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Meet The Team

Tuatara's founders both bring an unusual mix of deep technology expertise, knowledge of markets and policy incentives, experience in project finance, an entrepreneurial mindset to match our development partners, and a network of project stakeholders to drive success.

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas, PhD

Managing Partner

  • Corporate partnerships @ Siemens
  • Early employee @ three hardtech startups
  • Policy experience @ NGO focused on carbon management
  • Led originations @ New Energy Risk
  • PhD @ UC Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry
  • BS @ Harvard

Matt Lucas

Brentan Alexander, PhD

Advisor

  • Chief Investment Officer @ Synonym
  • Led diligence @ New Energy Risk
  • Technical consultant @ Exponent
  • Early employee @ three hardtech startups
  • PhD @ Stanford, Mechanical Engineering, Thermochemistry, Electrochemistry
  • BS and MS @ MIT


Tell us About Your Project

We'd love to learn how our capital and connections can unlock your project. Reach out and set up a time to talk.