Venaera

Venaera is a climate tech company serving building owner/operators by reducing energy use, lifecycle costs, emissions, and compliance risk through modular, intelligent heat pump systems.

Points of Differentiation

  • Modular, upgradeable hardware architecture that replaces components instead of entire systems: reducing retrofit costs, downtime, and waste.
  • Deep sensing with onboard intelligence enabling predictive diagnostics and real-time grid-responsive performance.
  • Lifecycle-based platform combining equipment, software, and upgrades for sustained value; not one-time sales.

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Jordan Sotudeh, CAS ‘12
Julian Jazayeri
Alvan Mbongo
Elena Empino

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Thursday, October 9th
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST

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BERKLEY CENTER
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THURSDAY, September 11TH
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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