or oil change, are designed to be conscious of the local ecosystem. Each appointment uses less than half of the water of a traditional car wash and we always take the dirty water back with us. Our eco-friendly supplies, products, and proprietary technology safely removes and recycles used water and oil. Whether you’re at home or work, we’ll take care of your car so you can get back to living your life.
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