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Kyle Cherrick

Investing & Building New Things at Electrum & Solar.com

📍 Los Angeles, California, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 United States
3
Total investments
2
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
12y
Years active

Portfolio

3 investments · sorted by recency
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Lead Investor
Jan 2021
“We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe” - United Nations IPCC, 2018 Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious planet? Generalist investors are not ready to back the companies needed to improve the climate. So then who will? If not me, Who? If not now, When? We as ClimateTech operators have worked for most of our careers on causes related to the climate. As we pass +1C, climate disasters are accelerating, just as we feared. These days we're asking: are we doing enough? Will we look down at our grandchildren and think: "I wish I had done more, sooner!" We know the cause of ClimateTech needs more early stage capital, from experienced operators who understand the space and can support with their capital and, if called upon, with their expertise. If you're tired of letting your investments sit idle in ETFs and broad mutual funds, and ready to start making a broader impact on the planet, join our rowdy band of Climate Avengers.
Investor, Advisory Board Member
Jan 2015
Everyone in the energy ecosystem needs easy access to secure data from a system that works. UtilityAPI is that system. Hundreds of energy vendors use us every day to request and download utility customer bill and interval data. Our customers use the data to do feasibility analyses, quote generation, asset management, and measurement and verification. Utilities use us to offer a certified Green Button Connect service to their customers or to gain insight into third party data access. We're able to offer critical vision and engagement beyond the grid edge. Our Culture We're fortunate at UtilityAPI to get to be mission-driven. We know that access to data from utilities is a pain point for our customers, and we're helping them with it. We want our customers to get the data they need for their renewable energy, energy efficiency and their energy management projects. That sense of purpose informs everything we do, and it's the basis for the culture here. Our Team We value the insights that a diverse team can bring. The leadership here barely has any demographic in common, and we are making a conscious effort to build an inclusive environment. UtilityAPI is jointly run by Daniel Roesler, Founder and CTO, Lynne Wander, COO, and Devin Hampton, CEO.
Investor
Oct 2014
Folsom Labs develops HelioScope, the market leader in solar sales & design software. We make it easy for residential and commercial-scale solar installers to design high-performance solar arrays. At Folsom Labs we are building a clean energy future by enabling high growth in solar. By integrating easy-to-use design tools and bankable energy yield calculations, we offer solutions that are both fast and powerful. We want to make the world a better place, and that starts from within. At Folsom Labs, we believe a sustainable culture is one rooted in fairness and respect. We listen openly and lift each other up every day to create a workplace where diverse voices thrive. By empowering people, we can power the planet.
mid stage
Experience · 5 entries
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Investments (3)
Founder (2)
2021
Lead Investor
Jan 2021
“We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe” - United Nations IPCC, 2018 Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious planet? Generalist investors are not ready to back the companies needed to improve the climate. So then who will? If not me, Who? If not now, When? We as ClimateTech operators have worked for most of our careers on causes related to the climate. As we pass +1C, climate disasters are accelerating, just as we feared. These days we're asking: are we doing enough? Will we look down at our grandchildren and think: "I wish I had done more, sooner!" We know the cause of ClimateTech needs more early stage capital, from experienced operators who understand the space and can support with their capital and, if called upon, with their expertise. If you're tired of letting your investments sit idle in ETFs and broad mutual funds, and ready to start making a broader impact on the planet, join our rowdy band of Climate Avengers.
2015
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Jul 2015
