2026

2026

2026

Annual

general meeting

2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Annual

general meeting

Annual

general meeting

Powerhouse Ventures
AGM 

Powerhouse Ventures
AGM 

9:00am-6:00pm PT

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

SVB Experience Center
532 Market Street
San Francisco,  CA

*Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and two-term Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, speaking at last year’s AGM

*Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and two-term Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, speaking at last year’s AGM

*Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and two-term Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, speaking at last year’s AGM

*Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and two-term Governor of Michigan,
Jennifer Granholm, speaking at last year’s AGM

Welcome to the 2026 Powerhouse Ventures AGM

Welcome to the 2026 Powerhouse Ventures AGM

This year’s AGM is a unique opportunity to connect with bold founders, leading investors, and the Powerhouse Ventures team.

We’ll introduce you to our new founders, do a deep dive on our growing portfolio, unpack what we’re seeing in the market, and spark some spicy debate via our interactive sessions.

We’re thrilled to once again host a live recording of our podcast, Watt It Takes, at the AGM; this year featuring Drew Baglino, Founder and CEO of Heron Power, and a defining force in scaling electrification worldwide.

More to come soon, for now please mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 21st for our AGM, and Thursday, October 22nd for New Dawn. 

Agenda

Agenda

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | AGM - San Francisco

9:00 - 10:00

Networking Breakfast

10:00 - 10:15

Welcome & Introduction

Emily Kirsch

Powerhouse Ventures

Founder & MP,

Moderator

10:15 - 10:35

Market Overview

Marie Thompson

Powerhouse Ventures

Partner,

Speaker

10:35 - 10:55

Fund & Portfolio Review

Marie Thompson

Powerhouse Ventures

Partner,

Speaker

10:55 - 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:35

New Portfolio Company Introduction: CVector

CVector connects industrial control systems with dynamic energy market data to enable AI-driven techno-economic models and real-time optimization.

Richard Zhang

CVector

CEO,

Speaker

Tyler Ruggles

CVector

CTO,

Speaker

Gabriel VanLoozen

Powerhouse Ventures

Principal,

Moderator

11:35 - 11:55

New Portfolio Company Introduction: Distill Energy

Distill Energy combines probabilistic power flow, long-horizon fundamentals, and a forward evolving grid model in a dynamic grid simulation platform to help renewable energy and grid developers, financiers, and traders assess price and congestion risk from one month to 30 years into the future.

David Kozak

Distill Energy

CEO and Co-Founder,

Speaker

Gabe Cuadra

Powerhouse Ventures

Principal,

Moderator

11:55 - 12:20

Morning Interactive Session: Signal or Noise

Vote with your feet on market trends and predictions and decipher if they’re real signals or just noise.

12:20 - 1:35

Lunch

1:35-1:55

New Portfolio Company Introduction: AZX

AZX delivers tailored AI solutions for utilities, energy companies, real estate, and other critical industries.

Aaron Goldfeder

AZX

CEO and Co-Founder,

Speaker

Richard Evans

AZX

CTO and Co-Founder,

Speaker

Michael Albrecht

AZX

COO and Co-founder,

Speaker

Gabe Cuadra

Powerhouse Ventures

Principal,

Moderator

1:55-2:15

New Portfolio Company Introduction

2:15 - 2:40

Afternoon Interactive Session: Signal or Noise

Vote with your feet on market trends and predictions and decipher if they’re real signals or just noise.

2:40 - 3:10

Coffee Break

3:10 - 3:30

New Portfolio Company Introduction

3:30 - 3:50

New Portfolio Company Introduction

3:50 - 4:00

Closing

Emily Kirsch

Powerhouse Ventures

Founder & MP,

Moderator

4:00 - 5:00

Happy Hour

5:00 - 6:00

Watt It Takes Live with Drew Baglino, Founder and CEO of Heron Power

Drew Baglino

Heron Power

Founder & CEO,

Speaker

Emily Kirsch

Powerhouse Ventures

Founder & MP,

Moderator

Thursday, October 22, 2026 | New Dawn - Oakland 

4:00 - 5:00

Private Reception - Powerhouse Ventures Investors and New Dawn Host Committee

5:00 - 6:00

VIP Admission - For those who purchased VIP tickets

6:00 - 10:00

General Admission - For all those with tickets

Speakers

Speakers

Richard Zhang

CVector

CEO,

Tyler Ruggles

CVector

CTO,

David Kozak

Distill Energy

CEO and Co-Founder,

Aaron Goldfede

AZX

CEO and Co-founder,

Richard Evans

AZX

CTO and Co-founder,

Michael Albrecht

AZX

COO and Co-founder,

Shaandiin Cedar

Powerhouse Ventures

Principal

Hosts

Hosts

Hosts

Emily Kirsch

Founder & MP

Marie Thompson

Partner

Gabe Cuadra

Principal

Gabriel VanLoozen

Principal

Shaandiin Cedar

Principal

Lucy Reading

Senior Associate


Kendall Cody

Marketing & Comms Director

Eric Zhang

Operations Associate

Jasmine Sorrells

Executive Assistant

Shaandiin Cedar

Powerhouse Ventures

Principal

2026

2026

2026

NEW DAWN

NEW DAWN

NEW DAWN

NEW DAWN

New Dawn is our annual party that celebrates the innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs who have built this industry, and those who are taking it to the next level. New Dawn is happening on Thursday, October 22nd, the day after our AGM, and all attending LPs will receive a fully comped VIP ticket.