Leading Solar Marketplace Pick My Solar Enters Commercial Sector With Acquisition of Solar Merchant LOS ANGELES—June 14, 2016—Pick My Solar, a California-based online solar purchasing platform, has acquired the award-winning startup Solar Merchant, extending its disruptive solution to commercial real estate owners and tenants. Solar Merchant, founded by veterans of SunEdison, SolarCity, and Intel, created a model that shortens the project development cycle in small commercial solar from months to weeks. In December 2015, Solar Merchant won the US Department of Energy (DoE) Catalyst Energy Innovation Prize, which provided funding from DoE’s SunShot Initiative. “The growth potential in the commercial sector is immense. The Solar Merchant acquisition aligns with our long-term growth strategy, leveraging our proprietary technology to streamline the commercial sales and finance processes and continue reducing the soft costs of going solar,” said Max Aram, CEO of Pick My Solar. “Pick My Solar has built the nation’s leading solar marketplace that facilitates the customer experience from lead to contract,” said Solar Merchant co-founder and CEO Kyle Cherrick. “Our team is incredibly excited to continue building this platform for business owners, commercial real estate managers, nonprofit organizations, and multi-family living facilities within the Pick My Solar platform.” About Pick My Solar Pick My Solar is an online solar purchasing marketplace, providing homeowners and business owners with expert advice and high quality custom bids from a national network of highly qualified solar installers. The overarching mission of Pick My Solar is to simplify the solar purchasing process, drive down costs, and provide the consumer advocacy necessary for solar to achieve broad market success. For more information, please visit: pickmysolar.com.
Founder, Head of Operations
Jul 2015
Leading Solar Marketplace Pick My Solar Enters Commercial Sector With Acquisition of Solar Merchant LOS ANGELES—June 14, 2016—Pick My Solar, a California-based online solar purchasing platform, has acquired the award-winning startup Solar Merchant, extending its disruptive solution to commercial real estate owners and tenants. Solar Merchant, founded by veterans of SunEdison, SolarCity, and Intel, created a model that shortens the project development cycle in small commercial solar from months to weeks. In December 2015, Solar Merchant won the US Department of Energy (DoE) Catalyst Energy Innovation Prize, which provided funding from DoE’s SunShot Initiative. “The growth potential in the commercial sector is immense. The Solar Merchant acquisition aligns with our long-term growth strategy, leveraging our proprietary technology to streamline the commercial sales and finance processes and continue reducing the soft costs of going solar,” said Max Aram, CEO of Pick My Solar. “Pick My Solar has built the nation’s leading solar marketplace that facilitates the customer experience from lead to contract,” said Solar Merchant co-founder and CEO Kyle Cherrick. “Our team is incredibly excited to continue building this platform for business owners, commercial real estate managers, nonprofit organizations, and multi-family living facilities within the Pick My Solar platform.” About Pick My Solar Pick My Solar is an online solar purchasing marketplace, providing homeowners and business owners with expert advice and high quality custom bids from a national network of highly qualified solar installers. The overarching mission of Pick My Solar is to simplify the solar purchasing process, drive down costs, and provide the consumer advocacy necessary for solar to achieve broad market success. For more information, please visit: pickmysolar.com.
Investor, Advisory Board Member
Jan 2015
Everyone in the energy ecosystem needs easy access to secure data from a system that works. UtilityAPI is that system. Hundreds of energy vendors use us every day to request and download utility customer bill and interval data. Our customers use the data to do feasibility analyses, quote generation, asset management, and measurement and verification. Utilities use us to offer a certified Green Button Connect service to their customers or to gain insight into third party data access. We're able to offer critical vision and engagement beyond the grid edge. Our Culture We're fortunate at UtilityAPI to get to be mission-driven. We know that access to data from utilities is a pain point for our customers, and we're helping them with it. We want our customers to get the data they need for their renewable energy, energy efficiency and their energy management projects. That sense of purpose informs everything we do, and it's the basis for the culture here. Our Team We value the insights that a diverse team can bring. The leadership here barely has any demographic in common, and we are making a conscious effort to build an inclusive environment. UtilityAPI is jointly run by Daniel Roesler, Founder and CTO, Lynne Wander, COO, and Devin Hampton, CEO.
2014
Investor
Oct 2014
Folsom Labs develops HelioScope, the market leader in solar sales & design software. We make it easy for residential and commercial-scale solar installers to design high-performance solar arrays. At Folsom Labs we are building a clean energy future by enabling high growth in solar. By integrating easy-to-use design tools and bankable energy yield calculations, we offer solutions that are both fast and powerful. We want to make the world a better place, and that starts from within. At Folsom Labs, we believe a sustainable culture is one rooted in fairness and respect. We listen openly and lift each other up every day to create a workplace where diverse voices thrive. By empowering people, we can power the planet.
mid stage
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